logo
episode-header-image
Jan 2022
22m 36s

What’s it good for? Putin’s Ukraine calc...

The Economist
About this episode
More Russian troops piling in. Embassy staff pulling out. American forces on alert and sober diplomacy still on the docket. We examine Vladimir Putin's ways, means and motivations. The Omicron variant is making its mark in Mexico, a place that our correspondent says never really shut down. And considering the merits and the risks of work-related drinks. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up next
Feb 13
Stock options: how to hedge an AI bubble
Tech firms are spending so much on artificial intelligence that investors are getting nervous. Our correspondent explains whether it is possible to protect your portfolio from a crash. Turkey’s ruler has become increasingly autocratic–and increasingly old. Who might succeed him? ... Show More
22m 24s
Feb 12
Check in Kyiv: prospects for peace?
As Russia’s war in Ukraine nears four years, there has been no let up in the fighting on the battlefield. Yet there is some optimism that negotiations could yield a ceasefire. Our correspondent joins a Colombian drug raid to destroy a cocaine laboratory in the Amazon. And is crim ... Show More
23m 20s
Feb 11
Dhaka matters: an election for Bangladesh
The toppling of authoritarian leader Sheikh Hassina in Bangladesh in 2024 was celebrated as a triumph for democracy. Tomorrow the country finally heads to the polls. Our correspondent weighs the choice. Can Mars and other bleak planets be made fit for human habitation? And why AI ... Show More
20m 32s
Recommended Episodes
Jan 2022
What’s it good for? Putin’s Ukraine calculus
More Russian troops <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/01/22/momentum-is-building-for-war-in-ukraine?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel ... Show More
22m 36s
Jan 2022
Talking out his asks: Putin’s NATO demands
<p>This week’s flurry of diplomacy aims to address what Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/01/08/how-to-talk-to-mr-putin?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymo ... Show More
21m 55s
Jan 2022
Russia and the U.S. Face Off Over Ukraine
<p>The diplomatic talks in Geneva this week are of a kind not seen in a long time: an effort to defuse the possibility of a major war in Europe.</p><p>President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has amassed military equipment and personnel on the border with Ukraine.</p><p>President Bi ... Show More
27m 46s