The New York Times International Edition in Print for Friday, Dec. 31, 2021

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   What a Year of Brexit Brought U.K. Companies: Higher Costs and Endless Forms

   While the worst of the Brexit trade disruptions are over, British exports to the European Union are down and companies are frustrated.

    By Eshe Nelson

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   Race to the Future

   Chile Writes a New Constitution, Confronting Climate Change Head On

   Chile has lots of lithium, which is essential to the world’s transition to green energy. But anger over powerful mining interests, a water crisis and inequality has driven Chile to rethink how it defines itself.

    By Somini Sengupta and Marcos Zegers

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      Maggie Gyllenhaal Has Dangerous Ideas About Directing

      

      Is there such a thing as a women’s film or women’s filmmaking? With “The Lost Daughter,” she says the answer is yes.

       By Julie Bloom

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      Guest Essay

      What Happened to Poland?

      

      The country was a democratic success story. Now it’s a cautionary tale.

       By Karolina Wigura and Jaroslaw Kuisz