Strikes’ price: Israel’s shocking Doha attack
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The Economist
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🗓️ 10 September 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Qatar had positioned itself as a regional mediator, a safe space for negotiations. Israel’s previously unthinkable airstrikes have put an end to that reputation, and to near-term peace talks for Gaza. As demand for chocolate grows just as climate change affects supply, science is weighing in on alternatives. And a data deep-dive on whether America’s tourist numbers are slumping.
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| 0:24.9 | For investment professionals and high net worth companies, |
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| 0:33.1 | The Economist. |
| 0:47.2 | Thank you. The Economist Hello and welcome to the intelligence from the economist, I'm Rosie Bloor. |
| 0:48.6 | And I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 0:53.3 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:03.8 | I eat chocolate every day, so this story is close to my stomach. Coco prices are now so high that scientists are developing lab-grown beans. Question is, are they as good as the real thing? |
| 1:11.6 | And people thinking of having a little holiday in America might have thought twice about it this year. |
| 1:18.6 | Has all of the tumult of Trump II had an effect on tourism numbers? |
| 1:23.2 | It's a complicated question. |
| 1:24.9 | So we put one of our brilliant data folks on it. |
| 1:28.3 | Yeah. It's a complicated question, so we put one of our brilliant data folks on it. |
| 1:51.0 | But first... In Doha, the capital of Qatar yesterday, explosions. Very unexpected explosions. |
| 1:54.0 | Oh my god. |
| 1:56.0 | Oh my god. |
| 1:58.0 | Oh my god. |
| 2:00.0 | Israeli air strikes pummeled a building north of the city's center. |
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