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Caracas under pressure: democracy in Venezuela
<p>After American troops snatched Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in a dawn raid in January, democracy did not seem like a priority. Yet this week, <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/08/12/america-really-might-restore-democ
Pump and circumstance: is China the new OPEC?
<p>The Iran war triggered the largest supply shock in the history of petroleum, yet prices never rose as high as feared. Our correspondent explains how action <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/08/09/china-is-now-
Spring, then fall: a weakened Muslim Brotherhood
<p>The Muslim Brotherhood won power and influence in the Arab Spring of 2011. Now autocrats are resurgent and its leaders are in jail or exile. <a href="https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/08/09/is-europe-safer-than-america?utm_ca
Under strAIn: breaking the British state
<p>Britons are turning to <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/08/06/how-ai-is-breaking-the-british-state?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownot
Outsider chance: ending Sudan’s proxy war
<p>We look at the peace that has settled over Khartoum, the ruined capital. <a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/international/2026/08/06/a-battle-for-supremacy-has-laid-sudan-and-its-capital-to-waste?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=
Socialist mobility: a telling Michigan vote
<p>We examine one of America’s primary races, in which a <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/08/05/americas-democratic-socialists-are-having-the-summer-of-their-lives?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_sourc
Taking the shine off: albedo and global temperatures
<p>Fewer clouds, shrinking ice caps, changing pollutants: all result in less of the sun’s energy being reflected back into space. Which is <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/07/16/its-too-darn-hot-blame-global-dimming?utm_campa
In arms’ way: Gaza-deal sticking points
<p>President Donald Trump’s claim that Hamas had agreed to disarm in Gaza was, at best, premature. We examine the sticking points of a lasting deal. New-business applications are <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2026/07/27/americ
Taken littorally: Spain’s sudden crisis in Ceuta
<p>The deadly <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/07/31/a-migrant-surge-tests-spains-open-policies?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-n
Omission accomplished: why the Iran-war cycle spins on
<p>From <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/28/new-strikes-in-iran-show-the-weakness-of-donald-trumps-deal?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.
Working memory: the surprising decline of dementia
<p>A dive into the data reveals that, despite dire past predictions, the prevalence of dementia is actually <a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/07/09/how-dementia-is-being-defeated?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&
Brave New whirl: Turkey’s opposition overhaul
<p>An ousted former opposition leader started a new party—called the New Party. We assess its chances at the ballot box, and under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s thumb. A <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/07/23/a-surrogacy-sc
Burning questions: a more fire-prone world
<p>Wildfires in France and Spain are only growing worse by the day. We examine what can be done as a future of more fires, and worse ones, becomes more assured. A dig into data on women at work shows several indicators starting to move in t
Cockroaches 1, Modi 0: India’s remarkable protests
<p>The resignation of India’s education minister was a <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/07/25/narendra-modi-caves-to-indias-gen-z?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.con
The Elon game: Musk’s vision of the future
<p>After <a href="https://www.economist.com/insider/the-insider/an-interview-with-elon-musk?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term
An interview with Elon Musk
<p>Elon Musk may be the most powerful man in the world. For his first extended interview since SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO, he sits down with Zanny Minton Beddoes, <em>The Economist</em>’s editor-in-chief, for <a href="http://google.com/url?q=
For bucks’ sake: the rise of self-made billionaires
<p>Many people, including politicians, love to hate the super-rich, and assume they have gamed the system. Yet our correspondent reports that a growing share of today’s wealthiest earned their money providing goods and services we all want.
Kyiv brawl: Ukraine’s top general fired
<p>Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/07/20/ukraines-top-general-could-be-on-the-way-out?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=d
Hard cedar: Lebanon seeks Trump’s help
<p>Today, Lebanon’s president <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/20/lebanons-president-wants-donald-trumps-help-to-rebuild-the-country?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&u
A firm Andy: what are new British PM’s plans?
<p><a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/07/19/how-britains-new-prime-minister-can-revive-labour?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_a
You’ve come a long way, Bibi: Israel’s crucial election
<p>Binyamin Netanyahu’s government will, unusually, serve out its full term. What comes after October’s election will decide <a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/07/16/israels-future-hangs-in-the-balance?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_me
In it to bin it: Nigel Farage v Count Binface
<p>We take a peek into a quirk of British politics as the country’s populist-right polling leader goes up against a man who wears <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-world-in-brief/2026/07/11/b240d63f-2768-43dd-89b6-2bdceb6df745?utm_camp
Strait and narrowing: the Iran deal crumbles
<p>The sketch of a deal to end the war is all but dead; oil is up as strikes rain down. We look at the options available to America—<a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/14/donald-trump-has-no-good-options-for-re
The case of the missing totem: Aung San Suu Kyi
<p>Myanmar’s jailed leader has not been seen since 2022. We ask <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/07/13/is-aung-san-suu-kyi-dead?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.conte
A hawk who flew on political winds: Lindsey Graham
<p>The longtime South Carolina senator died suddenly at the weekend. His political arc mirrored that of his Republican party in the Trump era. We ask what his death <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/07/12/lindsey-graham-
Putin’s options: an oligarch speaks out
<p>This week <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/07/09/the-man-who-would-change-russia?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&u
Peace fire: further US-Iran strikes
<p>As America hit 90 targets in a second day of <a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/08/is-donald-trump-serious-in-declaring-the-ceasefire-with-iran-over?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np
Marine warfare: Le Pen runs for president
<p>Last night, the populist-right leader <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/07/07/marine-le-pen-is-running-for-the-french-presidency?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.
Continental rift: NATO’s tense summit
<p>As <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2026/07/02/nato-ponders-how-to-defend-eastern-europe-as-america-pulls-back?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymo
The mourning show: the politics of Khamenei’s funeral
<p>The Iranian regime hopes the massive crowds gathered for <a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/03/irans-regime-hopes-khameneis-funeral-will-demonstrate-its-strength?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=aud