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長谷川高宏｜ ジャーナリスト。東洋経済記者を経てフリー。英エコノミストに執筆実績。An independent journalist writing about business, finance and economics from Japan. Freelance work has appeared in The Economist. Former staff writer and editor of Toyo Keizai, a leading business …
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The new gold
Coal is supposed to be on its way out. Yet the world's dirtiest fuel remains a disturbingly safe investment
Donald Tusk mulls which of the previous government’s plans to axe
The Polish populists’ projects were often preposterous, but not always
Down the pipe
Russia’s gas business will never recover from the war in Ukraine (with Fraser McIlwraith)
The last stand of the call-centre worker
I was only trying to order my contact lenses. A mundane task, undertaken nose-in-phone while walking somewhere, probably late, likely crossing a road, which is my preferred, death-adjacent method for all personal administration. Why look at buildings and trees, at passing humans and oncoming vehicles, when you could be getting …
What on earth is happening in Poland?
The new government is aggressively undoing years of illiberal rule. The upshot is a constitutional mess
Donald Tusk must undo years of populist subversion in Poland
The prime minister has a tough job restoring democracy and judicial independence
In Russia’s arsenal the knife and fork have been powerful weapons
So argues a new book about the country’s gastro-diplomacy
Rising from the Storm: Malawi's Battle for Climate-Resilient Water and Sanitation
The devastation wrought on Malawi by Cyclone Freddy is hard to overstate. Crashing into the south-eastern African nation in early March, the storm – one of the most severe on record – swept away homes, schools, roads, bridges, businesses, farms and healthcare facilities. More than half a million Malawians were …
Imperial borders still shape politics in Poland
Support for political parties today closely tracks old frontiers
Exit polls suggest a big victory for Poland’s opposition
But the full results will take up to a day to arrive
Poland gives pro-European liberals a big win
But the road back to the rule of law will long and hard
Why the Polish election campaign has been so vicious
A knife’s-edge vote has turned into a sword fight