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TheEconomist.2025.03.08

by Kovid Goyal
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Articles in this issue: Politics Business The weekly cartoon This week’s covers Britain’s leader has found purpose abroad. He needs it at home too Donald Trump’s economic delusions are already hurting America The demise of foreign aid offers an opportunity A fantastic start for Friedrich Merz The lesson from Trump’s Ukrainian weapons freeze Lifting sanctions on Syria seems mad, until you consider the alternative Letters to the editor Camille Grand on why Ukraine’s future turns on security guarantees It’s time to treat sexual violence in war as torture, writes a UN rapporteur Syria has got rid of Bashar al-Assad, but not sectarian tensions Syria’s economy, still strangled by sanctions, is on its knees Democrats are struggling to respond to Trump Andrew Cuomo plots a comeback in New York Three principles are at play in the cases concerning DOGE DOGE shutters the government’s in-house tech consultancy Donald Trump deploys new tactics to manage the media ...

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Target Audience

《经济学人》的目标读者是受过高等教育、对国际事务、经济、商业和社会趋势感兴趣的专业人士、学者、政策制定者和商业领袖。该杂志提供深入的分析和评论,适合那些希望了解全球事件背后复杂因素并做出明智决策的读者。此外,对于对特定地区(如美国、欧洲、亚洲、中东和非洲)或特定行业(如金融、科技)感兴趣的读者,本杂志也能提供有价值的信息。

Author Background

Kovid Goyal是一位知名的软件开发者,以其对电子书格式转换工具Calibre的贡献而闻名。Calibre是一款强大的开源电子书管理软件,被广泛用于电子书的格式转换、编辑、阅读和管理。Goyal在软件开发和电子书技术领域拥有深厚的专业知识,他的工作对数字阅读的普及和发展产生了重要影响。虽然关于Goyal个人背景的公开信息相对较少,但他通过Calibre项目展现了其卓越的技术能力和对开源社区的贡献。

Historical Context

该杂志反映了2025年3月初的世界局势,正值唐纳德·特朗普再次执政美国时期。此时,全球政治经济格局正在经历重大变化,包括贸易战的加剧、地缘政治紧张以及对传统联盟关系的质疑。文章内容也反映了对乌克兰冲突、国际援助模式以及中东地区稳定等问题的关注,这些都是当时重要的国际议题。

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