Editor’s Picks: May 22nd 2023

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of <em>The Economist</em>. This week, Henry Kissinger on the <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/05/18/joe-bidens-global-vision-is-too-timid-and-pessimistic?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new world order</a>, how the fight for <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/05/18/the-fight-over-the-future-of-global-payments?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">digital payments</a> is going global (10:50) and why the Taliban is <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/05/18/the-taliban-go-big-on-animal-welfare?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">going big on animal welfare</a> (17:10).&nbsp;</p><br><p>We would love to hear from you. Please fill out our listener survey at <a href="http://economist.com/epsurvey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">economist.com/epsurvey</a>.</p><br><p>Please subscribe to <em>The Economist</em> for full access to print, digital and audio editions:</p><p><a href="http://www.economist.com/podcastoffer?utm_campaign=editors-picks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/podcastoffer</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>