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The Economist
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.
Thursday 22 April 2021 : Mass gatherings and in-person voting continue, even as new case numbers smash records and fatalities spiral in public view. We ask how a...
Wednesday 21 April 2021 : A “Super League” plan wrong-footed fans, clubs, even governments. We examine what the failed bid says about the sport’s economics. We...
Tuesday 20 April 2021 : The former police officer involved in George Floyd’s death awaits a verdict. What would conviction mean in a case emblematic of a far...
Monday 19 April 2021 : Some of the territory’s most outspoken activists—from media mogul Jimmy Lai to “father of democracy” Martin Lee—have been...
Friday 16 April 2021 : Protests against February’s military coup are only growing, even as the army becomes more murderous. The economy is paralysed. What can be...
Thursday 15 April 2021 : Few believe President Joe Biden’s withdrawal plan is wise; it is already prompting allied forces to go. We ask about the risks of that...
Wednesday 14 April 2021 : The troops and hardware piling up at the border are probably just posturing. But look closely: Russia’s military is swiftly getting...
Tuesday 13 April 2021 : An apparent act of sabotage at an Iranian nuclear site, blamed on Israel, has complicated the prospect of America returning to the 2015...
Monday 12 April 2021 : As the country wrestles with another covid-19 wave, the battle to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel is building. We look at the political and...
Friday 09 April 2021 : The ostensible reason for continuing clashes relates to a well-attended funeral. But the terms of Brexit have raised tempers, inflaming...
Thursday 08 April 2021 : British and European regulators have addressed a possible link with blood clots. Expect more rare side-effects to emerge; what seems clear...
Wednesday 07 April 2021 : Estimates suggest that last year’s rise in murder rates was the greatest in perhaps half a century, reversing a long decline; we ask what...
Tuesday 06 April 2021 : Pressure on the king’s half-brother may represent a mere family feud, but Prince Hamzah’s complaints resonate with the country’s...
Monday 05 April 2021 : The Biden administration’s early moves suggest no “reset” in relations; we recall a time when the game of ping-pong brought the...
Monday 05 April 2021 : The Biden administration’s early moves suggest no “reset” in relations; we recall a time when the game of ping-pong brought the...
Friday 02 April 2021 : After years of peacekeeping and counter-insurgency campaigns, the country is getting tooled up and trained up for serious military conflict....
Thursday 01 April 2021 : Case numbers are on the rise—at a more worrying rate even than the first wave. We ask why, and what is being done to slow the spread. As...
Wednesday 31 March 2021 : The tepid debut of Britain’s dominant food-delivery app signals doubts not only about the gig economy but also about London’s ability to...
Tuesday 30 March 2021 : Western fashion brands are in Chinese consumers’ crosshairs, the victims of political wranglings over sanctions and human-rights...
Monday 29 March 2021 : In a province that is home to a massive natural-gas project, a long-simmering insurgency has burst into horrific violence; we ask why the...
Friday 26 March 2021 : The country has empowered its women, established itself as a garment-industry powerhouse and vastly improved public health—but its...
Thursday 25 March 2021 : European leaders will address the thorny question of vaccine-export controls today. We look at the row with Britain and what it means for...
Wednesday 24 March 2021 : President Recep Tayyip Erdogan just does not like interest-rate rises. So he has again sacked a central-bank governor given to imposing...
Tuesday 23 March 2021 : It’s the fourth poll in two years, but a stable government is still far from guaranteed. We examine the firm grip Prime Minister Binyamin...
Monday 22 March 2021 : As demonstrations against February’s coup continue, many are trying a subtler form of resistance: starving army-owned businesses of...
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Growth negligence: India’s covid-19 failings
Mass gatherings and in-person voting continue, even as new case numbers smash records and fatalities spiral in public view. We ask how a...
Insuperable: Europe’s football fiasco
A “Super League” plan wrong-footed fans, clubs, even governments. We examine what the failed bid says about the sport’s economics. We...
A case rests, a city does not: Derek Chauvin’s trial
The former police officer involved in George Floyd’s death awaits a verdict. What would conviction mean in a case emblematic of a far...
Lai of the land: Hong Kong’s democrats quashed
Some of the territory’s most outspoken activists—from media mogul Jimmy Lai to “father of democracy” Martin Lee—have been...
The path of increased resistance: Myanmar
Protests against February’s military coup are only growing, even as the army becomes more murderous. The economy is paralysed. What can be...
Boots off the ground: America’s Afghanistan drawdown
Few believe President Joe Biden’s withdrawal plan is wise; it is already prompting allied forces to go. We ask about the risks of that...
Arms’ reach: Russia flexes at Ukraine border
The troops and hardware piling up at the border are probably just posturing. But look closely: Russia’s military is swiftly getting...
Fission expedition: nuclear-site attack in Iran
An apparent act of sabotage at an Iranian nuclear site, blamed on Israel, has complicated the prospect of America returning to the 2015...
Plagued by uncertainty: German politics
As the country wrestles with another covid-19 wave, the battle to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel is building. We look at the political and...
Like a tonne of bricks: violence in Northern Ireland
The ostensible reason for continuing clashes relates to a well-attended funeral. But the terms of Brexit have raised tempers, inflaming...
Clotting factors: the AstraZeneca vaccine
British and European regulators have addressed a possible link with blood clots. Expect more rare side-effects to emerge; what seems clear...
Deaths spiral: America’s spike in murders
Estimates suggest that last year’s rise in murder rates was the greatest in perhaps half a century, reversing a long decline; we ask what...
Crown and thorn: Jordan’s royal ruckus
Pressure on the king’s half-brother may represent a mere family feud, but Prince Hamzah’s complaints resonate with the country’s...
He said, Xi said: America-China ructions
The Biden administration’s early moves suggest no “reset” in relations; we recall a time when the game of ping-pong brought the...
He said, Xi said: America-China ructions
The Biden administration’s early moves suggest no “reset” in relations; we recall a time when the game of ping-pong brought the...
Battle acts: France beefs up its forces
After years of peacekeeping and counter-insurgency campaigns, the country is getting tooled up and trained up for serious military conflict....
Cresting: India’s second covid-19 wave
Case numbers are on the rise—at a more worrying rate even than the first wave. We ask why, and what is being done to slow the spread. As...
Takeaway lessons: Deliveroo’s listing disappoints
The tepid debut of Britain’s dominant food-delivery app signals doubts not only about the gig economy but also about London’s ability to...
High threat-count: boycotts in China
Western fashion brands are in Chinese consumers’ crosshairs, the victims of political wranglings over sanctions and human-rights...
The smell of gas: insurgency in Mozambique
In a province that is home to a massive natural-gas project, a long-simmering insurgency has burst into horrific violence; we ask why the...
Growth and stagnation: Bangladesh’s first 50 years
The country has empowered its women, established itself as a garment-industry powerhouse and vastly improved public health—but its...
Export-control panel: the EU meets on vaccines
European leaders will address the thorny question of vaccine-export controls today. We look at the row with Britain and what it means for...
Can’t take a hike: more economic turmoil in Turkey
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan just does not like interest-rate rises. So he has again sacked a central-bank governor given to imposing...
Always be their Bibi? Israel votes, again
It’s the fourth poll in two years, but a stable government is still far from guaranteed. We examine the firm grip Prime Minister Binyamin...
Not-purchasing power: boycotts in Myanmar
As demonstrations against February’s coup continue, many are trying a subtler form of resistance: starving army-owned businesses of...
