Catch up on global daily news
Compelling long reads
Future-gazing analysis, predictions and speculation
Tune into captivating conversations
Watch engaging short films
Also on the daily podcast: how wars made America and oldies (mis)use emojis
Catch up on global daily news
Compelling long reads
Future-gazing analysis, predictions and speculation
Tune into captivating conversations
Watch engaging short films

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

The Trump administration is cosying up to a clique of “neo-primes”

Defence firms in Ukraine make new weapons much faster and cheaper than most Western companies

Also on the daily podcast: German’s new defence strategy and responses to “Passport bros”

Binyamin Netanyahu is quick to start conflicts, but shows no ability to end them

Also on the daily podcast: chatbots become pitchmen and the lamentable coarsening of war rhetoric