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The Intelligence from The Economist

by The Economist

Brave New whirl: Turkey’s opposition overhaul

29.07.2026 • 00:20:27

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...

Burning questions: a more fire-prone world

28.07.2026 • 00:24:17

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 a...

Cockroaches 1, Modi 0: India’s remarkable protests

27.07.2026 • 00:22:34

The resignation of India’s education minister was a stunning capitulation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The Cockroach Janta Party, a f...

The Elon game: Musk’s vision of the future

24.07.2026 • 00:27:42

After Elon Musk’s first extended interview since SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO, The Economist editor-in-chief reflects on what he told her: that AIs will b...

An interview with Elon Musk

23.07.2026 • 01:20:40

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 B...

For bucks’ sake: the rise of self-made billionaires

23.07.2026 • 00:25:10

Many people, including politicians, love to hate the super-rich, and assume they have gamed the system. Yet our correspondent reports that a growing s...

Kyiv brawl: Ukraine’s top general fired

22.07.2026 • 00:21:34

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Oleksandr Syrsky. That follows days of protests at his sa...

Hard cedar: Lebanon seeks Trump’s help

21.07.2026 • 00:22:24

Today, Lebanon’s president Joseph Aoun visits the White House to ask for Donald Trump’s help rebuilding the country. Our correspondent reports from hi...

A firm Andy: what are new British PM’s plans?

20.07.2026 • 00:26:19

Andy Burnham faces tough challenges as Britain’s new prime minister, both within his party and the country at large. Our correspondent analyses his pr...

You’ve come a long way, Bibi: Israel’s crucial election

17.07.2026 • 00:23:58

Binyamin Netanyahu’s government will, unusually, serve out its full term. What comes after October’s election will decide what kind of Israel will eme...