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Five years after seizing power in a coup, the military junta in Myanmar is holding an election. Yet all credible opposition has been banned. And war has inspired so many films over the past century. Our correspondents battle it out to pick the best one. Listen to what matters mos ...  Show more

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Players’ refusal to sing their national anthem at the World Cup has brought their country’s protests onto the global stage. We ask whether the <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2022/11/24/while-irans-turmoil-persists-jitters-spread-through-the-region?ut ...

Prices are up all over, especially in America. But whether the world’s largest economy is part of the problem or just suffering the same symptoms will determine <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/american-inflation-global-phenomenon-or-homegrown-headache/ ...

Conflict in Ukraine has cut short the “peace dividend” the world was reaping. We count the <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2023/05/23/the-cost-of-the-global-arms-race?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discover ...