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It's Monday, January 15th, 2024.
This is Editor's Picks,
where we'll bring you three highlights from The Economist read aloud,
exclusively for subscribers.
I'm Tom Lee Devlin.
You'll normally find me co-hosting Money Talks,
our weekly podcast on markets, the economy and the world of business.
This week, The Economist has two cover stories around the world.
Our editions in Asia, the Middle East and Africa report on naval power.
The war against the Houthis is part of an escalating struggle for the seas.
Just after the economists went to press,
American and British forces struck the Houthi militias,
who have been attacking ships in the Red Sea.
The Black Sea, meanwhile, has become a combat zone after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Cables and pipes under the North Sea and Baltic Sea have been disrupted.
Tension is also growing in the South China Sea.