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2026-01-27

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

2025-12-12

It has been a good year for China. The country is winning its trade war with America. China is mastering new technologies and becoming an even more fearsome competitor in global markets.

Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and deputy editor Edward Carr sit down with our top China experts to assess what—if anything—could halt China’s rise.

00:00 – How strong are China’s armed forces?
03:02 – What could undermine the Chinese economy?
05:07 – The threat from China’s population
08:41 – Will China be the new superpower?

Watch the full show: https://econ.st/4oMaxxe

Why China is winning the trade war: https://econ.st/4iVifDY

How America could end up making China great again: https://econ.st/4awcf2r

China knows how to punish countries that offend it: https://econ.st/48B9YS8

2025-12-01

Plagued by corruption and weakened on the battlefield, Ukraine now risks being beaten at the negotiating table, too. If it does not show that it is willing to talk peace, it risks losing American support. Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, deputy editor, and a panel of our experts dissect the latest peace plan and what it means for Ukraine.

00:00 – What we know about the negotiations
03:30 – Who leaked the Steve Witkoff-Yuri Ushakov call?
04:48 – The details of the “peace plan”
06:35 – What the deal could mean for Ukraine

Watch the full show: https://econ.st/4indiU2

Read our coverage of the war: https://econ.st/48sr43i

Ukraine may be a step closer to peace, or to destruction: https://econ.st/4rqtCaB

If the fighting ends in Ukraine, the infighting in

2025-10-23

Steve Bannon insists that Donald Trump will be president again for a third term in 2028 — and that America needs him to.

Bannon, one of the chief architects of the MAGA movement, spoke to Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Ed Carr, our deputy editor, in Washington, DC.

At The Economist, we believe it is important to engage seriously with people whose ideas challenge our own. The ideas Mr Bannon champions are gaining traction across America and beyond.

Watch the full interview on Thursday, October 23rd at 6pm London time at www.economist.com/insider

2025-10-14

The transatlantic alliance is facing its toughest test since the cold war. Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, sat down with Mark Rutte, the head of NATO, to discuss Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine, the growing threat from China and dealing with Donald Trump.

You can watch the full interview, as part of our new video series “The Economist Insider”, from Tuesday October 14th at 6pm London time.

00:00 – Russian incursions into NATO airspace
01:45 – Is Russia a real threat?
04:14 – What Donald Trump means for the alliance
05:58 – What Europe will do if China invades Taiwan

Watch the full interview: https://econ.st/3W5fEwE

Putin’s dangerous drone probe is a moment of truth for NATO: https://econ.st/4hgufiE

Listen: Space invaders: Russia’s NATO nose-thumbing:

2025-09-01

China’s President Xi Jinping is playing host to over 20 world leaders, welcoming autocrats such as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. A more surprising addition to the guest list is India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Our foreign editor explains how Donald Trump’s chaotic trade war is pushing America’s friends towards China.

#donaldtrump #putin #xijinping #modi #china #india

2025-08-26

Robot-on-robot fighting could be the future of frontline combat. From evacuating the wounded to storming trenches, robots are already serving in the war in Ukraine. These unmanned ground vehicles, or UGVs, are the newest front in the war’s technological arms race.

#ukraine #ukrainewar #drone #dronefootage #militarytechnology #ugv

2025-08-20

This “city of the future” is Xi Jinping’s pet project. Don Weinland, our China business and finance editor, visited Xiongan to see if the former “ghost town” can really attract residents.

#china #urbanplanning #city