Rutte, damn: the Dutch prime minister steps down

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Mark Rutte is <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/07/10/mark-rutte-the-dutch-prime-minister-quits-politics?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">stepping down</a> after leading the Netherlands for 13 years. Despite his renowned political survival skills, our correspondent explains why it was migration policy that brought about his downfall. As the <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2023/07/02/nato-is-drafting-new-plans-to-defend-europe?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NATO summit</a> kicks off, what are the alliance’s plans for defending Europe (9:30)? And a look at the changing face of Britain’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2023/07/02/nato-is-drafting-new-plans-to-defend-europe?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lighthouses</a> (19:00). <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>