Russian lessons: new and improved war tactics

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From infantry to air defences and even electronic warfare, <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/05/21/russias-army-is-learning-on-the-battlefield?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shown ...

Over the last couple of decades, the state has been making significant investments into its <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2023/05/08/china-v-america-how-xi-jinping-plans-to-narrow-the-military-gap?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintellige ...

Military types need not wait until mass movements of troops to know a conflict is coming. We examine a raft of subtle and not-so-subtle market moves that would precede a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. France’s quiet <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/07/20/frances-for ...

Geoffrey Hinton, a legend of artificial-intelligence research, wants to be able to speak his mind about <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/04/20/how-to-worry-wisely-about-artificial-intelligence?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintellige ...