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Clerical era: Iraq in a hard place

Clerical era: Iraq in a hard place

FromThe Intelligence from The Economist


Clerical era: Iraq in a hard place

FromThe Intelligence from The Economist

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Oct 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A pilgrimage that is sure to become a covid-19 hotspot is a sign of how much the country’s government is losing legitimacy to its clergymen and tribal leaders. Social-media giants’ efforts to scrub violent content from their platforms simultaneously hobbles efforts to bring war criminals to justice. And why south-west England may soon be reviving its long-lost mining industry. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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Released:
Oct 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Get a daily burst of global illumination from The Economist’s worldwide network of correspondents as they dig past the headlines to get to the stories beneath—and to stories that aren’t making headlines, but should be.