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.
The Intelligence: The kids are alright, turns out
When you look around the world, and at a wider set of measures, Generation Z are far better off than...
EscucharThe Intelligence: Going back to raid school
A dramatic overnight raid in New York City was just one sign that protests at American universities...
EscucharThe Intelligence: Dengue’s grip on Latin America
The dengue-fever case counts now break regional records every year—and the structural reasons behind...
EscucharThe Intelligence: A civil society in waiting
The ruling military junta that seized power in a coup in 2021 is losing ground, slowly—and the rebels...
EscucharThe Intelligence: Britain’s latest bad idea
As Parliament has now agreed to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, many members of the ruling Conservative...
EscucharThe Intelligence: The world’s biggest humanitarian crisis
Ravaged by a civil war, Sudan could see a nationwide famine by August. With humanitarian aid being blocked...
EscucharThe Intelligence: America’s college crackdowns
Police clashes with protesters at Columbia University have spilled over into other institutions, raising...
EscucharThe Intelligence: AI rest my case
The companies behind this wonder of tech are facing allegations of using copyrighted material to build...
EscucharThe Intelligence: Ready, Aid, Fire
At a time when Russia has been making significant gains, an allocated $61bn of aid for Ukraine will...
EscucharThe Intelligence: Iran and Israel’s new era?
A missile has reportedly struck a site in the Islamic Republic. If this is retaliation for Iran’s...
EscucharThe Intelligence: Your country needs you!
Governments particularly in the rich world are struggling to get young people in uniform. Will some...
EscucharThe Intelligence: He said, she fled
All over the world, young men are identifying more with the political right, even as women drift more...
EscucharThe Intelligence: The most personal choice
The case for assisted dying is essentially one of individual freedom—and plenty of Britons support...
EscucharThe Intelligence: A region holds its breath
For the first time Iran launched a huge attack on Israel from its own territory, though the effort largely...
EscucharThe Intelligence: America’s deeply divided electorate
We have combined polling data to make a detailed portrait of the American electorate. Have a tinker...
EscucharThe Intelligence: The race to save Kharkiv
Since the invasion began, Ukraine's second city has suffered a third of all aerial attacks. The latest...
EscucharThe Intelligence: Can Japan and America Trump-proof their alliance?
The leaders of both countries will meet for dinner at the White House tonight. In light of Asia’s...
EscucharThe Intelligence: Rwanda’s genocide 30 years on
The 1994 slaughter of hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsis completely reshaped the country. It also...
EscucharThe Weekend Intelligence: The man who would lead Palestine
Twenty-two years ago, Palestinian politician-turned-revolutionary Marwan Barghouti was convicted of...
EscucharThe Intelligence: Argentina turner?
After more than 100 days in office, President Javier Milei has managed some much-needed economic reforms....
EscucharThe Intelligence: Bombs squad
The game theory was simpler during a cold war between two states armed to the teeth; the nuclear world...
EscucharThe Intelligence: Naan inflationary growth
India is not the first country to leapfrog from poverty-induced undernourishment to also having an obesity...
EscucharThe Intelligence: Bibi bumps
As yet more aid workers die in Gaza and an airstrike levels an Iranian consulate, pressure on Israel’s...
EscucharThe Intelligence: Surveilling China’s diaspora
There are fears about TikTok, but it’s not the only social media platform that the Chinese state might...
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