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You’ve come a long way, Bibi: Israel’s crucial election
Binyamin Netanyahu’s government will, unusually, serve out its full term. What comes after October’s election will decide what kind of Israel will em…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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 up against a man who wears a bin on his head. It …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Strait 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 options available to America—all of them bad. Ind…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The 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 happen if the military junta acceded to demands …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
A hawk who flew on political winds: Lindsey Graham
The longtime South Carolina senator died suddenly at the weekend. His political arc mirrored that of his Republican party in the Trump era. We ask wh…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Putin’s options: an oligarch speaks out
This week Andrey Melnichenko, Russia’s biggest industrialist, warns in The Economist that disaster is looming for his country as the war in Ukraine c…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Peace 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 correspondent explains how power shifts within Ir…
2 months ago
Marine warfare: Le Pen runs for president
Last night, the populist-right leader announced that she will run in the French presidential election next year. Our correspondent analyses the Le Pe…
2 months ago
Continental rift: NATO’s tense summit
As NATO leaders gather for the annual summit in Turkey today, the thorniest issue is off the agenda: fractures within the alliance. Our correspondent…
2 months ago
The mourning show: the politics of Khamenei’s funeral
The Iranian regime hopes the massive crowds gathered for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral will demonstrate its strength. Our correspondent says they …
2 months ago