The Intelligence from The Economist
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The Intelligence from The Economist
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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.
Friday 13 May 2022 : Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s collective-defence deal with Swedish and Finnish leaders represents a shift in the European order—and...
Thursday 12 May 2022 : Russia’s bid to conquer the eastern region of Donbas is proceeding at a snail’s pace. All over Ukraine resistance continues and a...
Wednesday 11 May 2022 : Demonstrations that eventually ousted the prime minister have cost lives, but the protest mood is not fading: many want every member of the...
Tuesday 10 May 2022 : John Lee, the successor to Chief Executive Carrie Lam, won by a predictable landslide: he is just the sort of law-and-order type party...
Monday 09 May 2022 : America accounts for the lion’s share of weaponry sent to Ukraine. But that may leave it short of arms in onward conflicts; boosting...
Friday 06 May 2022 : Voters in the Philippines choose a new president on Monday. The likely winner is a scion of one of the country’s most controversial...
Thursday 05 May 2022 : Prices in America are rising faster than at any time in the past 40 years. In response, the Federal Reserve has made its steepest...
Wednesday 04 May 2022 : Voters in the UK head to the polls for local elections tomorrow. In Northern Ireland, a party that does not want the country to exist...
Tuesday 03 May 2022 : A leaked draft opinion shows America’s Supreme Court is ready to let states outlaw abortion. We explore the implications for American...
Monday 02 May 2022 : Much like Ukraine, Taiwan has a well-armed neighbour that does not think it exists as a state: China. We ask what both sides are learning...
Friday 29 April 2022 : Before the invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s armed forces were believed to be lean, modern and fighting fit. We ask why they have performed so...
Thursday 28 April 2022 : By shutting off gas to Poland and Bulgaria, Russia has made an aggressive move that may draw yet more European sanctions. How might the...
Wednesday 27 April 2022 : Activists are tired of waiting for governments and companies to act on climate change. So increasingly they’re taking the matter to...
Tuesday 26 April 2022 : The world’s richest man now has the keys to one of the most influential social-media platforms. Can it be the free-speech wonderland he is...
Monday 25 April 2022 : Emmanuel Macron’s re-election is historic and, for many, a relief. But, as we discuss in the final instalment of our French-election...
Friday 22 April 2022 : BRITAIN’S GOVERNMENT has proposed sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda. The plan has been widely criticised as expensive and ineffective—but...
Thursday 21 April 2022 : Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has entered a new phase, and its forces in Ukraine have a new commander—one with a history of targeting...
Wednesday 20 April 2022 : In Yemen, fighting between Houthi rebels and a Saudi-led coalition has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths. Recently, a ceasefire has...
Tuesday 19 April 2022 : ONE-THIRD of the world’s population lives in countries backing neither Russia nor Ukraine. The Biden administration has tried to persuade...
Monday 18 April 2022 : The war in Ukraine has created the greatest flux of refugees in Europe since the second world war. We visit Poland, where the response has...
Friday 15 April 2022 : When the Taliban resumed power, there were hopes that women might not be as excluded, repressed and abused as they were previously. Those...
Thursday 14 April 2022 : A ceasefire agreed weeks ago should have mitigated the suffering of starving Ethiopians caught up in war; we ask why so little aid has got...
Wednesday 13 April 2022 : Police have served Britain’s prime minister, among others, with a fine for breaching the lockdown rules he instituted. He may yet again...
Tuesday 12 April 2022 : Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva left office with a sky-high approval rating, having raised millions from poverty—but was then convicted of...
Monday 11 April 2022 : President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen of the nationalist-populist National Rally party will advance to a run-off; in the continuation...
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Arm Scandi: Britain’s mutual-defence pact
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s collective-defence deal with Swedish and Finnish leaders represents a shift in the European order—and...
Entrenched: stalemate in Ukraine’s east
Russia’s bid to conquer the eastern region of Donbas is proceeding at a snail’s pace. All over Ukraine resistance continues and a...
It’s a family affair: Sri Lanka’s protests turn deadly
Demonstrations that eventually ousted the prime minister have cost lives, but the protest mood is not fading: many want every member of the...
Out like a Lam: Hong Kong’s new leader
John Lee, the successor to Chief Executive Carrie Lam, won by a predictable landslide: he is just the sort of law-and-order type party...
Under-armed sweat: America’s “arsenal of democracy”
America accounts for the lion’s share of weaponry sent to Ukraine. But that may leave it short of arms in onward conflicts; boosting...
The son shines: elections in the Philippines
Voters in the Philippines choose a new president on Monday. The likely winner is a scion of one of the country’s most controversial...
Powell’s points presentation: the Fed raises rates
Prices in America are rising faster than at any time in the past 40 years. In response, the Federal Reserve has made its steepest...
Stormont weather: elections in Northern Ireland
Voters in the UK head to the polls for local elections tomorrow. In Northern Ireland, a party that does not want the country to exist...
Roe-ing away: Abortion rights in America
A leaked draft opinion shows America’s Supreme Court is ready to let states outlaw abortion. We explore the implications for American...
ROC and a hard place: Taiwan’s lessons from Ukraine
Much like Ukraine, Taiwan has a well-armed neighbour that does not think it exists as a state: China. We ask what both sides are learning...
General disarray: Russia’s military failures
Before the invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s armed forces were believed to be lean, modern and fighting fit. We ask why they have performed so...
Pipe down: Russia cuts gas to Poland and Bulgaria
By shutting off gas to Poland and Bulgaria, Russia has made an aggressive move that may draw yet more European sanctions. How might the...
Strong suits: climate litigation
Activists are tired of waiting for governments and companies to act on climate change. So increasingly they’re taking the matter to...
A bird in the hand: Elon Musk buys Twitter
The world’s richest man now has the keys to one of the most influential social-media platforms. Can it be the free-speech wonderland he is...
Le Pen pusher: Macron wins again
Emmanuel Macron’s re-election is historic and, for many, a relief. But, as we discuss in the final instalment of our French-election...
Rwanda-on-Thames: Britain’s asylum proposal
BRITAIN’S GOVERNMENT has proposed sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda. The plan has been widely criticised as expensive and ineffective—but...
Knocking on hell’s Dvornikov: the battle for Donbas
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has entered a new phase, and its forces in Ukraine have a new commander—one with a history of targeting...
Sana’a sunrise: A ceasefire in Yemen
In Yemen, fighting between Houthi rebels and a Saudi-led coalition has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths. Recently, a ceasefire has...
In neither camp: Neutrality and war
ONE-THIRD of the world’s population lives in countries backing neither Russia nor Ukraine. The Biden administration has tried to persuade...
Running for cover: our Ukraine-refugees special
The war in Ukraine has created the greatest flux of refugees in Europe since the second world war. We visit Poland, where the response has...
Girls interrupted: Afghanistan
When the Taliban resumed power, there were hopes that women might not be as excluded, repressed and abused as they were previously. Those...
Food haul: aid trickles into Tigray
A ceasefire agreed weeks ago should have mitigated the suffering of starving Ethiopians caught up in war; we ask why so little aid has got...
Just fine: Boris Johnson and “partygate”
Police have served Britain’s prime minister, among others, with a fine for breaching the lockdown rules he instituted. He may yet again...
A stretch and a run: Brazil’s ex-president returns
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva left office with a sky-high approval rating, having raised millions from poverty—but was then convicted of...
Le Pen is mightier than before: France’s election
President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen of the nationalist-populist National Rally party will advance to a run-off; in the continuation...
