Editor’s Picks: May 18th 2020

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, has <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/05/14/has-covid-19-killed-globalisation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">covid-19 killed globalisation</a>? Why the <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/05/14/the-european-union-is-having-a-bad-crisis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">European Union</a> is having a bad crisis (10:55) and how <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/05/16/mike-pompeos-politicisation-of-foreign-policy-is-unworthy-of-him" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mike Pompeo</a> is confusing leadership with bashing his opponents (19:20). Zanny Minton Beddoes hosts.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions:</p><p><a href="http://www.economist.com/radiooffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/radiooffer</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>