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2026-01-23

NATO allies have quarrelled before, but never quite like this. Donald Trump’s pursuit of Greenland—and his willingness to use intimidation and economic coercion to get it—could deal a deathblow to the post-war order. Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Edward Carr, deputy editor, and a panel of our expert journalists discuss whether the diplomatic spat could be the end of the West as we know it.

00:00 What is the future of the transatlantic alliance and NATO?
01:00 Is this a permanent shift?
04:00 Is Europe prepared for this new world?

Watch the full show: https://econ.st/3ZqIcCb

The true danger posed by Donald Trump: https://econ.st/4pQGUv5

Europe’s five stages of grief for the transatlantic alliance: https://econ.st/4jSz7eR

Donald Trump’s expansionist

2026-01-23

The boss of one of the world’s biggest banks says Donald Trump’s plan to cap credit-card costs would be an “economic disaster”. Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, tells The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, that it would significantly harm many Americans and explains how to prove it.

2026-01-19

Will Trump invade Greenland? Shashank Joshi, our Defence Editor and Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss Donald Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland, his threat of tariffs against NATO allies, and the strain this places on the alliance.

00:00 – Is anyone going to war over Greenland?
01:08 – Why does Trump want Greenland?
02:12 – Is this the most serious crisis NATO has ever faced?
03:31 – How does this affect the war in Ukraine?
07:28 – Is NATO really over — and what comes next for Europe?

Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4r3L8k5
The president’s hunger for Greenland is tearing NATO apart: https://econ.st/4r6Y3lr
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#TheEconomist #Greenland #NATO

2026-01-14

Donald Trump has said America is “screwed” if the Supreme Court rules that his tariffs are illegal. With a ruling expected to arrive as soon as today, the US trade representative, Jamieson Greer, tells The Economist’s Geopolitics editor, David Rennie, about the administration’s plan B.

2025-12-04

Sir Keir Starmer called Reform UK, Nigel Farage’s populist right-wing party, “pro-Putin or Putin-neutral”. In an interview with The Economist’s editor-in-chief, @ZannyMintonBeddoes, Britain’s embattled prime minister said a Reform government would harm Britain and potentially break the West.

The full interview will be available to watch at 4pm UK time. Click the link to watch: https://www.economist.com/insider

2025-11-27

Is Britain’s budget a failure? Tom Carter, our Britain economics correspondent, and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss why this is a missed opportunity for the Labour Party and why the government’s new policies are anti-growth.

00:45 – What is the economic backdrop to the budget?
01:31 – Was the government’s economic windfall put to strategic use?
02:38 – Did the budget cause "violent market reactions"?
03:23 – Was this a good budget for Labour?

Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4rpIndI
This bodge-it budget does not give Britain what it needs: https://econ.st/4p9Hl4c
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2025-11-24

For most of history parents have wanted sons, but in recent years mums and dads in the rich world have shown an emerging preference for girls. Why is this, and what happens if they start to use technology to act on this?

Video supported by @mishcondereya

00:00 – Are baby boys going out of fashion?
00:26 – Why are more boys born than girls?
01:03 – How many “missing” girls are there?
02:17 – Why do parents want baby girls?
02:58 – Are people choosing their baby’s sex?
03:39 – What are these procedures?
04:34 – What could happen to society if there are more girls?

The new economics of babymaking: https://econ.st/3WufkYw

Why the best time to be a dad is now: https://econ.st/3UHLnTJ

America’s fertility crash reaches a new low: https://econ.st/48NfYaS

Technology Quarterly: Designing

2025-10-08

Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, sat down with Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, to discuss tariffs, trade and negotiating with Donald Trump.

You can watch the full interview, as part of our new video series “The Economist Insider”, on Thursday October 9th at 7pm London time.

00:00 – The impact of tariffs on Canada
00:58 – What it’s like to deal with Donald Trump
01:46 – Is Trump monetising US hegemony?
04:00 – The future of the global trading system

Watch the full interview: https://econ.st/3KXJVLh
Mark Carney’s radical vision for handling Trumpian America: https://econ.st/3IW3vah
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