Brits are falling out of love with America | The Economist

2026-03-27

The president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, says Donald Trump’s recent foreign policy is a "betrayal" of his own mantra. She speaks to The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, about America’s retreat from global leadership and whether the world’s middle powers are ready to step up and fill the void.

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2026-03-23

Former CIA analyst who served in Iraq and now a Democratic senator from Michigan, Elissa Slotkin says there’s no going back to the Obama or Biden era after Trump. She joins David Rennie, The Economist’s geopolitics editor, to discuss what’s next for American foreign policy and how the Democrats could win back the presidency in 2028.

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00:00 – Has Trump changed America’s alliances forever?
01:09 – How the democrats will tackle the 2028 election
03:51 – Is America First foreign policy here to stay?

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2026-03-14

2026-02-05

Cuba is heading for disaster. President Trump’s capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela has triggered a severe oil shortage on the island. If the Cuban regime cannot make a deal with Trump, the country risks devastating blackouts.

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2026-01-31

Is ICE an aggressive immigration agency or a paramilitary force?

On the latest episode of Insider, Robert Guest, our deputy editor, examines how the group compares with paramilitary forces elsewhere—and explains what the warning signs are to watch out for.

2026-01-27

President Xi Jinping has purged his top military officials, raising doubts about the China’s readiness for war.

2025-12-06

The price of gold reached record levels in October 2025. The Economist’s commodities editor, Matthieu Favas, explains why the assumption that gold is a "safe haven" may not fully explain the surge.

2025-10-27

Many of the jobs that graduates will end up doing don’t even exist yet. In the age of AI, what are the best subjects to study?

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