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The Intelligence from The Economist

by The Economist

Peace from pieces: Syria after Assad

09.12.2024 • 00:26:21

President Bashar al-Assad has been run out, his regime in tatters. As Syrians awaken to a new era, how can they put their broken country back together...

Ashes to Masses: Notre Dame’s stunning return

06.12.2024 • 00:24:47

Many thought a five-year timeline was too ambitious. But even as France’s politics falls apart, it has managed to put the cathedral back together with...

Michel shock: France’s government falls

05.12.2024 • 00:20:42

An alliance of the far right and the left has sacked Prime Minister Michel Barnier; out goes his budget and the government. Can President Emmanuel Mac...

Dark side of the Yoon: South Korea’s chaos

04.12.2024 • 00:20:11

The country’s increasingly unpopular president, Yoon Suk Yeol, backed down six hours after his shocking move of imposing martial law. South Korea’s de...

Talk to EU later: Georgia’s fiery protests

03.12.2024 • 00:23:33

The country has been turning increasingly away from Europe and towards Russia—but a halt to EU-accession talks has sparked enormous demonstrations. Re...

Shock and thaw: Syria’s frozen war resumes

02.12.2024 • 00:20:21

The country’s civil war never ended—it became a fragile stalemate that fell out of the news. A surprise rebel advance reveals how the war’s internatio...

Milei’s way: Argentina’s president, a year on

29.11.2024 • 00:25:56

In an interview with Javier Milei, our correspondent probes how far the “anarcho-capitalist” president plans to push his promise to slash spending and...

A losing battle: Sudan’s elusive peace deal

28.11.2024 • 00:24:06

As civil war rages in the country, millions of people have been displaced and famine is widespread. Why won’t the warring parties join talks to end it...

Moment of truce: a ceasefire in the Middle East

27.11.2024 • 00:20:53

This morning, a deal halting fighting between Israel and Lebanon for 60 days came into effect. Our correspondent considers if that can hold, and what ...

Legally bombed: Trump cases dropped

26.11.2024 • 00:19:35

Donald Trump had been facing a swathe of lawsuits this year. Now he has won a second term in office, the cases against him are falling away. Why welln...