The Prince is a new podcast from The Economist. It's the real story of China's leader, his traumatic childhood and rise through a brutal regime. Now he wants to reshape the world. To understand what's next, you need to know where he came from.
An attack on the Kerch bridge—a pet project of President Vladimir Putin that links Russia with annexed Crimea—has prompted a swift and brutal response. We ask what is likely to happen next. We examine the multipolar nature of popular culture: fears of a globalised monoculture of cool have proved misplaced. And why buying booze in Delhi has again become so unpleasant.
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