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The Intelligence from The Economist

Redrawing the map: a fragmented Syria

The Intelligence from The Economist

The Economist

Global News, Daily News, News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2021

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

As the country marks ten years of civil war, the economy is crippled; it has broken up into statelets and ethnic enclaves that may never be reunified. Violence against women is sparking a global wave of protest. We examine why it is more widespread, and more damaging, in the poor world. And the creature that can shed its entire body. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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0:36.3

Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

0:39.8

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

0:42.0

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

0:50.1

From London to Melbourne to Mexico City, protests are calling attention to violence against women.

0:56.4

But it's in the poor world where the problem is most widespread,

1:00.0

least addressed and most costly to societies.

1:05.1

And a frightened lizard might drop its tail to distract a predator.

1:09.3

No matter, it can grow a new one.

1:11.3

Now, scientists have happened across a creature that can drop its entire body and head off.

1:28.0

But first,

1:32.8

10 years ago, today, in cities across Syria,

1:36.3

thousands of people took to the streets to demonstrate against the government of Bashar al-Assad.

1:41.9

Hello, clear, clear.

1:45.0

As with other movements in the Arab Spring, protesters called for democratic and economic reforms

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