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Why Asia has a traffic problem

2025-03-26

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Asia is notorious for some of the worst traffic jams in the world. Our Asia correspondent, Ethan Wu, explains why

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Canuck of the draw: Canada’s election campaigns

2025-03-26

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The Conservative Party, led by a Trump-tinged populist, once had the polls locked up. That is changing radically (https://www.economist.com/interactive/2025-canada-election?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) now that Donald Trump is seen as a threat to the nation. Amid America’s foreign-policy misfires,...

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The chat is out of the bag: a stunning leak

2025-03-25

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Put aside for the moment the outrageous security breach (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/03/24/a-shambolic-leak-reveals-team-trumps-contempt-for-allies?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) of a journalist being brought in on classified military planning: a leaked group chat reveals much about the...

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Are British nukes fit for purpose?

2025-03-24

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Are British nukes fit for purpose? Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, discusses with Malcolm Chalmers, deputy director general at RUSI

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Five non-fiction books to read in a day

2025-03-23

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Do you want to quickly learn something new? Here are five non-fiction books you can read in a day

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Can the Western alliance be saved?

2025-03-22

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The transatlantic relationship is crumbling, at least according to one former NATO chief. Is he right? Our geopolitics editor gives his view #geopolitics #trump #defence #nato #europe #security

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Spy-fall: Trump imperils intelligence pact

2025-03-21

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America’s international intelligence-sharing relationships have been decades in the making and rely not on a treaty but trust. Could Donald Trump damage (https://www.economist.com/international/2025/03/16/trump-v-the-spies-of-five-eyes?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) the powerful spy alliance? Why we may...

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Is the stockmarket facing a radical shift?

2025-03-20

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European and Asian stocks are outperforming American ones. But investors are also noticing deeper changes too. What’s going on? Our finance correspondent, Joshua Roberts, explains #finance #economics #america #donaldtrump #markets #usa

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Not so delightful: Erdogan arrests rival

2025-03-20

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Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested (https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/03/19/erdogan-arrests-the-candidate-who-could-beat-him?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) just days before he was likely to be elected leader of Turkey’s opposition. Where does this leave Turkish democracy? What Panama’s concessions...

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In sickness and in stealth: threats to America’s CDC

2025-03-17

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Donald Trump’s team has called the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/03/10/how-doge-is-driving-americas-public-health-guardians-mad?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) “the most incompetent and arrogant agency” in the federal government. Our...

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Five novels you can read in a day

2025-03-17

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Bored of battling through big books? Here are five novels you can read in a day

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A surprising opportunity from climate change

2025-03-14

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Ice is melting faster in the Arctic than anywhere else on earth. But this devastating consequence of the climate crisis could create a great economic opportunity

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Wheels of justice: the ICC gets Duterte at last

2025-03-14

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The International Criminal Court has arrested Rodrigo Duterte, a former president of the Philippines. The case highlights both the strengths and the weaknesses (https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/03/11/the-global-importance-of-rodrigo-dutertes-arrest?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) of international...

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Can foreign aid work?

2025-03-13

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Donald Trump’s decision to dismantle USAID is an extreme example of a global trend: rich countries are pulling back on foreign aid. Our international economics correspondent, Cerian Richmond Jones, travels to Malawi to find out whether decades of aid has worked

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When the levy doesn’t break: a trade-war world adjusts

2025-03-13

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The Trump administration’s dedication to tariffs now seems more fervent than the first time around. Markets (https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/03/10/how-trump-provoked-a-stockmarket-sell-off?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) are noticing...

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Donald Trump’s mafia-style diplomacy

2025-03-12

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Bullying allies, making threats and demanding tribute: Donald Trump’s style of diplomacy is one Don Corleone might recognise. Will his mob boss approach make America richer and stronger, or isolated and weaker? #uspolitics #trump #donaldtrump #diplomacy

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Thirty-day trial? A Ukraine-ceasefire proposal

2025-03-12

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The ceasefire proposal (https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/03/11/ukraine-hopes-its-ceasefire-offer-will-turn-the-tables-on-russia?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) hatched by American negotiators and agreed by Ukraine is now a matter for Russia to consider. We ask how the not-yet-a-breakthrough will...

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Can Europe defend Ukraine without America?

2025-03-11

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Donald Trump has paused military aid and intelligence to Kyiv. Our defence editor, Shashank Joshi, analyses whether European countries can plug the gaps

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Sects and balances: a violent flare-up in Syria

2025-03-11

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Horrifying attacks on Alawites, the sect of deposed leader Bashar al-Assad, throw into question the power—or the will—of Ahmed al-Sharaa, the country’s leader, to maintain peace...

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Who is Mark Carney, Canada’s new prime minister?

2025-03-11

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As the former central banker faces his toughest job so far, how will his premiership be shaped by Donald Trump?

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