podcast

The Intelligence from The Economist

by The Economist

The third Gulf war: one week on

06.03.2026 • 00:29:42

After a momentous week, our editors reflect on how uncertainty about the goals of the war in Iran will affect its course. Iran’s retaliation has been ...

Spars and strikes: Who backs Iran war?

05.03.2026 • 00:21:40

As America continues to batter Iran, what are the domestic implications of the war for Donald Trump? The widening conflict has prompted some European ...

Crude awakening: Iran oil shock

04.03.2026 • 00:21:20

As America and Israel continue to bombard Iran, much of Iran’s retaliation is directed against energy infrastructure. With tankers blocked and oil pri...

Escalation: Middle East war widens

03.03.2026 • 00:24:42

The war in Iran has entered its fourth day with further American and Israeli strikes, and Iranian retaliation across the region. Now Israel’s prime mi...

War with Iran: Middle East in flames

02.03.2026 • 00:29:18

This weekend, America and Israel launched long-anticipated attacks on Iran, killing Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader. Our correspondents ana...

Bot the difference: AI’s absence in economic data

27.02.2026 • 00:22:31

For all the promise of transformation that artificial intelligence offers, a close look at macroeconomic data shows little change. Sit tight. A brutal...

Poised and confused: the will-he-won’t-he of Iran strikes

26.02.2026 • 00:24:55

As a military build-up continues in the Middle East, President Donald Trump’s messaging remains ambiguous. What could, at this stage, head off conflic...

Chapo, Mayo, Mencho: another Mexican kingpin falls

25.02.2026 • 00:24:27

The targeting of “El Mencho”, the leader of one of the country’s two biggest gangs, has resulted in a predictable spate of violence—more of which is v...

A world-changing war: four years in Ukraine

24.02.2026 • 00:21:04

On the fourth anniversary of a war that many predicted would last mere days, much has changed—even beyond the unthinkable misery in Ukraine itself. Al...

When the levy brakes: Trump’s tariffs struck down

23.02.2026 • 00:21:14

The smackdown by America’s Supreme Court was resounding: the bulk of Donald Trump’s tariffs were instituted illegally. He will try to rebuild his tari...