Hints and tips:
...Edward Luce responds Rana, Britain will host the first global summit on AI this week at Bletchley Park, appropriately enough....
...Rana, I have written before about the dangers of Biden’s China strategy, and raised broader concerns about America’s alarmingly hawkish consensus....
...Within Europe, I’d pick Angela Merkel’s decision to close Germany’s nuclear power sector and Britain’s determination to make as rollingly a bad job of Brexit as it can....
...Rana Foroohar responds Ed, I will definitely miss Angela....
...Peter Spiegel responds Rana, I would never disagree with you in your area of expertise (dirty little secret: when I need guidance on technology regulation issues, I often call Rana to set me straight)....
...Rana, I know the topic of this note comes somewhat from left field....
...Rana argues that we need a housing policy that makes homes what they should be: shelter....
...the Laws of Fashion Made History, by Richard Thompson Ford, Simon & Schuster, RRP$30, 464 pages Dandy Style: 250 Years of British Men’s Fashion, by Shaun Cole and Miles Lambert, Yale, RRP£25, 168 pages Rana...
...Rana Foroohar explains why she believes the answer to both of these questions is yes....
...Rana, I hate to drag you into a spat between two of your dearest colleagues, but I’m going to ask you to make a call. Who’s right, me or Ed?...
...Rana Foroohar is on leave and will return in September. Your feedback And now a word from our Swampians . . ....
...Finally, as Germany prepares for new leadership, Constanze Stelzenmüller has an excellent piece in Foreign Affairs on the departing Angela Merkel — the country’s “singular chancellor”....
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...Politicians should set common rules for digital markets Tech companies have too much economic power over workers and consumers, writes Rana Foroohar....
...Germany’s Angela Merkel, meanwhile, is among those most likely to be unsettled by Biden’s new approach to Russia....
...Edward Luce responds Rana, I love the idea of Europe cohering fiscally and becoming a geopolitical force. It would be a positive force in the world. But it’s very unlikely....
...rana.foroohar@ft.com...
...The good news is that Mr Gensler is exactly the right man for the job, writes Rana Foroohar....
...About 30 leaders are expected to speak, including Angela Merkel, Ursula von der Leyen, Christine Lagarde, Boris Johnson, Justin Trudeau and António Guterres....
...You can email the team on swampnotes@ft.com, contact Ed on edward.luce@ft.com and Rana on rana.foroohar@ft.com, and follow them on Twitter at @RanaForoohar and @EdwardGLuce...
...Rana Foroohar Will large-scale demonstrations erupt again in Hong Kong against China’s authority? No....
...(FT) Podcast of the day China’s second world war obsession Gideon Rachman talks to the historian Rana Mitter about why Chinese authorities have begun celebrating the country’s role in the second world...
...No wonder German chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Europe to create its own digital ecosystem....
...Rana Foroohar responds Ed, I’m fascinated to learn of your father’s involvement in Hong Kong....
...Angela Merkel held out an olive branch to the “frugal four” nations — Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark and Austria — opposed to European Commission plans for a €750bn post-coronavirus recovery fund....
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