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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
The 250-year experiment: America’s birthday
<p>Big birthdays are often a time for reflection. Our editors and correspondents chat through the state of American democracy as seen from inside and outside the country, the country’s perennial paroxysms of immigration policy, and its undi