Flight of the long knives: Prigozhin’s reported death

<p>History would suggest that the crash of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane was an assassination. Our correspondent considers what the supposed death of the Wagner Group’s leader means for Ukraine—and <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/08/23/yevgeny-prigozhins-reported-death-may-consolidate-putins-power" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">what it says</a> about Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Indonesia has fostered a more moderate version of Islam that it would now <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/08/16/indonesia-wants-to-export-moderate-islam?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">like to export</a> (9:58). And meeting an indigenous <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/07/27/meet-the-peruvian-indigenous-singer-inspired-by-k-pop?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pioneer of Peruvian pop</a> (16:21).</p><br /><p>For full access to print, digital, and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to <a href="https://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p><br /><p><br /></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> 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.</p>