A rare look inside Iran
2025-12-03
Arrested as he tried to leave Iran, Nicolas Pelham, The Economist’s Middle East correspondent, was detained for seven weeks in 2019. Now the regime has invited him back.
Steve Bannon on MAGA’s momentum in Europe
2025-10-24
Steve Bannon says the MAGA movement reshaping America is now sweeping across Europe, claiming that Nigel Farage will be Britain’s next prime minister.
He spoke to Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Ed Carr, our deputy editor, in Washington, DC about the populist forces he believes are surging across the continent—from France and Germany to Britain.
Watch the full interview at www.economist.com/insider
Why is cybercrime getting even more profitable? | The Intelligence podcast
2025-10-18
Cybercrime is on the rise, increasingly afflicting large businesses as criminals use the threat of operational disruption to extort ever-larger ransoms. Our AI writer, Alex Hern joins Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, to discuss how companies and governments should respond to this growing threat.
0:00 – Why are cyberattacks increasing?
2:46 – Who are the hackers targeting?
3:04 – Why was the Jaguar Land Rover attack so costly?
4:11 – What are we learning from these attacks?
4:55 – How should companies respond?
6:24 – What role should governments play?
#TheEconomist #cyberattacks #business
Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4on4Zt1
Cybercrime is afflicting big business. How to lessen the pain: https://econ.st/48zH3OM
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Can Germany keep the hard right from power?
2025-10-16
Germany’s hard-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is more popular than ever. One in four Germans now support it. Yet despite its rise, the party remains shut out of power.
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