Buy the bullet: global defence spending
Economist Podcasts2 Touko 2019

Buy the bullet: global defence spending

Governments the world over are beefing up defence spending—chief among them America’s and China’s. But some aggressive countries’ budgets are actually shrinking. May Day protests in France took a violent turn this year, and that complicates President Macron’s efforts to calm an already protest-prone populace. And, academics have been trying to determine which English-speaking country produces the most bullshit.

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The Intelligence: I’m your private lander, a lander for money

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The Intelligence: Faith-based reeling

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The Intelligence: Out-of-this-world war

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The Intelligence: A former general, elected in Indonesia

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