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Abject lesson: the siege of Mariupol

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The Economist

News, News & Politics

4.35K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

To the west, strikes near Poland have rattled NATO partners. But look to the south-east to see what Russia intends for the Ukrainian cities it encircles. Chile’s new president Gabriel Boric is just the latest leftist to take office in the region; we examine the “pink tide” that is coming in. And why British retail workers are sporting body cameras. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. From London, I'm Jason Palmer.

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And in New York, I'm John Fastman. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events

1:10.0

shaping your world.

1:11.6

The inauguration of Gabriel Boric as Chile's president is another sign that Latin America is marching to the left.

1:19.6

As a previous string of right-leaning leaders is voted out, we examine the varying agendas of a new, so-called, pink tide.

1:29.2

And body-worn cameras have become a mainstay of rich world policing.

1:33.8

But in Britain, to the consternation of privacy activists,

1:37.3

they are increasingly being used against a new target, rude customers.

1:52.0

Music Rude customers. First up, though.

2:00.0

Russia's war on Ukraine has entered troubling new territory. Over the weekend, Russian airstrikes hit a military base in the country's west,

2:05.6

less than 15 miles from the border with NATO member Poland.

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