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Charles in charge: the future of the Commonwealth

Elizabeth II was devoted to <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2022/09/09/the-commonwealth-will-miss-queen-elizabeth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Commonwealth</a>, a club of countries that are home to one-third of the world’s population. What is its future under Charles III? <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2022/09/08/the-ancient-city-of-jeddah-is-being-bulldozed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeddah</a> is Saudi Arabia’s most charming and cosmopolitan city, which Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Prince Muhammad bin Salman, is swiftly bulldozing. And why <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/09/06/will-chinas-economy-ever-overtake-americas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">China’s economy</a> may struggle to overtake America’s. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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