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The chat is out of the bag: a stunning leak

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The Economist

News, News & Politics

4.35K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Put aside for the moment the outrageous security breach of a journalist being brought in on classified military planning: a leaked group chat reveals much about the Trump administration’s transactional, anti-European ethos. The story of a Nigerian senator shows how vile politics can be for the country’s women (10:23). And why not to be too bothered by colleagues stealing your ideas (16:26).


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The Economist.

1:15.8

Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist.

1:17.5

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

1:22.4

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

1:30.8

Nigerian politics is a nasty place for women.

1:35.9

Our correspondent says that's apparent in the details of a sexual harassment scandal that will be litigated in a parliamentary hearing today.

1:42.0

And there's one behavior that employees find more annoying than any other, having their ideas stolen.

1:49.0

But our columnist says there are plenty of reasons to forgive thieving colleagues, or to wait for the theft to backfire.

2:05.2

First up, though.

2:18.4

Ten days ago, America carried out the largest airstrikes on Yemen since President Trump took office again. The targets were radar and drone systems used by Houthi rebels, an Iran-backed

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