State swing: recognising Palestine
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The Economist
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🗓️ 1 August 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
The aims of France, Britain and Canada in recognising a Palestinian state are laudable—but now is not the time to deploy what little leverage they have. AI optimists reckon the era of superintelligence will bring about explosive growth; we ask what that world would look like. And remembering Tom Lehrer, whose rare gift for satirical song skewered anything and anyone.
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| 0:36.6 | The Economist. |
| 0:45.3 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 0:47.3 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:57.0 | Not everyone agrees on the long-run effects of AI on economies. |
| 1:01.0 | Silicon Valley types say we could be looking at staggeringly high growth. |
| 1:06.0 | So we're going to game it out. |
| 1:08.0 | What would the world look like if GDPs were to climb 20 or 30% a year? |
| 1:13.6 | And Tom Lehrer seemed bound for a glittery mathematical career, |
| 1:19.6 | but he was just too full of song and satire. |
| 1:22.6 | Our obituaries editor looks back on a songbook that, with a smile, skewered absolutely anything and anyone. |
| 1:34.3 | First up, though. |
| 1:40.3 | This week, another country announced plans to recognize a Palestinian state. |
| 1:47.0 | Canada intends to recognize the state of Palestine at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025. |
| 1:57.0 | Prime Minister Mark Carney's move swiftly followed that of his British counterpart, Kirstarmer, which came with conditions. |
| 2:03.6 | I can confirm the UK will recognise the state of Palestine unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, |
| 2:14.6 | agree to a ceasefire and commit to a long-term sustainable peace, |
| 2:20.7 | reviving the prospect of a two-state solution. |
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