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The former crown prince of Iran on its path to democracy

2026-01-15

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The exiled son of Iran’s former shah explains how he would plan to lead the country during a transition period. In an interview with The Economist Reza Pahlavi said his role would be to act as a neutral arbiter, oversee free elections and a referendum and then transfer power to an elected parliament. Click the link [in our bio] to watch our latest Insider show on Iran.

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Are America’s tariffs here to stay?

2026-01-15

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A year into Donald Trump’s second term, global trade has been transformed. America has abandoned its role as guardian of the post-1945 order, instead wielding tariffs to punish political foes and pressure friends. Jamieson Greer, America’s trade representative, joins David Rennie, The Economist’s geopolitics editor, to defend Team Trump’s approach to America First trade. He explains why tariffs are permanent and reveals his plan if the Supreme...

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How Netanyahu’s rival would end Israel’s war in Gaza

2026-01-14

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Israel is bitterly divided ahead of this year’s elections. But one of prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s main political opponents, Naftali Bennett, says he can unite the country. Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, deputy editor, travelled to Tel Aviv to ask Mr Bennett how he would restore Israel’s reputation abroad and counter the threat of Hamas. 00:00 - What’s at stake in Israel’s election? 01:10 - How...

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How Netanyahu’s rival would end the war in Gaza

2026-01-14

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One of Binyamin Netanyahu’s main rivals in Israel’s election, Naftali Bennett, says he would “smoke” out Hamas from Gaza, in an interview with The Economist.

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Trump’s plan if the Supreme Court blocks tariffs

2026-01-14

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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.

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Could Donald Trump end Iran’s internet blackout?

2026-01-14

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Iran is experiencing its sixth day of a nationwide internet blackout, as authorities try to quell some of the biggest protests the country has ever seen. President Trump has said he wants to “rescue” the protesters and help restore the internet—can he?

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How Trump’s Venezuela raid is helping China’s Taiwan battle plans

2026-01-13

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Has Trump’s Venezuela raid helped China plan military strikes? Jeremy Page and Sarah Wu, co-hosts of the Drum Tower podcast, discuss whether the US assault and extraction of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro could offer lessons for a possible future attack on Taiwan. 00:00 – What lessons will Beijing draw from the US strike? 01:05 – How is China’s military preparing for decapitation strikes? 02:28 – Is the PLA talking more about decapitation...

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Why Israel is closely watching the Iran protests

2026-01-12

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Could Iran’s protests spark another war with Israel? Anshel Pfeffer, our Israel correspondent, and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss how unrest inside Iran could spill over and seriously ramp up tensions with Israel. 00:00 - What are the Iranian protests, and why do they matter to Israel? 01:10 - Why would Iran retaliate when it is facing serious problems at home? 04:02 - Could Israel use this moment to strike Iran...

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Netanyahu: Arab leaders don’t care about the Palestinian issue

2026-01-10

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Israel’s prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu says Arab leaders in private “don’t give a hoot” about the Palestinian issue. In an interview with The Economist, Mr Netanyahu refused to rule out annexation of the West Bank.

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Why Chinese women made Sherlock Holmes a gay icon

2026-01-10

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Why is Sherlock Holmes a gay icon in China? Jiehao Chen, co-host of the Drum Tower podcast, and Joel Budd, our senior affairs editor, discuss the famous detective’s popularity among Chinese women and what his prominence in slash fiction reveals about deeper anxieties surrounding love, marriage, and gender roles in contemporary China. 00:00 - Why are Chinese tourists visiting London for Sherlock? 01:13 - How did Sherlock become more popular than...

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Netanyahu: we didn’t carpet bomb Gaza

2026-01-10

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Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu defends his country’s record in Gaza in an interview with The Economist.

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Netanyahu on why journalists can’t enter Gaza without the IDF

2026-01-09

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At least 200 journalists have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war and the international media has been barred from independently entering the strip altogether. In an interview with The Economist, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu says the Israel Defence Forces don’t target journalists and that their access is restricted because “it’s a warzone”.

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Binyamin Netanyahu on how Israel justifies its war in Gaza

2026-01-09

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Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, says he wants to be remembered as a leader who helped secure the country’s future. With three stretches in office under his belt, is he succeeding? Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, deputy editor, travelled to Jerusalem to sit down with the prime minister. They ask him about the war in Gaza and his loss of public opinion, at home and abroad. You can watch the full...

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Netanyahu: I want to end US military aid to Israel within ten years

2026-01-09

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Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu says he wants to reduce Israel’s reliance on American military aid to zero within ten years. In an interview with The Economist, Mr Netanyahu said while it was “much appreciated”, his country had “come of age” and its economy would soon reach “a trillion dollars”.

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Why Trump’s Venezuela oil gamble won’t pay off

2026-01-09

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Has Trump just pulled off the most brazen oil heist in history? Vijay Vaitheeswaran, The Economist’s Global Energy and Climate Innovation Editor talks to Ethan Wu and Mike Bird, co-hosts of The Money Talks podcast, about why America might never benefit from Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. 00:00 – Why Venezuela’s vast oil reserves are so difficult to use 02:29 – Heavy vs light crude: why Venezuelan oil is different 04:38 – Why big oil won’t invest...

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Should you buy your employer’s shares?

2026-01-08

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It flies in the face of most financial advice but Josh Roberts, our capital markets correspondent, highlights some unexpected advantages of investing closer to home. #theeconomist #finance #investing #stockmarket #stocks #shares

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Will humans still fight in future wars?

2026-01-07

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As warfare becomes increasingly autonomous, who should make life-and-death decisions—humans or machines? Torsten Reil, the co-founder of Helsing, explains why humans must always remain in the loop, even as rivals like Russia and China grow more comfortable handing control to AI.Click the link in our bio to watch the full episode.

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Is Europe ready for war? | In conversation with Torsten Reil, co-founder of Helsing

2026-01-07

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Is the future of warfare outpacing Europe’s defences? Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, speaks with Torsten Reil, the co-founder of Helsing, about autonomous warfare, whether Europe is prepared for conflict — and whether it is ethical to send humans into modern battle. Chapters 00:00 - European defence mindset 03:00 - How prepared is Europe for war? 04:45 - Is it ethical to send humans into modern battle? Watch the full show:...

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Could Donald Trump take Greenland?

2026-01-07

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Following his dramatic intervention in Venezuela, President Trump has set his sights on another target: Greenland. He claims America needs the remote island in the Arctic for national security. Why? And how could he try to take the territory?

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How much oil can Trump get out of Venezuela?

2026-01-06

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President Trump wants Venezuela’s oil. But getting it out of the ground could take years and at least $100bn in investment, as The Economist's commodities editor, Matthieu Favas, explains.

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