Keir eye for the FDI: an interview with Britain’s PM
Our correspondent sits down with Keir Starmer on the sidelines of a conference dedicated to drawing much-needed investment. We examine the prime minis...
One giant, cheap for mankind: SpaceX’s Starship
The fifth test flight of the absolutely enormous Starship went entirely to plan, returning everything to Earth for reuse and heralding a new era of bi...
Labour’s love lost: Keir Starmer’s first 100 days
Britain’s Labour Party came to power promising to restore order and stability. Our correspondent explains whether its rocky start exposes a bigger pol...
Paradise lost: Hurricane Milton bashes Florida
Global warming is increasing the intensity of storms like the one that just hit Florida. Our correspondent explains the science. In a week of reflecti...
Google’s lurch: how to fix its monopoly
This summer, an American judge ruled that Google’s search dominance was illegal. Now the Department of Justice has revealed possible solutions. How ro...
General rule: how to reinvent America’s army
Twenty years ago America was fighting insurgents in Afghanistan and Iran. As state-on-state clashes become more likely, Randy George is the person in ...
Year of destruction: how October 7th shattered the Middle East
After Hamas militants attacked Israel a year ago, few people predicted how deep and devastating the ensuing conflict in the Middle East would be. The ...
The Weekend Intelligence: Gaza, after the dust settles (republished)
*This episode was first published 20/07/24 After a year of war in Gaza, people are beginning to discuss the aftermath. Schools, hospitals, the sanita...
The Weekend Intelligence: Black boxes (part one): Michael Kovrig on how he became a political hostage in China
One evening, Michael Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat, grabbed a late dinner in Beijing with his partner. When they arrived back at his apartment, m...
The arc of war: a bloody week in Lebanon
In a matter of weeks the conflict between Israel and Hizbullah has transformed life in Lebanon. Our correspondent reports from the streets of Beirut. ...