The Intelligence: 2024 is a big year for democracy
Citizens across more than 70 countries will be heading to the polls over the next twelve months....
The Intelligence: the notable deaths of 2023
Only at the end of the year can a full appraisal be made of the figures—and landmarks—that the...
The Intelligence: The Economist reads
What can A Space Odyssey by Arthur C Clarke tell us about AI? Does Shakespeare's Othello contain...
The Intelligence: The Economist explains
On our website and in our app, “The Economist explains” is one of the best-read features. Today...
The Intelligence: who wins The Economist’s country of the year?
Which country improved the most this year? Nominations poured in from across the editorial...
The Intelligence: searching for the elixir of life
Scientists are making considerable progress in the race to slow the ageing process of our cells,...
Money Talks: There’s no business like it
We raise the curtain on the business of New York’s iconic theatre district. Broadway has been...
The Intelligence: Alice Weidel’s alternative plan for Germany
Our Berlin bureau chief sits down with the increasingly popular co-leader of the Alternative for...
Books are the original medium for communicating science to the masses. In a holiday special,...
The Intelligence: Colorado blocks Donald Trump’s candidacy
The state’s supreme court has ruled that he cannot appear on the Republican primary ballot,...
The Intelligence: Congo’s election
After a dubious win in 2018, Felix Tshisekedi is running for office again in the Democratic...
The Intelligence: Red (Sea) alert
In response to the war in Gaza, Iran-backed Houthi militants are attacking vessels along the key...
The Weekend Intelligence: Mh17 and the battle for truth
For almost a decade The Economist’s Noah Sneider has been following the story of MH17, the...
The Intelligence: Zelensky’s plea
Volodymyr Zelensky is hoping to secure more aid from Washington. But the decision rests with a...
The Intelligence: is America’s media fair?
News outlets are often hounded by the right for being too left-leaning. Our data show there might...
The Intelligence: good COP, bad COP?
In a landmark agreement, nearly 200 nations have agreed to transition away from fossil fuels....
The Intelligence: Antisemitism and freedom of speech
Since the Hamas attacks and the ensuing war in Gaza, debate at America’s top academic...
The Intelligence: French fly, catch up
Our correspondent joins the French air force on a mission in the Baltics, seeing increasing...
The Intelligence: America’s culture wars brought to bears
In the American West, grizzly bears are spreading—and fights over protecting them under the...
The Intelligence: Putin’s growing advantage
Even before America’s tussle over funding Ukraine’s war effort, it seemed as if Russia was...
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