Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Crossing the “t”s: China-America trade talks
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
American negotiators will be in Beijing this week, for what appears to be the final stages of striki...
The strain in Spain: an election looms
26 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of this weekend’s general election, we examine Spain’s fractured political landscape. A mu...
Five Eyes and 5G: the Huawei debate
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leaked discussions reveal that Britain is going against the grain of its “Five Eyes” security pa...
Troubling: a death in Northern Ireland
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A young journalist will be buried today, after being accidentally shot by dissident republicans in N...
Worrying new threat: tragedy in Sri Lanka
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After co-ordinated bomb attacks that killed hundreds, Sri Lanka is reeling. But if the government wa...
Early to wed: child marriage in Africa
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Marrying too young has lifelong effects: on a girl’s body as much as on her education and career. ...
Planes, trains and automobiles: the travails of travel
19 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Easter weekend is a busy travel time for the many people who celebrate it. If you’re lucky, it mea...
[Redacted]: the Mueller report
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today the report by Robert Mueller, the special counsel who investigated Russian links to the Trump ...
Roads to success: Indonesia’s election
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Joko Widodo, the incumbent president, is expected to win today’s vote, after a people-pleasing ter...
And then, silence: a Paris icon burns
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, was already battling the flames of national protest when fire...
Modi’s operandi: India’s enormous election
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The world’s largest democratic exercise is under way. Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks likely to...
Bashir and present danger: Sudan’s coup
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A protest movement that began in December at last brought Sudan’s military brass on board. The cou...
Brussels’ doubts: another Brexit delay
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Britain now has a new Brexit deadline: the end of October. But those negotiations magnified division...
Bibi got back: Israel’s election
10 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Binyamin Netanyahu looks set to win a fifth term as prime minister. How will his policies affect neg...
The new mediocre: the world economy
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The International Monetary Fund releases its global-growth forecast today. Expect news of a downgrad...
Tripoli threat: a warlord’s bid to take Libya
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As rebel forces advance on Tripoli and American troops withdraw, we look at the Libyan general leadi...
Theresa looks left: Brexit negotiations
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Having seemingly exhausted options within her own party, Prime Minister Theresa May is now trying to...
Resigned to it: Algeria’s president
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After two decades as president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika has resigned. But the cabal that’s been runni...
Fund while it lasted: the 1MDB scandal
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today Malaysia’s former prime minister faces his first of several trials, for alleged involvement ...
Vote with pride: LGBT politicians
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chicago votes for a new mayor today. Either way it will become the largest American city run by an A...
AK, not quite OK: Turkey’s elections
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Turkey’s ruling AK party made historic losses in local elections. Voters, it seems, are fed up wit...
Comic’s relief? Ukraine’s presidential race
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A television show’s everyman character winds up as president: and now the actor who plays him lead...
Another dance ‘round the May poll: Brexit
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Britain’s prime minister has promised to step down if Parliament passes her deal with the European...
Seeing the Lighthizer: China trade talks
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Another week, another round of negotiations between China and America. But as domestic and economic ...
Loan behold: a global-economy danger
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The world has only just recovered from the last global financial shock. But a new trend has economis...
Collusion elusion: the Mueller report
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Mueller, the special counsel, has at last delivered his report on President Donald Trump’s ...
The never-ending saga: Brexit delayed
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
European leaders nixed Theresa May’s request to postpone Brexit for three months, but have given h...
Not now, Theresa: Postponing Britain’s EU goodbye
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With just eight days to go before Brexit, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May wants to extend the...
Alpha Beto: O’Rourke’s appeal
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Beto O’Rourke launched his bid for America’s presidency. Despite his relative lack of experience...
War and pestilence: Ebola makes a comeback
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Five years ago Ebola spread across West Africa, killing more than 10,000 people. In August a fresh o...
Replacement anxiety: White supremacist terrorism
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, has left 50 people dead and a lot of unanswered q...
Can't deal with it: Brexit
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been another brutal week for Britain’s prime minister as her deal to leave Europe was swatt...
Lights out: Venezuela’s blackout
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Power cuts in Caracas have endangered lives and deepened the misery of Venezuelans. It’s another s...
Losing the plot: Brexit
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The second defeat of British Prime Minister’s plan for withdrawal from the EU has weakened her. Bu...
Flying stop: Boeing
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Following a second fatal crash of Boeing’s 737-MAX, China was quick to ground its fleet of the new...
The sensitive month: Tibet
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
China’s party leaders get nervous in March—a month full of anniversaries that Tibetans hold dear...
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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...