A vote for Ukraine: why Estonia’s election matters

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<p>The world’s biggest military donor to Ukraine, relative to GDP, is Estonia. Kaja Kallas, its prime minister, just won a <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/03/06/ukraines-most-committed-backer-wins-a-huge-election-victory-in-estonia?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">resounding victory</a> in an election that was effectively a referendum on continued support for Ukraine. Why some <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/03/06/south-korea-has-a-plan-to-end-its-forced-labour-feud-with-japan?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">South Koreans</a> are unhappy at a deal to compensate citizens forced to work for Japanese companies. And looking back at the often painful life of the <a href="https://www.economist.com/obituary/2023/03/09/justin-schmidt-made-a-lifetime-study-of-insects-that-attack-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">King of Sting</a>.</p><p><em>Additional audio taken from ReThinking with Adam Grant published by TED Audio Collective</em></p><br><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>