Kaja Kallas on Putin’s other path to victory in Ukraine
2025-10-29
How could Russia win off the battlefield? The EU’s top diplomat and our geopolitics editor, David Rennie, discuss how Putin could achieve his objectives if Ukraine becomes a failed democracy. Kaja Kallas says democracy in Ukraine is not perfect, and it would need further reform to become a member of the European Union.
Why are American drug prices so high?
2025-10-21
Americans cough up more than anyone else for their drugs. Medicine prices in the United States are more than three times the rich-world average.
Donald Trump wants to fix that, by forcing companies to match the lowest prices in other wealthy countries. But could his cure be worse than the disease?
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Were we wrong about Trump’s tariffs?
2025-10-17
Despite stark warnings from The Economist when Donald Trump unveiled his tariff regime on ‘Liberation Day’, America’s economy continues to grow.
Will that continue? Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, Edward Carr, deputy editor and a panel of our journalists discuss whether they were wrong about the President’s trade policy–or if a reckoning awaits.
Subscribers can watch the full interview as part of our new video series “The Economist Insider”.
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Donald Trump’s fortress economy is starting to hurt America: https://econ.st/47bYe6n
Why Donald Trump’s tariffs are failing to break global trade: https://econ.st/42MRryS
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The growing threat from Russia’s dark fleet
2025-10-11
The threat from Russia’s dark fleet is intensifying. The Economist examines how shadow ships help rogue states and criminal networks evade sanctions and conduct sabotage
What do Americans really think of Donald Trump?
2025-09-10
What do Americans really think of Donald Trump? John Prideaux, our US editor, breaks down the latest data to find out how popular the president is.
Why are strip clubs vanishing?
2025-09-03
Why are strip clubs in Britain vanishing? Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, and our writer, Rohan Banerjee, pull back the curtain on adult entertainment lounges and what the future might hold for them.
00:00 – What are strip clubs really like?
01:23 – Who goes to strip clubs?
02:08 – Are strip clubs doing well?
02:40 – How many strip clubs are left in the UK?
03:23 – Why did you go to a strip club in Norwich?
03:52 – What restrictions are coming from local councils?
04:42 – Is government regulation a good thing?
Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4oZQkVT
British authorities are cracking down on strip clubs: https://econ.st/41vyqQY
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Why was Labour so unprepared for power?
2025-07-04
Why was Keir Starmer’s Labour government so unprepared for power? After a shambolic end to its first year in power, The Economist’s British politics correspondent, Matthew Holehouse, analyses what went wrong for Britain’s ruling party.
Has China become cool?
2025-06-26
Is China becoming a cultural phenomenon? From Labubu dolls to high-tech exports China is making waves abroad. Our producer Jiehao Chen and China correspondent Gabriel Crossley speak on the Drum Tower podcast to discuss China’s pursuit of soft power.
00:00 – China’s softening image
01:07 – What does China’s Communist Party stand to gain?
02:23 – IShowSpeed’s livestream in China
04:08 – So is China cool?
Listen to the rest of the episode: https://econ.st/4epPhtJ
It’s not just Labubu dolls, Chinese brands are booming: https://econ.st/4k9wtzS
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