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Canada’s sovereignty has loomed large in the federal election campaign, but beyond the show of national unity the country’s media and political landscape is riven with division. To counter China’s capabilities, America may have to start building ships in Asia (11:26). And how “The Economist” reported the defeat of the Nazis: a sample from our 1945 interactive archive (20:33).
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Previous episodes
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5376 - Carney score: last days of Canada’s campaign Fri, 25 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5375 - Fed man walking? Trump v Powell Thu, 24 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5374 - Division multiplication: the UAE’s foreign meddling Wed, 23 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5373 - Cardinals in: choosing the next pope Tue, 22 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5372 - A man of the people: Pope Francis has died Mon, 21 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5371 - Gene genies: CRISPR’s critical moment Fri, 18 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5370 - Trump’s fickle, Xi’s pickle: the dynamic driving US-China tensions Thu, 17 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5369 - Cash and checks: Argentina’s next IMF loan Wed, 16 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5368 - The buck stops here? The threats to dollar primacy Tue, 15 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5367 - Bloody Sunday: Russia’s strikes on Sumy Mon, 14 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5366 - The great brawl: China v America Fri, 11 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5365 - Art of the real: Trump bows to markets Thu, 10 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5364 - Pulp friction: the trade war bites Apple Wed, 09 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5363 - Economies of sail: migrant-smuggling entrepreneurs Tue, 08 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5362 - Doomed traders: Trump’s tariff fallout Mon, 07 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5361 - Over the Yoon: South Korea ousts president Fri, 04 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5360 - Import-extort: what to make of Donald Trump’s titanic tariffs Thu, 03 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5359 - Wall of duties: Trump’s towering tariffs Thu, 03 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5358 - Ballot from the blue: will Ukraine hold a poll? Wed, 02 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5357 - Right down: Le Pen barred Tue, 01 Apr 2025 - 0h
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5356 - Shock and war: Myanmar junta exploits quake Mon, 31 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5355 - Whack of all trades: America’s economy Fri, 28 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5354 - You spin me right round: Europe’s populists reckon with Trumpism Thu, 27 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5353 - Canuck of the draw: Canada’s election campaigns Wed, 26 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5352 - The chat is out of the bag: a stunning leak Tue, 25 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5351 - Bibi driver: battles led by and within Israel Mon, 24 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5350 - Spy-fall: Trump imperils intelligence pact Fri, 21 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5349 - Not so delightful: Erdogan arrests rival Thu, 20 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5348 - Cold call: Putin thwarts Trump Wed, 19 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5347 - Peace broken: war returns to Gaza Tue, 18 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5346 - In sickness and in stealth: threats to America’s CDC Mon, 17 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5345 - Wheels of justice: the ICC gets Duterte at last Fri, 14 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5344 - When the levy doesn’t break: a trade-war world adjusts Thu, 13 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5343 - Thirty-day trial? A Ukraine-ceasefire proposal Wed, 12 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5342 - Sects and balances: a violent flare-up in Syria Tue, 11 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5341 - No question, Mark: Canada’s new PM Mon, 10 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5340 - One week in the life of Volodymyr Zelensky Fri, 07 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5339 - Kurds in the right place: a truce nears Thu, 06 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5338 - Pompcast: Trump rallies Congress Wed, 05 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5337 - Buck off: US pauses Ukraine aid Tue, 04 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5336 - Conversation peace: can Europe bargain with Russia? Mon, 03 Mar 2025 - 0h
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5335 - Ode to dread: Europe after Trump Fri, 28 Feb 2025 - 0h
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5334 - Heir-raising: the boom in inheritance Thu, 27 Feb 2025 - 0h
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5333 - Phase transition? Gaza’s shaky peace Wed, 26 Feb 2025 - 0h
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5332 - Emmanuel dexterity: Trump and Macron chat Tue, 25 Feb 2025 - 0h
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5331 - Left, right and centre: Germany’s election Mon, 24 Feb 2025 - 0h
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5330 - Friends (the one with estrangement): Europe without the US Fri, 21 Feb 2025 - 0h
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5329 - Young, gifted and black: Africa’s next generation Thu, 20 Feb 2025 - 0h
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5328 - Colour visions: a German-election lookahead Wed, 19 Feb 2025 - 0h
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5327 - Get your Strait facts: China’s quiet Taiwan push Tue, 18 Feb 2025 - 0h