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From semiconductors to electric vehicles, governments are identifying the strategic industries of the future and intervening to support them – abandoning decades of neoliberal orthodoxy in the process. Are industrial policies the key to tackling twenty-first-century economic challenges or a recipe for market distortions and lower efficiency?
卢布尔雅那—随着乌克兰军队收复领土，士气涣散的俄罗斯占领者仓皇撤退，俄罗斯总统普京升级了使用核武器的威胁。政界人士已向克里姆林宫发出严厉警告，评论员将现在与 1962 年古巴导弹危机和其他可能导致核决战的高度紧张局势相提并论。但大约 15000 名乌克兰人以一种不那么抽象的方式遇到了溃败的前景：据报道，他们已经报名参加了一场大规模性爱派对。
基辅城外的“Shchekavystsa 狂欢：官方”的参与者预计将“用表示性取向的条纹装饰自己的手。对肛交感兴趣的人被要求画出三道条纹；那些对口交感兴趣的人被要求展示四道条纹。”其他地方也出现了类似的团体，其中一个宣布在敖德萨的 Derybasivska 大街举行狂欢。
为什么在经过八个月的俄罗斯轰炸和残酷战斗之后，会有人对这样的事件感兴趣？一位热切参与者说：“这与绝望相反。即使在最坏的情况下，人们也会寻找好的东西。这就是乌克兰人的极度乐观。”
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