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The 'polycrisis' the world is ignoring

Kassandra Sundt | Daniel Winter | Clifford Coonan
April 17, 2026

A tangle of economic shocks, supply‑chain fractures and energy disruptions are now feeding into each other. In this episode of The Dip, we break down what this moment reveals about the fragility of the global system.

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