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Whack of all trades: America’s economy

2025-03-28

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No surprises here: The Economist reckons tariffs are a terrible trade tool. But what is most clearly harming American businesses and scaring off investors is persistent uncertainty...

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Has Turkey become an autocracy

2025-03-27

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Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is facing major protests after imprisoning his main political rival, sparking the biggest protests seen in a decade. The move could signal a new shift towards autocracy

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Niall Ferguson: will Trump elude historians?

2025-03-26

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Is the use of private messaging apps like Signal by politicians erasing crucial historical evidence? Historian Niall Ferguson warns that in the future it might be much harder to write the biographies of modern leaders #historytok #history #niallferguson #donaldtrump #signal #uspolitics

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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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