The Economist 14Dec2019

DECEMBER 14TH–20TH 2019 Britain’s election results Read our analysis in an update of this edition on our app and website: econom ...

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The EconomistDecember 14th 2019 5 1 Contents continues overleaf Contents The world this week 7 A summary of political and busine ...

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The EconomistDecember 14th 2019 7 The world this week Politics The House of Representatives presented twoarticles of impeachment ...

8 The EconomistDecember 14th 2019 The world this week Business The prospect of Congress approving theUnited States- Mexico-Canad ...

Leaders 9 1 O n december 10ththe House Judiciary Committee formally accused President Donald Trump of abuse of power and ob- str ...

10 Leaders The EconomistDecember 14th 2019 2 ther abuse than a rushed process that is done and dusted early next year. Even if t ...

The EconomistDecember 14th 2019 Leaders 11 1 T he ideaseems anodyne, even laudable. India is amending its laws to make it easier ...

12 Leaders The EconomistDecember 14th 2019 2 ple, to help governments track terrorists or investigate organised criminals. Unfor ...

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14 The EconomistDecember 14th 2019 Letters are welcome and should be addressed to the Editor at The Economist, The Adelphi Build ...

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16 The EconomistDecember 14th 2019 1 O n july 26th, the day after President Do- nald Trump called the president of Uk- raine to ...

The EconomistDecember 14th 2019 BriefingImpeaching the president 17 2 1 Ukraine, the president’s unofficial envoy, Rudy Giuliani ...

18 BriefingImpeaching the president The EconomistDecember 14th 2019 2 edge in the 2020 race, and the reason the impeachment proc ...

The EconomistDecember 14th 2019 19 M any a politicalcareer will end in failure this week as voters have their say at the polling ...

20 Britain The EconomistDecember 14th 2019 2 deputy leader of the Lib Dems, took a job with a prfirm that worked for edfEnergy. ...