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.

Right down: Le Pen barred

Marine Le Pen is one of France’s most popular politicians, who has brought the National Rally party...

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Shock and war: Myanmar junta exploits quake

Civil war in Myanmar is hampering relief efforts after the devastating earthquake on Friday, as the...

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Whack of all trades: America’s economy

No surprises here: The Economist reckons tariffs are a terrible trade tool. But what is most clearly...

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You spin me right round: Europe’s populists reckon with Trumpism

For Europe’s hard-right politicians, Donald Trump’s second White House bid looked like validation...

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Canuck of the draw: Canada’s election campaigns

The Conservative Party, led by a Trump-tinged populist, once had the polls locked up. That is changing...

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The chat is out of the bag: a stunning leak

Put aside for the moment the outrageous security breach of a journalist being brought in on classified...

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Bibi driver: battles led by and within Israel

The ceasefire in Gaza is in tatters; the campaign against Hizbullah is flaring up again. Yet the most...

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Spy-fall: Trump imperils intelligence pact

America’s international intelligence-sharing relationships have been decades in the making and rely...

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Not so delightful: Erdogan arrests rival

Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested just days before he was likely to be elected leader of Turkey’s opposition....

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Cold call: Putin thwarts Trump

Donald Trump hoped Vladimir Putin would agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine. Instead he made marginal concessions,...

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Peace broken: war returns to Gaza

After Israel launched dozens of missiles into Gaza overnight, what does this mean for the prospect of...

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In sickness and in stealth: threats to America’s CDC

Donald Trump’s team has called the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “the most incompetent...

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Wheels of justice: the ICC gets Duterte at last

The International Criminal Court has arrested Rodrigo Duterte, a former president of the Philippines....

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When the levy doesn’t break: a trade-war world adjusts

The Trump administration’s dedication to tariffs now seems more fervent than the first time around....

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Thirty-day trial? A Ukraine-ceasefire proposal

The ceasefire proposal hatched by American negotiators and agreed by Ukraine is now a matter for Russia...

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Sects and balances: a violent flare-up in Syria

Horrifying attacks on Alawites, the sect of deposed leader Bashar al-Assad, throw into question the...

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No question, Mark: Canada’s new PM

The governing Liberal party is enjoying a stunning turnaround in the polls, and now it has a new leader....

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One week in the life of Volodymyr Zelensky

After a turbulent seven days, how will President Volodymyr Zelensky tackle the domestic and international...

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Kurds in the right place: a truce nears

The leader of Turkey’s Kurdish rebels has called on the group to disband. That could end one of the...

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Pompcast: Trump rallies Congress

American presidents often use their first meeting with Congress as a chance to lay out their agenda...

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Buck off: US pauses Ukraine aid

In an effort to bring Ukraine to the negotiating table, America has paused military help to the war-torn...

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Conversation peace: can Europe bargain with Russia?

European leaders met in London this weekend after Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky’s public row...

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Ode to dread: Europe after Trump

This week European leaders have lined up to charm Donald Trump. But the broad smiles belie a bigger...

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Heir-raising: the boom in inheritance

As the baby-boom generation starts to die and economic growth slows many more people are getting rich...

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