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The Economist.

Yeah. The Economist. Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist.

I'm Rosie Bloor.

And I'm Jason Palmer.

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

Those of us with office jobs got pretty used to working from home during the pandemic.

Many companies now want staff back in the office, but have struggled to get them there.

So here's an idea. Would remote workers accept lower pay?

And we reflect on the life of Pablo Johnson, a photographer and chronicler of New Orleans,

who was perhaps more famous for his humble suppers of red beans and rice.

No. First up, though.

When the news moves this fast, Monday seems like months ago.

That's when we talked about the Munich Security Conference and how American officials, including Vice President J.D. Vance,

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