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2026-01-14

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 Bennett believes he differs from Netanyahu
01:40 – Can only Netanyahu guarantee Israel’s security?
02:42 – The decline of international support for Israel
03:36 – What Bennett would do to change Israel’s standing abroad
04:11 – Bennett on ending the war in Gaza
06:51 – Bennett’s view on Palestinian statehood

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2026-01-12

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 again?
07:25 – How might Israel hope to benefit from Iran’s instability in the long run?

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2026-01-07

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?

2025-11-20

“We are ready to go for a deal, but for a fair and balanced deal, not a one-sided deal” Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, tells our journalists.

Nicolas Pelham, our Middle East correspondent, and Adam Roberts, our digital editor, have been on a rare reporting trip to Tehran. On today’s Insider episode they join our top editors to discuss what they learnt from the interview with the foreign minister and what the future holds for the Islamic Republic.

2025-11-12

Are share prices headed for a crash? Josh Roberts, our finance correspondent, explains why even the best traders struggle to predict sudden jumps in volatility.

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2025-11-10

Democrats celebrated a string of electoral victories on November 4th, including a former spy, an ex-Navy helicopter pilot and a democratic socialist. What does this say about the party, and can they find a unifying message in time for the next presidential election?

00:00 – What can Democrats learn from the elections?
00:25 – What do Virginia and New Jersey tell us?
05:06 – Should the Democrats have such varied candidates?

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Zohran Mamdani lost in parts of NYC that look most like America: https://econ.st/3JGyiIE

Democrats risk drawing the wrong lessons from one good day: https://econ.st/4ooydYV

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2025-09-24

In Japan the ideal worker was once employed fresh from graduation and expected to stick with one company for life. But the rigid “salaryman” model is crumbling. Our Japan reporter, Moeka Iida, explains why #japan #employment #work

2025-09-19

Scientists have created mouse pups with two fathers by combining the sperm of two mice in a lab. The breakthrough technique offers a possible future in which two dads could have children to whom they are both genetically related