The Intelligence
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Country of the year: The Economist picks
In the past 12 months, there has been no lack of news. Editors at The Economist have picked their way...
EscucharBetween Estonia and a hard place: NATO meets
At the icy border between Russia and Estonia, the anxieties of NATO member states are clear, our correspondent...
EscucharMass graves: revealing Syria’s horror
Ten days after the fall of Syria’s dictator Bashar al-Assad, the full brutality of his rule is being...
EscucharScholz fired: Germany calls snap election
After Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, lost a confidence vote in parliament yesterday, Germany is...
EscucharOff-side: Georgians reject new president
This weekend, the ruling Georgian Dream party elected a new president – but only one name was on the...
EscucharMinds blown: are we getting dumber?
Many adults perform worse in tests of literacy and numeracy than the average ten year old. And results...
EscucharIntel in slide: a chipmaker on the ropes
Layoffs, suspended dividends, a share price in free fall, a chief executive hustled out the door: Intel...
EscucharBye, cell: inside a notorious Syrian prison
As Syrians awoke to a new era, thousands rushed to fling open the dark, filthy prisons where Bashar...
EscucharBringing up Bibi: Netanyahu testifies
For five years the prospect of a criminal prosecution has loomed over Binyamin Netanyahu. Today he becomes...
EscucharPeace from pieces: Syria after Assad
President Bashar al-Assad has been run out, his regime in tatters. As Syrians awaken to a new era, how...
EscucharAshes to Masses: Notre Dame’s stunning return
Many thought a five-year timeline was too ambitious. But even as France’s politics falls apart, it...
EscucharMichel shock: France’s government falls
An alliance of the far right and the left has sacked Prime Minister Michel Barnier; out goes his budget...
EscucharDark side of the Yoon: South Korea’s chaos
The country’s increasingly unpopular president, Yoon Suk Yeol, backed down six hours after his shocking...
EscucharTalk to EU later: Georgia’s fiery protests
The country has been turning increasingly away from Europe and towards Russia—but a halt to EU-accession...
EscucharShock and thaw: Syria’s frozen war resumes
The country’s civil war never ended—it became a fragile stalemate that fell out of the news. A surprise...
EscucharMilei’s way: Argentina’s president, a year on
In an interview with Javier Milei, our correspondent probes how far the “anarcho-capitalist” president...
EscucharA losing battle: Sudan’s elusive peace deal
As civil war rages in the country, millions of people have been displaced and famine is widespread....
EscucharMoment of truce: a ceasefire in the Middle East
This morning, a deal halting fighting between Israel and Lebanon for 60 days came into effect. Our correspondent...
EscucharLegally bombed: Trump cases dropped
Donald Trump had been facing a swathe of lawsuits this year. Now he has won a second term in office,...
EscucharScandal in the wind: Adani’s indictment could hurt Modi
Gautam Adani is one of India’s richest men, whose fortunes are closely aligned to those of Prime Minister...
EscucharAssisted dying: why Britain should back a change
Should people have the right to choose how they die? Though many Britons support the principle, a vote...
EscucharAll for one: Donald Trump and his key Musketeer
What will the world’s richest man do in the White House? Our correspondent analyses the political...
EscucharUp and atom: can Trump stop Iranian nukes?
Donald Trump tore up America’s nuclear deal with Iran in his first term. What will he do when he becomes...
EscucharRio brand: why Brazil is courting China
Trade ties between the two countries have been increasing for over a decade. The election of Donald...
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