Editor’s Picks: December 13th 2021
America’s hard power, Boris Johnson’s static government and a shaky warm-up to the Olympics
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
A SELECTION of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: what would America fight for? Also, why two years after a famous election victory, Boris Johnson’s would-be radical administration has run into the ground (09:20). And we explore how Beijing’s Winter Olympics may hasten China’s break with the West (17:10). Runtime: 23 min
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