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.
In it to bin it: Nigel Farage v Count Binface
We take a peek into a quirk of British politics as the country’s populist-right polling leader goes...
ListenStrait and narrowing: the Iran deal crumbles
The sketch of a deal to end the war is all but dead; oil is up as strikes rain down. We look at the...
ListenThe case of the missing totem: Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s jailed leader has not been seen since 2022. We ask if she is in fact alive, and what might...
ListenA hawk who flew on political winds: Lindsey Graham
The longtime South Carolina senator died suddenly at the weekend. His political arc mirrored that of...
ListenPutin’s options: an oligarch speaks out
This week Andrey Melnichenko, Russia’s biggest industrialist, warns in The Economist that disaster...
ListenPeace fire: further US-Iran strikes
As America hit 90 targets in a second day of attacks on Iran, the fragile truce is in jeopardy. Our...
ListenMarine warfare: Le Pen runs for president
Last night, the populist-right leader announced that she will run in the French presidential election...
ListenContinental rift: NATO’s tense summit
As NATO leaders gather for the annual summit in Turkey today, the thorniest issue is off the agenda:...
ListenThe mourning show: the politics of Khamenei’s funeral
The Iranian regime hopes the massive crowds gathered for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral will demonstrate...
ListenThe 250-year experiment: America’s birthday
Big birthdays are often a time for reflection. Our editors and correspondents chat through the state...
ListenRoaring trades: oil majors’ secret success story
Big oil firms keep one part of their business hush-hush: trading. Amid an almighty oil shock, the majors’...
ListenFault lines: Venezuela’s paltry earthquake response
Government help was thin on the ground just after the country’s worst quakes in a century. The America-backed...
ListenGulf-co-operation counsel: what next for the region
With Iran emboldened and America an ever more capricious security partner, Gulf countries face several...
ListenLatin lessons: the Donroe-doctrine boost
For all the Trumpian chaos in Latin America, no other developing-world regional economy has done so...
ListenFar Crimea: war comes to Russia’s door
Ukraine is intensifying cross-border attacks in a strategic and psychological effort to make ordinary...
ListenFear-jerker: America’s AI backlash
Americans are becoming more anxious about how artificial intelligence will affect jobs, society and...
ListenMissing peace: will Israel imperil Iran deal?
Our correspondent joins an embed in Lebanon, where Israel claims that Hizbullah’s continued strength...
ListenKeep qualms and carry on: a decade after Brexit
On June 23rd 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union, triggering years of argument, lost economic...
ListenStarmergeddon: British PM resigns
After winning a resounding victory for Britain’s Labour party two years ago, Sir Keir Starmer has...
ListenTrailer: Tocqueville Road Trip
When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America from France in 1831 he saw a new kind of society. Not just...
ListenComing in Andy: Britain's prime minister-in-waiting
Andy Burnham won a by-election he needed in order to challenge Sir Keir Starmer, Britain’s prime minister....
ListenFirst rate: Kevin Warsh’s Fed debut
As expected, the new Federal Reserve chairman kept rates steady. More interesting were what he did and...
ListenView from the summit: what did the G7 achieve?
Geopolitics has dominated this year’s G7 political meeting in Evian, France. Donald Trump offered...
ListenLocal, an aesthetic: the deglobalisation of fun
The World Cup may seem to be proof that the digital commons centralises a global audience. We find that...
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