Trouble at the border: Belarus and the EU
Around 2,000 people from the Middle East are at the European Union’s eastern frontier. Alexander Lukashenko, the autocratic Belarusian president, promised them passage to the EU. They are pawns in a long dispute and their plight is bleak. Tension is mo...
The Intelligence from The Economist · The Economist
November 10, 202121m 21s
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<p>Around 2,000 people from the Middle East are at the European Union’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/news/2021/11/09/what-is-happening-on-the-poland-belarus-border" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eastern frontier</a>. Alexander Lukashenko, the autocratic Belarusian president, promised them passage to the EU. They are pawns in a long dispute and their plight is bleak. Tension is mounting in <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2021/11/06/things-are-heating-up-in-western-sahara" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">north Africa</a>, between Algeria and Morocco. And who said words were cheap? The cost of <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2021/11/06/soaring-newsprint-costs-make-life-even-harder-for-newspapers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newsprint</a> is soaring. </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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