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Forces to be reckoned with: Afghan peace talks
Forces to be reckoned with: Afghan peace talks
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23 minutes
Released:
Mar 18, 2021
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Negotiations in Moscow may at last forge agreement between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents; that, in turn, would inform America’s long-promised drawdown. The International Criminal Court can investigate crimes against humans, but there is a push to make injury to the environment a high crime, too. And a look at Britney Spears’s conservatorship, a legal arrangement ripe for abuse. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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Released:
Mar 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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