The Intelligence: A despot’s calculation

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: The Intelligence: A despot’s calculation
• Website: The Economist Podcasts
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• Duration: 00:18:55
• Published: 2019-02-04 11:45

Internal and international pressure on President Nicolás Maduro brings Venezuela to the brink of change. As Facebook turns 15, it’s lurching from crisis to crisis—and still making money hand over fist. We ask whether it has, on balance, been good for the world. Finally, there’s an Iranian pop star who was once a darling of the regime. What’s changed?

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