Ahead of Germany’s federal election on Sunday, we hear from a senior transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund, Sudha David-Wilp, at the Munich Security Conference. Plus, communications consultant Simon Brooke joins Emma Nelson for a look at the week’s news and culture stories while Georgina Godwin continues her literary tour of Asia, including a stop at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival.

Iran latest: intelligence sharing, travel disruption and the influencer economy
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Literary revelations in Ukraine and why culture still matters under fire
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Trump’s tariffs, royal scandal and technology vs human nature
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