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THE ECONOMIST | INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM
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WAR IN UKRAINE
All of our coverage in one place
OUR FRENCH ELECTIONS POLL TRACKER
Who will control the National Assembly?
Finance & economics
WILL SERVICES MAKE THE WORLD RICH?
American fried chicken can now be served from the Philippines
Europe
THE ALARMING FOREIGN POLICIES OF FRANCE’S HARD RIGHT AND HARD LEFT
They could weaken NATO and the West
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Middle East & Africa
THE “VENICE OF AFRICA” IS SINKING INTO THE SEA
Megacities on the continent’s western coast are being swamped by rising oceans
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THE WORLD IN BRIEF
Julian Assange was released from prison in Britain after he reached a plea deal
with American prosecutors...
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, sacked Lieutenant General Yuriy Sodol,
the commander leading the war against Russia in eastern Ukraine...
After briefly becoming the world’s most valuable listed company last week,
Nvidia’s share price continued its dizzying descent...
Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company behind Wegovy and Ozempic, two
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HOW AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES ARE CHANGING THIS YEAR
Will the Trump-Biden showdowns be an institution’s last gasp, or a new start?
EUROPE TODAY IS A CASE OF LOTS OF PRESIDENTS YET NOBODY LEADING
Charlemagne: Europe today is a case of lots of presidents yet nobody leading
THE COST OF BRITAIN’S CAST OF EX-PRIME MINISTERS IS MOUNTING
Soon the number of possible claimants will almost certainly be eight
TRUE-CRIME FANS ARE BANDING TOGETHER ONLINE TO TRY TO SOLVE CASES
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Dateline: The Economist history quiz
WAR IN UKRAINE
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OUR FRENCH ELECTIONS POLL TRACKER
Who will control the National Assembly?
SOLAR POWER
THE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF SOLAR POWER WILL CHANGE THE WORLD
An energy-rich future is within reach
SOLAR POWER IS GOING TO BE HUGE
An energy source that gets cheaper and cheaper is a wonderful thing
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EUROPE FACES AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM: ULTRA-CHEAP ENERGY
The continent is failing to adapt to a renewables boom
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PRIVATE FIRMS ARE DRIVING A REVOLUTION IN SOLAR POWER IN AFRICA
Unreliable grids and falling costs are persuading companies to go off-grid
CHINA’S GIANT SOLAR INDUSTRY IS IN TURMOIL
Overcapacity has caused prices—and profits—to tumble
WHAT THE ECONOMIST THOUGHT ABOUT SOLAR POWER
A look back through our archives: sometimes prescient, sometimes not
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JAVIER MILEI HAS TURNED ARGENTINA INTO A LIBERTARIAN LABORATORY
But the biggest economic test is yet to come
AI WILL TRANSFORM THE CHARACTER OF WARFARE
Technology will make war faster and more opaque. It could also prove
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CHINA WANTS TO EXPORT EDUCATION, TOO
It sees international schools as a service to expatriates—and a source of soft
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WHY SOUTHERN EUROPEANS WILL SOON BE THE LONGEST-LIVED PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
Diet and exercise, but also urban design and social life
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BARTLEBY: ARE MANUFACTURING JOBS REALLY THAT GOOD?
The nostalgia of politicians is misplaced
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The country’s gratuity madness may soon calm, so long as Donald Trump does not
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Previous scares have been overblown. This one might not be
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INDIA’S ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IS SURGING
Foreign and domestic firms are investing in local manufacturing
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FRANCE’S SNAP ELECTION
POLL TRACKER: CAN LE PEN’S HARD RIGHT BEAT MACRON’S ALLIANCE?
The Economist is tracking the contest for the French parliament
THE ECONOMIC RECKLESSNESS OF BOTH FRANCE’S HARD LEFT AND HARD RIGHT
They favour soaking the rich, big spending and business-bashing
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EMMANUEL MACRON’S PROJECT OF REFORM IS AT RISK
A snap election in France reveals the flimsiness of his legacy
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A HARD-RIGHT 28-YEAR-OLD COULD SOON BE FRANCE’S PRIME MINISTER
Jordan Bardella is poised, social-media savvy and enigmatic
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AMERICA’S ELECTION
ARE AMERICA’S LEADING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES UP TO IT?
Americans are worryingly unconfident in the sanity of the two men
LEXINGTON: DONALD TRUMP HAS FINALLY GOT IT RIGHT ABOUT THE JANUARY 6TH
INSURRECTIONISTS
They were “warriors”—that’s the problem
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LAUREN BOEBERT’S PRIMARY IS A WINDOW INTO EVERYDAY TRUMPISM
Republican primary voters’ favourite thing is anything that horrifies Democrats
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TRUMP V BIDEN: WHO’S AHEAD IN THE POLLS?
The Economist is tracking the race to be America’s next president
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News and politics are being left out of the streaming boom
BRITAIN’S ELECTION
WHAT TAXES MIGHT LABOUR RAISE?
Growth alone will not fix Britain’s public finances
BAGEHOT: THE CONSERVATIVES ARE LOSING AS THEY GOVERNED. MEEKLY
UwU Conservativism, and the end of smol government
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THE TORIES RULE THE THAMES ESTUARY. NOT FOR LONG
Our constituency poll in Gillingham and Rainham shows Labour on track for a
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Interactive UK election 2024
GENERAL-ELECTION FORECAST: WILL LABOUR DESTROY THE CONSERVATIVES?
Our seat-by-seat prediction for Britain’s next Parliament
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THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
IS A PALESTINIAN STATE A FANTASY?
Amid war in Gaza, the prospect is at once more relevant than ever and more
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ISRAEL’S NORTHERN BORDER IS ABLAZE
Can it fight Hamas and Hizbullah simultaneously?
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HAMAS AND ISRAEL ARE STILL FAR APART OVER A CEASEFIRE DEAL
For all America’s optimism, the two sides look fundamentally irreconcilable
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WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FEEDING GAZA?
Arguments fly over Israel’s duty to maintain aid
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THE WAR IN UKRAINE
RUSSIA’S LATEST CRIME IN MARIUPOL: STEALING PROPERTY
It is seizing homes in order to consolidate control
1843 MAGAZINE | “MONKEYS WITH A GRENADE”: INSIDE THE NUCLEAR-POWER STATION ON
UKRAINE’S FRONT LINE
Former employees say the plant is being dangerously mismanaged by the Russians
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IN CRIMEA, UKRAINE IS BEATING RUSSIA
The peninsula is becoming a death trap for the Kremlin’s forces
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UKRAINE HAS A NAVY THAT NEEDS NO SAILORS
It does a surprisingly good job of destroying Russian vessels
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THE DOMINANT MODEL OF THE UNIVERSE IS CREAKING
Dark energy could break it apart
A FLOWER’S FEMALE SEX ORGANS CAN SPEED UP FERTILISATION
They can also stop it from happening
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THE CAUTIONARY TALE OF HUY FONG’S HOT SAUCE
What went wrong for America’s favourite sriracha brand?
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SIX ENJOYABLE BOOKS ABOUT FOOTBALL
An eclectic selection covering the beautiful game and why it matters
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WAR AND AI
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AI AND WAR
The character of warfare is about to be profoundly changed by artificial
intelligence
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WHAT TAXES WOULD LABOUR RAISE
Growth alone will not fix Britain’s public finances
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MACRON’S DEEPENING MESS
A snap election in France reveals the flimsiness of his legacy
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THE CHAMPAGNE BOOM
Wine collectors are at last taking champagne seriously
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SPECIAL REPORTS: MAY 11TH 2024
WORLDS APART
The American-led financial order is giving way to a more divided one
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The global financial system is in danger of fragmenting
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How crises reshaped the world financial system
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The movement of capital globally is in decline
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National payment systems are proliferating
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The fight to dethrone the dollar
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How the financial system would respond to a superpower war
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Sources and acknowledgments
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US ELECTIONS 2024
* DONALD TRUMP HAS FINALLY GOT IT RIGHT ABOUT THE JANUARY 6TH INSURRECTIONISTS
* ARE AMERICA’S LEADING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES UP TO IT?
* REPUBLICANS ARE FAVOURED TO WIN THE SENATE. WHAT WOULD THEY DO?
CLIMATE CHANGE
* PRIVATE FIRMS ARE DRIVING A REVOLUTION IN SOLAR POWER IN AFRICA
* SOLAR POWER IS GOING TO BE HUGE
* THE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF SOLAR POWER WILL CHANGE THE WORLD
1843 MAGAZINE
* CANADIAN SIKHS THOUGHT THEY WERE SAFE TO PROTEST AGAINST INDIA. THEN ONE OF
THEM WAS GUNNED DOWN
* NO BRITISH ELECTION IS COMPLETE WITHOUT A MAN WITH A BIN ON HIS HEAD
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THE ECONOMIST EXPLAINS
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