Published On Oct 8, 2024
Twenty years ago America was fighting insurgents in Afghanistan and Iran. As state-on-state clashes become more likely, Randy George (https://www.economist.com/united-stat...) is the person in charge of preparing US forces for a new age (9:45). Private tutoring (https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/0...) has long been common in East Asia, now it is spreading throughout the continent. And celebrating Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury (https://www.economist.com/obituary/20...) (17:12).
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