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Oil pressure: America’s tanker seizures
It had real dramatic elements: a (slow) chase scene, faked locations, a literal false flag, a daring helicopter descent. But what is the broader pict…
7 months ago
In the line of fires: LA’s ashen suburbs one year on
We return to the Los Angeles suburbs that were consumed by wildfires a year ago. The varying rebuilding efforts reveal divides in wealth, but also st…
7 months ago
Xi’s not there: what China’s Venezuela response reveals
The countries have a decades-long relationship—debt freely given in one direction and plenty of oil sold in the other. Yet America’s intervention has…
7 months ago
Nicolás caged: what next for Venezuela?
America’s National Security Strategy, released a month ago, suggested the administration’s focus was on dominance of the western hemisphere. But no o…
7 months ago
State of the art: Chinese market flounders
Property wealth in China turbo-charged investment in art. Now house prices have crashed, art sales may follow. Are Britons really leaving the country…
7 months, 1 week ago
What in the world: predictions for 2026
The editor of our annual “World Ahead” publication predicts the themes and events that will dominate the headlines in 2026, from geopolitics to tech.…
7 months, 1 week ago
Years ending: notable lives lost in 2025
Today’s show is a tribute to those whose lives we remembered this year. From Pope Francis, the most open-minded pontiff for decades, and controversia…
7 months, 1 week ago
Boom with a view: our economy of the year
Announcing the return of The Economist’s annual ranking for best performing economy. Are you ready for the big reveal? Dalit cuisine is barely visibl…
7 months, 1 week ago
Generals’ selection: Myanmar’s sham poll
Five years after seizing power in a coup, the military junta in Myanmar is holding an election. Yet all credible opposition has been banned. And war …
7 months, 1 week ago
Battle of the texts: which books changed the world?
So many books are published each year; few stand the test of time. Today we devote our whole show to asking which works have shaped the way we behave…
7 months, 2 weeks ago