The Intelligence
Get a daily burst of global illumination from The Economist’s worldwide network of correspondents as they dig past the headlines to get to the stories beneath—and to stories that aren’t making headlines, but should be.
All 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...
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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...
EscucharThe long game: how will US missiles help Ukraine?
America feared that letting Ukraine use US weapons to attack far-off targets in Russia would escalate...
EscucharKyiv calm and carry on: Trump’s win may benefit Ukraine
Donald Trump admires Vladimir Putin’s strongman style and has failed to condemn his invasion of Ukraine....
EscucharThe Peking order: Can China’s army surpass the US?
China is enacting a rapid project of military modernisation. Though in some areas its forces are already...
EscucharNeeds Musk: Donald Trump’s new appointments
A week after Donald Trump won a decisive victory in the presidential election, he is making appointments...
EscucharParting Scholz: what next for Germany?
At a time when Russia is making gains in Ukraine and Donald Trump has been re-elected as president,...
EscucharSome like it hot: could Trump derail climate talks?
Last time Donald Trump was president he pulled America out of the Paris climate agreement. What is on...
EscucharLook at who’s talking: divining Trump’s Middle East plans
Donald Trump will inherit a tangle of conflicts in the Middle East; will he deliver on his promise to...
EscucharDo the after math: how Trump won
The American presidential election delivered a mercifully quick and decisive outcome. Our data editor...
EscucharDon of a new age: Trump’s decisive win
In the end America got a swift and decisive call as to the next president: Donald Trump. We invite the...
EscucharVote! Our election-day special
America and the world hold their proverbial breath for what has become a dead heat. Our special episode...
EscucharLast-ditch pitch: America’s campaigns conclude
Both campaigns have racked up air miles covering the swing states that will decide America’s knife-edge...
EscucharTurn up the PA: the last in our swing-state series
Our series concludes with an examination of the state with the most electoral-college votes: Pennsylvania....
EscucharTax driver: Labour’s budget
Rachel Reeves’s first budget as chancellor of the exchequer saw the biggest tax rises in decades,...
EscucharHot shot: the wider promise of weight-loss jabs
First they treated diabetes. Then obesity. Now GLP-1 drugs are being tested on a range of other diseases...
EscucharUkraine reaction: Russia deploys North Koreans
Russia is advancing in Ukraine, has more troops and more weapons. In Kyiv and beyond, questions are...
EscucharTimed bombs: Israel’s pre-election attack on Iran
Israel has been expected to attack Iran for weeks. Why was the assault at the weekend more limited than...
EscucharThe Weekend Intelligence: The Apology
The subject of reparations - making amends for wrongs, is a topic which has been building momentum over...
EscucharFollow the leader: who will run Hamas?
There is a vacuum at the top of Hamas following the killing of the militant group’s commander in Gaza....
EscucharComing up Trump: our election model puts Harris behind
The two American presidential candidates have been neck and neck. But this week, the Economist’s forecast...
EscucharLeft field: a new force in German politics
Our correspondent interviews Sahra Wagenknecht, the popular leftist whose eponymous political party...
EscucharMarching borders: what was Hizbullah’s plan?
Israel is planning to strike Iran within days, even as its wars in Lebanon and Gaza deepen. Our correspondent...
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