
Miranda Mitra
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International editor @TheEconomist / Ex Opinion, SE Asia, Climate, US, Science / Tweets my own
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HRH Reema Bandar Al-Saud, #Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States, participated in the Aspen Ideas Festival this past weekend & addressed a host of issues related to the Kingdom’s foreign policy & Vision 2030 during a conversation with Andrea Mitchell. youtu.be/ieuPDBk06mM

The 7 hottest days on Earth in the last 100,000+ years all happened in the last week: July 6 ~ 17.23°C / 63.01°F July 7 ~ 17.20°C / 62.96°F July 4 ~ 17.18°C / 62.93°F July 5 ~ 17.18°C / 62.92°F July 8 ~ 17.17°C / 62.90°F July 10 ~ 17.12°C / 62.81°F July 9 ~ 17.11°C / 62.79°F

BREAKING! Bad news for democracy in #Thailand. Constitutional Court started trumped-up trial and suspended popularly elected PM candidate Pita Limjaroenrat from parliamentarian duties. His nomination for parliamentary approval is also being blocked by junta-appointed senators and


Essential reading by Avinash Paliwal अविनाश पालीवाल on the grim situation in Manipur indianexpress.com/article/opinio…



When I started conceptualizing my new role as an investigative correspondent, I knew one of the stories I wanted to dig into was how & why extreme pro-Beijing narratives are hardening within parts of multicultural Singapore, my home. Here is what we found: washingtonpost.com/world/interact…



Last week's The Economist climate and climate-adjacent coverage in one handy thread (with extracts for non subscribers) First, a couple I missed from the week before (mea culpa): How the media drive climate denialism in Italy economist.com/europe/2023/08…


Delighted to announce that I will soon be the new Asia Editor for The Economist. Please send any tips on the region my way. It's been a pleasure to work with my colleagues in Latin America for the past 3 years. Do follow them: Ana Lankes Sarah Birke Michael Reid


✨some personal news✨ This summer, I'm heading to Lagos to be The Economist 's new Africa Correspondent. It is my absolute dreeeeeeeam role and I'm really looking forward to shaking our coverage up a little (1/3)


The Life of the Party: Past and Present Constraints on the Future of the Chinese Communist Party New Carnegie Endowment compendium showcasing short, accessible essays on CCP ideology, history, econ & natsec policy by some of the world's leading scholars: carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/…