When politics dictates policy: China’s faltering economy
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
4.5 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 29 September 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
During past economic downturns, officials have been both swift and bold. This time not so much—because their hands are tied by knotty internal politics. We ask why Latin America makes for such a useful playground for Russian spies (10:07). And remembering Fernando Botero, a Colombian artist who never deviated from his not-quite-comically plump figures (18:16).
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| 0:39.6 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:47.1 | During the Cold War, Soviet spies made the Americas their home |
| 0:51.1 | to better infiltrate the United States. |
| 0:53.9 | Today, in the shadow of the war in Ukraine, history is repeating itself. |
| 0:58.4 | Russia's spies are increasingly turning up across Latin America. |
| 1:02.4 | What can the West do to stop them? |
| 1:06.2 | And Colombian artist Fernando Botero's work is unmistakable. |
| 1:10.5 | From reworked old masters to horses to the drug lord Pablo Escobar, |
| 1:14.9 | they're all just plump. |
| 1:16.6 | Our obituaries editor reflects on a life lived while never deviating from a signature style. |
| 1:24.8 | But first... |
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