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

And in New York, I'm John Fastman.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Valerie Pocrest once looked like a formidable challenger for the French presidency.

Recently, however, her campaign has begun to sputter.

Our Paris Bureau Chief explains why. And the United States Postal Service has been in financial trouble for years. That puts rural and small town post offices

at risk of closing. Our correspondent explores what that would do to one small town in Vermont.

And while the world's attention is on Ukraine, we pivot to look at another pressing global

concern.

But you can hear Fiona Hill, one of the world's foremost Russia experts, share her views on

our sister podcast, The Economist Asks.

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