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The Prince episode 3: Patriot number one
A villager’s campaign against corruption highlights the Chinese Communist Party’s weakening grip. As Xi Jinping stands on the brink of power, the eme…
3 years, 7 months ago
Poll vaulter: Brazil’s surprise election result
Jair Bolsonaro, the incumbent president, did unexpectedly well—giving his campaign a boost and foreshadowing a tough run-up to the second round. Mala…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Prince episode 2: Hide and bide
As a modest provincial official in Fujian, Xi Jinping is outshone by his celebrity wife, while colleagues are caught up in a lurid corruption scandal…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Prince episode 1: Redder than red
Xi Jinping is born into the top rung of China's elite. But his family is torn apart while he is still a child. The Economist's Sue-Lin Wong finds out…
3 years, 8 months ago
Form-annex trick: Russia’s Ukraine-seizure bid
After a series of sham referendums, President Vladimir Putin is expected to annex four partly occupied regions of Ukraine. We ask what risks that mov…
3 years, 8 months ago
Lula loop: meeting Brazil’s presidential front-runner
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist former president, looks well-placed to win a third term. But which Lula would Brazil get—the fiscal conservative…
3 years, 8 months ago
Off the top of their heads: Iran’s widespread protests
Women are burning their hijabs on bonfires and hacking off their hair—but the unrest has come to be about far more than the heavy hands of the morali…
3 years, 8 months ago
In for a penny, in for a pounding: Britain’s economic gyrations
The markets are so far entirely unconvinced that the new administration’s Reagan-esque economic plans will work to spur growth—just look at sterling'…
3 years, 8 months ago
Giorgia on my mind: Italy’s far-right government
Italians have voted decisively for a coalition of right-wing parties, with Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy, the likely next prime min…
3 years, 8 months ago
Empire State v real-estate empire: Donald Trump’s legal woes
Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, announced a sweeping lawsuit against Donald Trump, his businesses and three of his children. He’s also be…
3 years, 8 months ago