The Intelligence: At a crossroads (really)
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 7 February 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
In one of this year’s largest votes, Indonesia will elect a new president in one week’s time; this time the sanctity and future of its democracy are at stake. In Germany prominent people—even Jews—who question Israel’s war in Gaza are being cancelled (10:45). And how many books are you likely to read in what is left of your life (17:25)?
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| 1:06.6 | The economist Hello and welcome to Ora Uganbei. |
| 1:15.0 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:17.0 | And I'm Ora Uganbei. |
| 1:19.0 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:24.0 | In Germany there's been a string of people being cancelled, |
| 1:31.0 | the plug polled on their shows or grants or awards. |
| 1:34.5 | Why? |
| 1:35.5 | Because those people, quite a few of whom happened to be Jewish, have said their country goes |
| 1:39.6 | too far in many books you could read in your lifetime. Our correspondent has done the maths so that you don't |
| 1:56.0 | have to. |
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