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Chris Lockwood

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  1. The Economist22 min

    Cold call: Putin thwarts Trump

    Putin, Trump, Rosie Bloor, Chris Lockwood, Simon Wright, Katherine Nixie

    President Trump and Vladimir Putin failed to secure a comprehensive ceasefire during a two-hour call, with Putin rejecting blanket terms in favor of a limited energy infrastructure halt that Russia violated hours later. This diplomatic setback, compounded by unaddressed US demands regarding Ukrainian recruitment and military aid, has alarmed European leaders who are responding by suspending debt brakes and withdrawing from landmine treaties. Meanwhile, the broader geopolitical outlook suggests a potential US pivot toward Russia in the Middle East that risks sidelining Ukraine, leaving Europe to accelerate its own defense preparations amid fears of diminished American reliability.

  2. The Economist30 min

    Eye to the chancellor: interviewing Friedrich Merz

    Friedrich Merz, Rosie Bloor, Jason Palmer, Sani Minton-Beddoes, Chris Lockwood, Tom Nuttall, Alice Hsu, Johnny Williams

    Ahead of the German general election, CDU leader Friedrich Merz positions his party as the polling frontrunner by diagnosing deep structural economic crises while refusing to compromise on the constitutional debt brake. Simultaneously, Taiwan confronts an unprecedented wave of military espionage where Chinese agents coerce both retired officers and active-duty soldiers through debt traps and psychological tactics to prepare the population for a potential 2027 invasion. In a separate commercial shift, the backpack market has evolved from utilitarian gear into a high-fashion sector driven by luxury brands and design innovations, with limited-edition items commanding prices between $400 and $4,000.

  3. The Economist21 min

    French anti-foreign legion: an EU-election shock

    Emmanuel Macron, Rosie Bloor, Jason Palmer, Chris Lockwood, Tamara Jilkes-Bohr

    Following shock defeats for centrist leaders Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz, the European Parliamentary elections highlighted a significant surge for far-right parties in France and Germany despite a marginal overall EU-wide shift. Concurrently, U.S. schools are grappling with a post-pandemic absenteeism crisis driven by economic instability and lost learning habits, prompting a pivot from punitive measures to supportive interventions like high-impact tutoring and basic needs assistance. In the automotive sector, manufacturers increasingly rely on alphanumeric or abstract naming conventions to distinguish models, though these strategies risk consumer confusion and cultural blunders ranging from mistranslations to legal disputes over regional naming rights.