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Across Europe, parties of the centre-right and centre-left are failing to win the majorities they once enjoyed. Many countries solve this with broad coalitions.

In Spain, however, it has led to an unwiedly coalition with regional nationalists econ.st/48GaKux 👇

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The fall of the Soviet Union allowed indigenous Sami in Russia to reconnect with their Scandinavian brethren after decades of isolation, but the war in Ukraine has turned the clock back econ.st/3u0mokU 👇

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By signing a security agreement with Ukraine, Britain has “taken a step in deterring the Russians”, says Oleksandr Lytvynenko.

“When others follow suit, their combined efforts will have a big impact on Russia’s war of aggression” econ.st/3HoihSX

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All managers have a mixture of incentives at their disposal—pay, perks, punishment and purpose. But which are most effective in motivating staff? We find out on our “Boss Class” podcast: econ.st/3tXYIO6

All managers have a mixture of incentives at their disposal—pay, perks, punishment and purpose. But which are most effective in motivating staff? We find out on our “Boss Class” podcast: econ.st/3tXYIO6
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Europe’s monarchies are a study in dignified inanity.

Every family has an heirloom which is too precious to throw away yet of little practical use. A dozen European countries have the constitutional equivalent econ.st/47FD52P 👇

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America and Iran are stepping closer to the brink of war. Tit-for-tat strikes and assassinations are turning the ratchet econ.st/3Ocnpgq 👇

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Britain’s Post Office scandal is a typical IT disaster. Those in charge of government institutions cannot blindly rely on computers. When humans say there is a problem, they must listen econ.st/3RXcfgE 👇

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More than 200 container ships travelled through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal between January 4th and 11th last year. During the same week in 2024 only 122 dared to make the journey.

See how the war in Gaza is hitting global trade routes: econ.st/3tXXe6y ⬇️

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Every director who grapples with the Holocaust faces a daunting, possibly insuperable challenge. Different as they are in other ways, two new films offer similar solutions econ.st/3SsWm3m 👇

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Even after it ends, the war in Gaza will continue to shape Israel. Its defence posture and economy will feel the effects for years to come econ.st/3Sc2wn8 👇

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Accompanying North Korea’s military build­-up has been a hardening atti­tude towards the South. Reversing decades of policy, Kim Jong Un now claims that North­erners and Southerners no longer belong to a single Korean people econ.st/48GEgAi 👇

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In 1923 Hitler committed high treason. He unleashed violence against political opponents, Jews and the police yet spent a mere eight months in prison. A new book recounts the year that turned him into a national figure econ.st/42lFO0x 👇

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As Narendra Modi seeks his third term as India’s prime minister, we have evaluated his economic record. How has he fared during his decade in power? Find out: econ.st/47ElLLJ 👇

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If a second Trump presidency corrupted politics and businesses were seen to profit from his rule, that would ultimately be bad for capitalism in America econ.st/3U77Ria 👇

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“It’s incredibly hard to rule on these contentious questions in a very divided society, and maintain widespread support.”

John Prideaux has sympathy for the Supreme Court, as it prepares to enter the 2024 election. Listen to “Checks and Balance”: econ.st/48Gy0sf 🎧

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America can impose a cost on the Houthis and perhaps degrade their ability to continue the campaign. But as long as the rebel group control large bits of Yemen and receive weapons from Iran, their ability to threaten shipping will remain: econ.st/4276Bxu 👇

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Economics advances one crisis at a time. So what have economists learnt from the post-pandemic recovery? econ.st/42lAIRX 👇

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Inflation is the prime culprit for the problems of the penny. Learn how Britain’s least valuable coin is in terminal decline econ.st/4b2xwyl 👇

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The IPO market is on its longest cold streak since 1980. A thaw would take more than a few quarters of rising markets and economic resilience econ.st/3U2GSUR 👇

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Many CEOs fear a second Trump term would be worse than the first—though they will only say so in private econ.st/3HjrmfA 👇

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