podcast

The Intelligence from The Economist

by The Economist

Far Crimea: war comes to Russia’s door

26.06.2026 • 00:27:35

Ukraine is intensifying cross-border attacks in a strategic and psychological effort to make ordinary Russians take notice of the war. We have been co...

Fear-jerker: America’s AI backlash

25.06.2026 • 00:21:11

Americans are becoming more anxious about how artificial intelligence will affect jobs, society and even human existence. Republican and Democrat vote...

Missing peace: will Israel imperil Iran deal?

24.06.2026 • 00:22:22

Our correspondent joins an embed in Lebanon, where Israel claims that Hizbullah’s continued strength justifies its campaign. If Israel’s goals diverge...

Keep qualms and carry on: a decade after Brexit

23.06.2026 • 00:28:45

On June 23rd 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union, triggering years of argument, lost economic opportunities and political malaise. Our cor...

Starmergeddon: British PM resigns

22.06.2026 • 00:20:48

After winning a resounding victory for Britain’s Labour party two years ago, Sir Keir Starmer has announced his departure. As the country gets ready f...

Trailer: Tocqueville Road Trip

19.06.2026 • 00:03:27

When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America from France in 1831 he saw a new kind of society. Not just a country, but an idea that would change the wor...

Coming in Andy: Britain's prime minister-in-waiting

19.06.2026 • 00:24:29

Andy Burnham won a by-election he needed in order to challenge Sir Keir Starmer, Britain’s prime minister. We look at the path ahead for him. The Iran...

First rate: Kevin Warsh’s Fed debut

18.06.2026 • 00:25:08

As expected, the new Federal Reserve chairman kept rates steady. More interesting were what he did and did not say. How will he handle inevitable pres...

View from the summit: what did the G7 achieve?

17.06.2026 • 00:22:54

Geopolitics has dominated this year’s G7 political meeting in Evian, France. Donald Trump offered scant detail on the Iran peace deal but leaders prom...

Local, an aesthetic: the deglobalisation of fun

16.06.2026 • 00:22:58

The World Cup may seem to be proof that the digital commons centralises a global audience. We find that entertainment is in fact fragmenting, with big...