Anthropic’s CEO on his fight with the Pentagon

2026-03-09

For eight decades the US dollar has been the linchpin of global trade and finance, but today confidence in it is faltering. Are there any alternatives?

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00:00 – Could the dollar lose its dominance?
00:52 – Donald’s Trump impact on the dollar
01:25 – Why it’s hard to stop using dollars
02:16 – What could be an alternative?
04:01 – A basket of currencies

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2026-03-06

Dario Amodei, the boss of Anthropic, says he is sorry. In his first interview since the Pentagon labelled the AI lab a supply-chain risk—the first American company to receive that designation—he offered a mea culpa for the way he handled a crisis that he described as one of the most “disorienting” in Anthropic’s history.

Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, sat down with the Anthropic boss to discuss his clash with the Trump administration over the future of AI safety. Click the link to watch the full interview on Friday at 6pm London time.

Watch the full interview here: https://www.economist.com/insider/the-insider/zanny-minton-beddoes-interviews-anthropics-boss

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2026-02-28

What are China’s Arctic ambitions? The Economist’s Jeremy Page and Sarah Wu, co-hosts of the Drum Tower podcast, discuss why China may be downplaying its involvement in the region, its long-term strategy to become a “polar great power,” and the economic potential of emerging Arctic shipping routes.

00:00 – Why Is China Interested in the Arctic?
01:49 – Why is the Northern Sea Route so important?
02:43 – What does China want from Greenland?
04:07 – How are NATO and Russia shaping China’s arctic plans?

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2026-01-16

Can you be too good at betting? The Economist’s data editor dives into the bookie’s battle to stop clever people winning.

2026-01-09

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 interview from 6pm UK time on January 9th, 2026 on the Economist’s website. And at 7pm you can watch a discussion show about the interview with Zanny, Edward and a panel of Economist experts.

00:00 – Israel’s battle against radical Islam
01:25 – Has Israel committed war crimes in Gaza?
03:00 – Mr Netanyahu’s defence of collateral damage in the

2025-11-19

The UN has predicted that the global population will peak in 2084. Our top economics editors explain why we could reach that milestone sooner than expected. Plus, what people often get wrong about why birth rates are falling.

Watch the full show to learn about the economic impact of falling fertility rates—and whether that spells catastrophe.

00:00 – Where fertility rates have fallen
01:28 – When will the world’s population peak?
05:16 – Why women are having fewer babies

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Humanity will shrink, far sooner than you think: https://econ.st/4oS6u3l

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America’s fertility crash reaches a new low:

2025-10-04

North Koreans are being executed for watching foreign television shows. The Economist interviewed escapees and analysed satellite imagery to investigate Kim Jong Un’s increasingly brutal regime.

2025-09-27

Israel is losing support in America. Polling by The Economist reveals a bipartisan shift, as both Democrats and Republicans question the relationship