2025-05-16
24 分钟The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm Jason Palmer.
And I'm Rosie Bloor.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the event shaping your world.
In Britain,
a political project called Leveling Up was supposed to bring a shine to places where the glories were former.
Money was spent, yes, but political discontent is nevertheless still easy to find.
We pinpoint what it is that the communities still lack.
And it has taken a shockingly long time for some people to realize that women can be excellent at sport and are well worth watching.
But in America, audiences for women's basketball are finally catching up with men's.
First up though.
Today in Istanbul, the long-awaited peace talks on Ukraine begin.
Only problem is, Vladimir Putin hasn't turned up.
Though Donald Trump hinted that he himself might go,
instead he's heading back to Washington.
But if those talks in Turkey are a non-event,
one place where something will be happening this weekend is Romania.
Elections are being held there only months after the last lot were annulled because of alleged Russian interference.
Peace may be elusive, but the ripple effect of the war in Ukraine continues.