Editor’s Picks: May 22nd 2023

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, Henry Kissinger on the new world order, how the fight for digital payments is going global (10:50) and why the Taliban is going big on animal welfare (17:10). We would love to hear from you. Please fill out our listener survey at economist.com/epsurvey.Please subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions:www.economist.com/podcastoffer  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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