The Economist Continental Europe Edition – August 17, 2019

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The EconomistAugust 17th 2019 3 1 Contents continues overleaf Contents The world this week 6 A summary of political andbusinessn ...

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6 The EconomistAugust 17th 2019 1 The world this week Politics An indicative vote in Argentina’spresidential election suggested ...

The EconomistAugust 17th 2019 7 The world this week Business Spookedbyconcernsover trade,geopoliticaltensions andthepossibilityo ...

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Leaders 9 L ooking formeaninginfinancialmarketsislikelookingfor patterns in a violent sea. The information that emerges is the p ...

10 Leaders The EconomistAugust 17th 2019 1 I n 1973MajorHaroldHering,a veteranpilotandtraineemissile- squadroncommander,askedhis ...

The EconomistAugust 17th 2019 Leaders 11 1 2 Campus radicals are less powerful than the president. But he will be gone by 2021 o ...

12 Leaders The EconomistAugust 17th 2019 2 tures that take years to plan, longer to erect, and often prove in- adequate because ...

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14 The EconomistAugust 17th 2019 Lettersarewelcomeandshouldbe addressedtotheEditorat TheEconomist,TheAdelphiBuilding, 1-11 JohnA ...

TheEconomistAugust 17th 2019 15 1 I magine a hugehorizontal a-frame: a re- cumbent, two-dimensional Eiffel Tower. Pin a pivot th ...

16 BriefingThe rising seas The EconomistAugust 17th 2019 2 1 Sea-level rises on the order of one me- tre—a bit above the ipccran ...

The EconomistAugust 17th 2019 BriefingThe rising seas 17 2 1 ed, could speed up the collapse in West Antarctica and bring one on ...

18 BriefingThe rising seas The EconomistAugust 17th 2019 2 nabha Ghosh of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, an India ...

TheEconomistAugust 17th 2019 19 1 S uheyla remembersthe day clearly. She had invited her children for dinner and was preparing h ...