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Every weekday our global network of correspondents makes sense of the stories beneath the headlines. We bring you surprising trends and tales from around the world, current affairs, business and finance — as well as science and technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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2. Against all obstacles
Tocqueville saw America’s faith in its own democracy as a vital force. But these days the majority of Americans think the country is headed in the wro...
1. Game of chance
John Prideaux, The Economist’s US Editor, embarks on a roadtrip to see how America’s democracy is faring in the era of Trump.
His companion is...
Kicking and screaming: protests at World Cup
Millions of people will tune in when the World Cup starts today. But demonstrators in Mexico, which hosts the first match, are using the international...
Trailer: Tocqueville Road Trip
Nearly two centuries ago, a French aristocrat called Alexis De Tocqueville went on a trip around America and wrote up his findings in a book called De...
Number crunch: why Britons ignore immigrant drop
The British government tightened immigration in response to public demand. Yet that policy damaged both the country and the Labour party. Our correspo...
There Xi goes: visiting North Korea
Xi Jinping’s first visit to North Korea in seven years has been marked by pomp and shows of friendship. But what does the Chinese leader really want f...
Ceasefire alarm: Iran and Israel trade strikes
The fragile ceasefire between America and Iran is threatened by an exchange of ballistic missiles overnight between Iran and Israel. Our correspondent...
Pregnant pause: India’s slumping fertility
After decades of overpopulation worries, the country now has the opposite concern. We examine India’s unusual demographic turn, and why it is a wider...
A murder exploited: Britain’s George Floyd moment that wasn’t
Nigel Farage, leader of the populist-right Reform UK party, wants Britons to be enraged by a killing in the street. We ask why his tone has changed fr...
Focused group: Ukraine is now Europe’s war
Now that America has stepped back, Europe is at last stepping up. We examine the bloc’s tactics (if not yet a strategy) and how steady its support is...
Head out of the cloud: Nvidia’s personal-computer shift
The AI world’s go-to chipmaker is blazing a trail toward your personal computer. We ask what moving out of the cloud indicates about the future of com...
Mistrusting the process: containing Congo’s Ebola outbreak
Aid is ramping up to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and vaccine work is progressing. But what the Ebola response most lacks is trust of the communi...
New world of warcraft: how conflict has forever changed
Our outgoing defence editor reflects on how war has changed during the eight years of his tenure. Wars have become easier to start and harder to finis...
Deal or ordeal: Trump’s bad options in Cuba
The American administration’s next round of sabre-rattling has been directed at Cuba. But more military adventures there would probably prove disastro...
What price victory? Ukraine on the front foot
Economic support, drone capability, defence under new management: the tide may have turned for Ukraine. But domestic politics and perceptions will def...
No big deal: murky Iran-war negotiations
More mixed messages from President Donald Trump and air strikes that seem to violate the ceasefire: all that is remotely in prospect is a deal to keep...
Pulp fiction v the classics: summer reading
What do we mean by a “good book”? Some people choose a holiday read that demands time and attention. Others pick rip-roaring novels that require littl...
Big boosts to fill: SpaceX’s giant IPO
Elon Musk has launched the largest stockmarket listing in history. The accompanying space mission remains grounded. Our correspondent weighs SpaceX’s...
The Peking order: Xi meets Putin after Trump
Within the space of a week Chinese president Xi Jinping has welcomed both Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to Beijing. Our correspondent explains the s...
Bibi, one more time? Israel’s election launches
Is Binyamin Netanyahu’s time up as Israel’s prime minister? As a vote in parliament triggers the election campaign, our correspondent – and Netanyahu’...
Spread too thin: Africa’s next Ebola outbreak
The latest Ebola emergency is different from previous ones: there is no vaccine, and the kind of community-level work that stops the spread has been t...
Equal before the law? Transitional justice in Syria
Atef Najib, a former security chief, is the highest-profile member of the Assad regime to go on trial. We ask why the speed, uneven spread and murky l...
Top dog-whistler: Tommy Robinson and Britain’s far right
Tommy Robinson is an influencer who has shaped views on Britain, particularly among his American supporters and funders. A rally this weekend will sho...
Fired alarm: AI hype versus labour-market history
Perhaps the AI “boomers” are right about a sweeping labour-market revolution. But a careful look at history shows just how unprecedented their bullish...
Duo’s lingo: what to watch for in Trump-Xi summit
The meeting between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will set the tone for three more this year. We examine what and what...
Apocalypse soon? AI could hasten bioweapons
Artificial intelligence could help terrorists develop new dangerous pathogens. Our correspondent asks how humanity can protect itself from machine-ass...
Keir hunters: will Britain’s PM go?
After catastrophic local-election results, Britain’s prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life. One airline has folded and ot...
Drone team: Russia’s plan to arm Iran
The Kremlin planned to provide Iran with unjammable drones, plus training in how to use them, according to leaked documents seen exclusively by The Ec...
A hatred normalised: antisemitism in Britain
An egregious attack in a Jewish neighbourhood in London is just the latest example of a troubling trend. We investigate the claim that antisemitism is...
Trailer: Checks and Balance
Unlock American politics with The Economist’s John Prideaux, Charlotte Howard and James Bennet. Taking one big theme every week, they dig into the dat...
On the off chancellor: Friedrich Merz, one year in
Germany’s chancellor came to office making big promises. A year later they are unfulfilled, his government is squabbling and he has drawn President Do...
Naval piercing: strait shooting in Iran war
The Trump administration’s “Project Freedom” has done and will do little to boost traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. We examine an unsustainable st...
Spoils of war: money flows into defence tech
In Iran, America is using expensive weaponry against cheap local drones. Can upstart tech companies change the economics – and nature — of conflict? A...
Beirut watch: can Lebanon subdue Hizbullah?
Can peace hold in Lebanon while Hizbullah remains? Our correspondent weighs the balance of power between government forces and the Iran-backed militia...
Drill pickle: oil prices still misjudge shock
Oil prices are at their highest since 2022, as a swift end to the Iran conflict proves elusive. Yet, our commodities editor says, markets do not yet y...
Power ranges: AI faces supply crunch
Artificial Intelligence is becoming ubiquitous, but the industry that powers it is struggling to keep up with demand. The host of our award-winning po...
The regal has landed: can Charles boost US bond?
The “special relationship” between Britain and America is at its weakest since the Suez crisis of 1956. Will a state visit by King Charles III to Amer...
Security banquet: queries over Trump protection
After a gunman stormed Donald Trump’s dinner with the press, questions are being revived about the president’s security. Germany’s top general explain...
An explosion still echoing: Chernobyl at 40
We go deep inside the Chernobyl nuclear-power plant and the surrounding exclusion zone, recounting the history of the accident on April 26 1986, and s...
Bringing the House down: our American midterms model
We examine what our forecast model predicts so far—and consider what might change its confident prediction for one house of Congress and toss-up call...