The Intelligence: Out-of-this-world war
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 16 February 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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This is not science fiction. Space is already a part of modern warfare and as technology advances, it will be an even more crucial sphere. What will extraterrestrial conflict look like? A look at the latest Democracy Index as conflict continues to dent freedoms across the globe (11:47). And, a tribute to Jack Jennings (23:35)
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| 0:26.0 | It all happens at workspace, search workspace.co.uk.uk. The Economist. Hello and Welcome to the intelligence from the economist. I'm your host, |
| 0:46.8 | Ora Okembei. Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events |
| 0:52.2 | shaping your world. |
| 0:54.0 | Our sister company, The Economist Intelligence Unit, |
| 1:00.0 | has just dropped its latest Democracy Index. |
| 1:03.0 | Yes, there might be lots of elections coming up this year, |
| 1:06.0 | but when you look under the bonnet, |
| 1:08.0 | how healthy are these democracies really? |
| 1:12.0 | And, after being captured, really. |
| 1:17.0 | And, after being captured with his battalion during World War II, Jack Jennings slaved away on the Burma Railway under the Japanese. |
| 1:21.0 | We pay tribute to the man who was probably the last living |
| 1:25.6 | allied prisoner of war. But first. The Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik I in 1957 marked the start of humanity's space age. |
| 1:55.0 | Leap after leap followed. |
| 1:59.0 | Ury Gagarin became the first man in space just four years later. |
| 2:04.0 | Ignition sequence start. |
| 2:06.0 | Six, five, four, three, two, one, |
| 2:12.0 | zero, all engine running. |
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