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Boots off the ground: America’s Afghanistan drawdown

Boots off the ground: America’s Afghanistan drawdown

FromThe Intelligence from The Economist


Boots off the ground: America’s Afghanistan drawdown

FromThe Intelligence from The Economist

ratings:
Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Apr 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Few believe President Joe Biden’s withdrawal plan is wise; it is already prompting allied forces to go. We ask about the risks of that untimely vacuum. Much climate-change angst focuses on carbon dioxide, but addressing sources of methane would be an easy way to slow warming—and even to save money. And Bhutan’s world-beating vaccination drive took just one week. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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Released:
Apr 15, 2021
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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.