Space invaders: Russia’s NATO nose-thumbing
Economist Podcasts
The Economist
4.4 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Russia’s dark-fleet maritime operations and brazen incursions into NATO airspace appear to be precision-engineered to test Western resolve. We ask how this new phase of aggression may end. Our correspondent reports from Madagascar, where young people are leading unprecedented anti-government protests. And a return to the topic of sunlight’s benefits: we sift through the mailbag of listeners’ questions and comments.
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| 1:30.8 | Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Madagascar to protest against the government's failure to improve their plight. |
| 1:34.4 | Our correspondent gives us the view from the ground. |
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