Barriers to entry: covid-19 and migration
The crisis has disproportionately squeezed migrants and has given many leaders an excuse to tighten borders. Will the restrictions outlast the pandemic? Balkan countries were notorious for organised crime in the 1990s—but a new report suggests the next...
The Intelligence from The Economist · The Economist
July 30, 202022m 56s
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<p>The crisis has disproportionately squeezed migrants and has given many leaders an excuse to tighten borders. Will the restrictions outlast the pandemic? Balkan countries were notorious for organised crime in the 1990s—but <a href="http://espresso.economist.com/fb8e951171a961a823a8f4081a5d8c08?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a new report</a> suggests the next generation of tech-savvy gangsters is even more formidable. And a look at this summer’s clutch of <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/07/21/is-there-life-on-mars?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mars missions</a>.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p>
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