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The reckless campaign against Iran will weaken America’s president. That will make him angry. Be warned: he makes a very bad loser econ.st/4bAtZby
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Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
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Donald Trump must find a way to cut short his ill-considered conflict with Iran. His rash approach is sowing chaos econ.st/3OYibZ1
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China has made cheap, clean energy available in huge quantities. The world should take the win econ.st/4oqFszB
Photo: Eyevine437 105Nov 7, 2025 -
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Donald Trump's approval rating is the lowest it has ever been, at -18%. See how Americans are feeling about their president with our tracker
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The 28-point proposal being hawked around by America is so poorly put together, so vague, unbalanced and impractical that, in a more normal world, it would never have seen the light of day
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We spoke to diplomats, advisers, scholars, experts and current and former officials in China. Almost all of them see the war in Iran as a grave American error. Register for free to read why: econ.st/4tloDIy
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Our tracker suggests it has suffered its first sustained net loss since October 2023
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Steve Witkoff’s “peace deal” looks like a Russian wish list, and Ukraine is not biting
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According to our calculations, Russian forces have captured just 0.04% of Ukraine’s territory this year. Our tracker shows that recently Ukraine has begun to claw back ground
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Fundamentally, the British right has bet that the British public are, for want of a better word, bastards econ.st/3RXGzeZ
Illustration: Nate Kitch206 68Jun 11, 2026 -
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The World Food Programme estimates that if the blockage continues until mid-year, an extra 45m lives will be at risk, on top of the more than 300m people who already struggle to feed themselves
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The scale of the damage in Gaza is unprecedented. Around 1.2m people—60% of the population—are homeless. And shelter is not the only need
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The Greenland crisis holds lessons for all countries. America’s friends need to prepare for a world in which they are alone and NATO is no more: econ.st/4pMUXSB
130 56Jan 21, 2026 -
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The Department of Homeland Security quickly issued a public statement that sought to justify the killing before any reasonable investigation could have been completed
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Donald Trump’s use of power of the state for punishment and reward, coupled with his open transactionalism, incentivises companies, countries and individuals to pay for access and favour
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Handwritten and oral exams are making a comeback
165 51Nov 20, 2025 -
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The next generation of illiberal leftism is gaining ground. It is time to fight back econ.st/3RPYFPV
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In Donald Trump’s world, the strong take what they can. That will be bad for America—and everyone else: econ.st/4qcajRx
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Protectionism is failing to revive manufacturing
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America cannot serve as an example if its founding principles are discarded, writes Michael Beschloss
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A confidential document obtained exclusively by The Economist suggests that Russia offered to provide Iran with unjammable drones to use against American troops in the Gulf and perhaps elsewhere
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In a guest essay, Spain’s prime minister says: “No to the unilateral violation of international law. No to repeating the mistakes of the past. No to the idea that the world’s problems can be solved with bombs”
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Donald Trump is strangely lacking interest in what the consequences might ultimately be. He has made himself a world-historical figure, yet with no appreciation for history’s tragic lessons
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♦️ Hearings are taking place over National Guard deployments to Portland and Chicago.
♦️ James Comey pleads not guilty.
♦️ A bill to prevent Donald Trump from ordering strikes on boats allegedly smuggling drugs is defeated.
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