How OSINT has given Ukraine a strategic advantage

2025-12-22

Why are phrases like delulu, 67 and hanky panky popular? Lane Greene, our language correspondent, delves into why people love to use slang.

2025-12-19

Crypto is no stranger to volatility. But since hitting record highs in October, bitcoin has plunged more than 30%. Our Wall Street editor, Mike Bird, explains why this correction is different from the others.

2025-12-12

President Trump has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela and blown up alleged narco-boats across the Caribbean. What’s behind this escalation of military force?

Tap the link in our bio to read why an American oil blockade would devastate the Venezuelan regime.

2025-10-30

How resilient is the global economy? Mike Bird, co-host of the Money Talks podcast, speaks with Gita Gopinath, Harvard professor and former IMF chief economist, about her experience steering the financial body through crises and the fiscal risks countries currently face.

00:09 – What was it like working at the IMF during a time of global crises?
01:35 – Can emerging markets stay resilient as U.S. influence fades?
04:37 – How worried should we be about hidden risks in global finance and soaring deficits?
07:22 – How can rich countries fix their fiscal imbalances?

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Gita Gopinath on the crash that could torch $35trn of wealth: https://econ.st/47uiKPV
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2025-10-23

At The Economist, we believe it is important to engage seriously with people whose ideas challenge our own. In keeping with that belief, our editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, and our deputy editor, Ed Carr, spoke to Steve Bannon, one of the chief architects of the MAGA movement. Bannon insists that president Trump will have a third term and has played a role in galvanising Europe’s populist nationalists, many of whom are now close to power.

Subscribers can watch the full interview as part of our new video series The Insider.

00:00 – The Economist interviews Steve Bannon
00:52 – What kind of America does Bannon want to build?
02:00 – Bannon on seizing America’s institutions
06:15 – Bannon says Trump will have a third term
10:41 – Bannon’s role in populist nationalist movements in

2025-09-09

For the fourth time in under two years, President Macron is looking for a new prime minister. Our Paris bureau chief, Sophie Pedder, explains the paralysis at the heart of France’s government.

2025-09-03

Brazil’s former hard-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, is on trial for allegedly attempting a coup to remain in power. He denies all charges. Could this be a test case for how countries recover from a populist fever?

2025-08-21

Silicon Valley optimists are betting that an era of AI-powered superintelligence will bring about explosive worldwide economic growth. Henry Curr, our economics editor, joins Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, to discuss if their gamble will pay off.

00:00 – Can AI supercharge global economic growth?
01:15 – What are the predictions for how AI will impact the economy?
02:01 – What will cause explosive economic growth?
03:39 – Will jobs be at risk from AI?
05:22 – Should people buy into AI companies?
07:09 – What is important to look at in the real world?
08:37 – Is the AI boom similar to the internet boom?

Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/41Shtjz
The economics of superintelligence: https://econ.st/4mUX7hW
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