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War hoarse: is Zelensky being heard?
In an interview with The Economist ahead of the Munich Security Conference, Ukraine’s president is pessimistic that Trump can end the conflict. How f…
1 year, 1 month ago
Eye to the chancellor: interviewing Friedrich Merz
The winner of Germany’s upcoming election will also play a crucial role in Europe. The Economist’s editor-in-chief speaks to Friedrich Merz, the fron…
1 year, 1 month ago
I’ll be jammed: electronic warfare in Ukraine
Some of the most frenetic innovation of Ukraine’s war happens in the electromagnetic spectrum: detecting and denying signals to and from materiel. Th…
1 year, 1 month ago
Scam Inc 3: The bottom line
How do you run a scam operation?
Perks, recruitment, outsourcing and a monthly landscaping budget—this is Scam Inc.
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1 year, 1 month ago
Scam Inc 2: Opportunity of a lifetime
Who are the scammers?
They aren't who you think.
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1 year, 1 month ago
Scam Inc 1: Pigs in a barrel
You wouldn’t fall for a scam—would you?
A small town in Kansas is left reeling after one of its best and brightest gets sucked in.
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1 year, 1 month ago
It could happen to you: introducing “Scam Inc”
Our new podcast series is a shocking look at transnational organised crime: nearly as big as the illegal-drug trade and far more sophisticated than y…
1 year, 1 month ago
Leeward: we meet South Korea’s probable president
We meet the opposition leader who is likely to be the next president. Cleaning up the domestic mess after an alleged coup would seem easy compared wi…
1 year, 1 month ago
As a next resort: Trump’s vision for Gaza
The details President Donald Trump laid out for American ownership and redevelopment of the Gaza Strip took everyone by surprise—not least Israel’s p…
1 year, 1 month ago
Rebel with a new cause: meeting Syria’s president
From media-studies dropout to international jihadist to Syria’s ruler, Ahmed al-Sharaa has an unlikely résumé. He speaks with our editor-in-chief, sh…
1 year, 1 month ago