Pestilent peninsula: covid in North Korea
Economist Podcasts19 Touko 2022

Pestilent peninsula: covid in North Korea

North Korea’s zero-covid strategy appears to have failed. The country has officially acknowledged 162 cases; the true number is probably orders of magnitude more. The country’s health-care system is inadequate, and pre-existing conditions such as tuberculosis and malnutrition are rampant. With elections impending in Turkey, politicians have begun competing with each other to scapegoat refugees. And why girls outperform boys in the Arab world’s schools.

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Vlad the in-jailer: Alexei Navalny sentenced

Vlad the in-jailer: Alexei Navalny sentenced

Alexei Navalny returned to Russia after being poisoned in an assassination attempt that many believe came from the Kremlin. He was immediately arrested, and yesterday his prison sentence was extended ...

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Russian to judgment: Putin accused of war crimes

Russian to judgment: Putin accused of war crimes

Joe Biden, among others, has called Vladimir Putin “a war criminal.” International tribunals have tried and convicted war criminals from Rwanda and Serbia: will Russia’s president suffer the same fate...

22 Maalis 202223min

Blood will out: Russian mercenaries

Blood will out: Russian mercenaries

Russian forces advancing on Kyiv have stalled. Ukraine has refused the demand to surrender Mariupol. But it’s not just Russian regular troops fighting: we look at Russia’s use of mercenaries. Lithuani...

21 Maalis 202222min

Mention the war: Germany awakes

Mention the war: Germany awakes

For decades, Germany was doctrinally pacifist: a legacy left over from the second world war. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has changed that, seemingly overnight. As Russia’s military advance has stalle...

18 Maalis 202226min

Shock and war: global prices rise

Shock and war: global prices rise

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed global prices, which were already climbing, even higher. As America’s central bank raises its target interest rate for the first time in four years, we break do...

17 Maalis 202224min

Bear hug? China’s take on Ukraine

Bear hug? China’s take on Ukraine

China appears content to let the carnage continue in Ukraine, anticipating a win for Vladimir Putin. Its real concern is avoiding an apparent win for America and the West. Never mind fears that crypto...

16 Maalis 202224min

Capital accounts: on the ground in Kyiv

Capital accounts: on the ground in Kyiv

Our correspondent finds Ukraine's capital already accustomed to an eerie war footing. People are getting married and playing music, even as medicine runs out and a new volunteer army braces for fighti...

15 Maalis 202224min

Abject lesson: the siege of Mariupol

Abject lesson: the siege of Mariupol

To the west, strikes near Poland have rattled NATO partners. But look to the south-east to see what Russia intends for the Ukrainian cities it encircles. Chile’s new president Gabriel Boric is just th...

14 Maalis 202223min

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