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The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time since July 2023. For the central bank’s new chair Kevin Warsh, that decision was a test both of monetary policy and politics. A governor’s election in Okinawa is a boon to Japan’s military ambitions. And why summer ...  Show more

Is artificial intelligence becoming uncontrollably powerful? Our correspondent analyses whether a pause to breakneck development is possible or feasible. We have entered the new age of the orator. And why cheese is getting more popular in India. Guests and host:Alex Hern, AI writ ...  Show more

Former prime minister David Cameron is back from the political wilderness—and his <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/11/13/what-david-camerons-return-says-about-british-politics?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=d ...

What does David Cameron's appointment as Foreign Secretary mean for the UK's policy towards Israel and Palestine? What happened at the pro-Palestinian and against antisemitism marches? Has prime minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez behaved undemocratically? Rory and Alastair discuss ...  Show more

Lord Cameron has moved from his old role of 'destroying Britain's social fabric' to Foreign Secretary, and this week he was interrogated about Israel's onslaught on Gaza.

His responses were completely damning.

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Global investment banks have criticised a blanket ban on short selling imposed by South Korean regulators, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stunned Westminster on Monday by restoring former PM David Cameron to the political frontline, and the FT’s Christopher Grimes explains what ...