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The Intelligence: Israel pushes south in Gaza
As its ground offensive appears to be expanding, Israel is acutely aware that time and international support will run out; we examine its impossible …
2 years, 10 months ago
The Weekend Intelligence: A nation on a knife's edge
The Economist's editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, and our Russia and Eastern Europe editor, Arkady Ostrovsky, return to Kyiv to to find out if c…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Intelligence: meeting Ukraine’s first lady
Olena Zelenska foresees a time when her family can regain a quiet life. Our editor-in-chief sits down with her to discuss her mental-health campaign …
2 years, 10 months ago
The Intelligence: Henry Kissinger’s legacy
The doyen of diplomacy has died, leaving a complex legacy. Following extensive interviews with him earlier this year, our deputy editor examines what…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Intelligence: Swede demons
Drug-related shootings and bombings are on the rise. Policies are changing and law-enforcement budgets rising, but stemming the violence is proving p…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Intelligence: As Zuck would have it
The singular focus on the metaverse of Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s boss, fretted investors. But in the past year he has pulled off a spectacularly timely…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Intelligence: eyewitness to slaughter in Sudan
Our correspondent speaks with the Africa head of the Red Cross who has borne witness to the war, famine and genocide that continue—unrelenting and la…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Intelligence: Land of the rising sums
Look past short-term stumbles: there are plenty of reasons to think Japan may spin out of its decades-long deflationary spiral. But how to avoid anot…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Intelligence: a far-right victory in the Netherlands
Geert Wilders campaigned on leaving the European Union, closing the borders, and even suggested banning Islam. The Dutch surprisingly voted for him a…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Intelligence: Israel and Hamas’s hostage deal
After weeks of negotiations, Hamas has agreed to release some hostages. In exchange, there will be a four-day pause in fighting. But then what? Ameri…
2 years, 10 months ago