Fifth time unlucky: Algeria’s protests
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Widespread protests will continue today against the re-election run of President Abdelaziz Bouteflik...
Guilt and association: Paul Manafort
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager can expect to have the book thrown at him at his ...
Trudeau in trouble: a sunny leader in stormy times
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Canada’s fresh-faced leader has been a icon for embattled liberals. But now he faces damaging accu...
Xi’ll meet again: China’s People’s Congress opens
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The National People's Congress of China gathers today for ten days of deliberations. Tensions with t...
A thirsty world: the future of water
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh water is becoming increasingly scarce, as climate change and population growth puts greater pr...
Bibi one more time? Binyamin Netanyahu
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Israel’s prime minister has been indicted, pending a hearing, just weeks before an election. We lo...
Line of control: India-Pakistan
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Air strikes by India and Pakistan this week represent a worrying flare-up of tensions that have simm...
Chaos and calculation: Brexit
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Grand fissures have opened in Britain’s politics; the two main parties’ leaders are struggling t...
Two for the show: Trump meets Kim
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As Kim Jong Un arrives in Vietnam ahead of a second summit with President Donald Trump, we ask about...
It’s bean difficult: the China-America trade war
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As President Donald Trump delays further tariffs on $200bn-worth of Chinese goods, there are hints o...
Alms held up: Venezuela
22 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Venezuela is in dire need of humanitarian aid, and Juan Guaidó, the interim president, has pledged ...
Sins of the fathers: the Vatican and child abuse
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Vatican is hosting a high-profile meeting on child abuse by the clergy. It’s a topic that has ...
Prince on tour: Muhammad bin Salman
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Muhammad bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, is on a tour of Asia, striking deals and trying to poli...
Labour’s love lost: British politics
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Seven parliamentarians have split from Britain’s opposition Labour party. That could change the ca...
State of the unionising: Amazon
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We examine the aftermath of the online behemoth’s withdrawal of its New York expansion plans, and ...
Emergency measures: America’s border deal
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump is expected to declare a national emergency today, to fund his southern-borde...
IS this the end? Islamic State’s last stand
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Syria the few remaining Islamic State fighters are hemmed in. The caliphate’s territory may be ...
It’s not easy: the Green New Deal
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As America’s Senate majority leader pledges a vote on the Green New Deal, a sweeping set of polici...
Independents’ day: Catalans on trial
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today 12 leaders of Spain’s Catalonia region go on trial, accused of rebellion. The proceedings wi...
You say you want: Revisiting Iran’s revolution
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We examine how the echoes of Iran’s revolution, 40 years ago, still influence how the Islamic Repu...
Princess unbridled: Thai politics
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A Thai princess enters the running for prime minister—a development that reshuffles the country’...
The Intelligence: Weapons redrawn
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After America and Russia pull out out of a cold war-era weapons treaty, we examine the picture of gl...
The Intelligence: Credible, but critical
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today the Trump administration is expected to announce its nomination for head of the World Bank tod...
The Intelligence: Don’t despair, America
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight President Trump will deliver his State of the Union address; we ask what he’ll be saying, ...
The Intelligence: A despot’s calculation
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Internal and international pressure on President Nicolás Maduro brings Venezuela to the brink of ch...
The Intelligence: Be careful on the way out
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As progress appears to have been made in peace talks between America and the Taliban, the Senate urg...
The Intelligence: Down and out in “iPhone City”
31 Jan 2019
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As trade talks with China continue in Washington, our correspondent takes a trip to China’s “iPh...
The Intelligence: This is not a coup
30 Jan 2019
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International pressure is mounting on the dictatorial regime of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. As he...
The Intelligence: Deal, delay or dither?
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s another crucial vote in the Brexit saga as Prime Minister Theresa May learns whether her leav...
The Intelligence: Trailer
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Intelligence is a new current-affairs podcast, published every weekday by Economist Radio, that ...
The World Ahead: Trailer
05 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Coming soon: a new future-gazing series from The Economist that examines an assortment of speculativ...
Babbage: Trailer
06 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Babbage is our weekly podcast on science and technology, named after Charles Babbage—a 19th-centur...
Money Talks: Trailer
05 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Take a seat at the table and learn about the biggest stories in financial markets, the economy and b...