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2025-03-17

Donald Trump’s team has called the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/03/10/how-doge-is-driving-americas-public-health-guardians-mad?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) “the most incompetent and arrogant agency” in the federal government. Our correspondent talks to staff who fear that jobs and crucial public-health projects are under threat. Is silver (https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/03/05/why-silver-is-the-new-gold?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) the new gold

2025-03-11

Donald Trump has paused military aid and intelligence to Kyiv. Our defence editor, Shashank Joshi, analyses whether European countries can plug the gaps

2025-02-28

This week European leaders have lined up to charm Donald Trump. But the broad smiles belie a bigger fear: what would it mean for the continent’s security if America forsakes its security guarantees (https://www.economist.com/international/2025/02/25/can-europe-confront-vladimir-putins-russia-on-its-own?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners)? What the pull-out of French (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/02/01/frances-bitter-retreat-from-west-africa?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) forces will mean for Africa (10:56).

2025-02-01

Jan Piotrowski, our business columnist, explains why bosses appalled by the billionaire’s right-wing antics are cheering him on in the visa fight #business #economics #tech #musk #usa

2025-01-31

Europe’s far right is on the rise, and with Elon Musk voicing his support, concerns are growing. How worried should we be? Berlin bureau chief, Tom Nuttall, explains

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2025-01-31

Donald Trump wants the Panama Canal back. He’s accused Panama of ripping off America and claimed Chinese soldiers run the canal. Why is Trump so fixated on it now? #geopolitics #panama #panamacanal #uspolitics #trump