“To the average Brit, devolution is less important than can they see a doctor.” @HugoGye tells “The Intelligence” what challenges await Andy Burnham, Britain’s new prime minister www.economist.com/podcasts/2026/07/20/a-fi...
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Big pan-European deals require big dealmakers. Can the continent produce such figures? Can it stand them? We examine the recent fortunes of three of its busiest www.economist.com/business/2026/07/15/meet...
The European Commission is trying to reconcile its contradictory goals of cutting emissions while allowing the bloc’s industries to compete. Can it do so without breaching international trade rules? www.economist.com/europe/2026/07/16/europe...
Can Binyamin Netanyahu win again? Israel will hold elections on October 27th and the country’s longest-serving prime minister will run again. Though his popularity has fallen, remarkably, he still has a sporting chance of winning. Explore the polling in our electoral tracker: www.economist.com/interactive/2026-israel-...
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist www.economist.com/podcasts/2026/07/20/eart...
But mutual concerns will not inevitably lead to deep co-operation in the region. We explain why www.economist.com/asia/2026/07/16/an-unrel...
African governments and foreign tourists tend to pay far more attention to the continent’s wildlife and natural landscapes. Conserving residential buildings is a particularly thorny challenge www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2...
Factories are churning out whizzy electric vehicles for export while Chinese consumers, scarred by memories of the pandemic and the property bust, are reluctant to spend www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/20...
Are you brainy enough to get a job on the Indian railways? Try the fiendish entrance exam www.economist.com/interactive/1843/2025/07...
The Scottish Nationalists are keen to take power from London but not to hand any to Glasgow www.economist.com/britain/2026/07/16/glasg...
Our senior economics writer picks five books for those starting to study the subject www.economist.com/the-economist-reads/2022...
Andy Burnham might be encouraged to tack to his left, attempting to unite Britain’s broadly left-of-centre bloc in order to defeat Reform. Register for free to read why this approach brings risks www.economist.com/britain/2026/07/19/how-b...
European leaders have decided that making their own missiles is an urgent priority. Register for free to read why www.economist.com/europe/2026/07/19/closin...
Baby-boomers are keeping their bad habits into retirement www.economist.com/international/2025/01/02...
China’s old, male rulers are worried about demography. But they imagine the solution lies in browbeating women and tolerating a manosphere that is every bit as poisonous there as it is in democracies www.economist.com/leaders/2026/07/16/china...
After countless elections gripped solely by the question of whether Binyamin Netanyahu would win or lose, there is a refreshing ferment of policy ideas in Israel’s latest campaign www.economist.com/briefing/2026/07/16/isra...
Playgrounds devoid of risk delight health-and-safety bureaucrats, particularly in America. Kids will avoid a few scratches and bumps—but at what cost? bit.ly/4w4ZjrZ
Illustration: Peter Schrank
Mobile games are often criticised for glueing people to their phones, but this one takes you on a hunt for mosaics and teaches you to take notice of the world around you www.economist.com/culture/2026/07/16/a-mys...
To see how someone lived, examine how they died. The final few weeks of Sir Keir Starmer’s strange political life say much about Britain’s departing prime minister www.economist.com/britain/2026/07/16/sir-k...
The intended target lies elsewhere. Yet the humble curry house has become a casualty of Japan’s crackdown on immigration www.economist.com/asia/2026/05/28/japans-b...
Selective enforcement has eliminated some scam compounds, but not the system that protects them www.economist.com/asia/2026/07/16/a-real-b...
Early in the Gulf war, India looked particularly vulnerable to the energy shock. Register for free to read how it now looks to be in surprisingly good shape www.economist.com/asia/2026/07/19/how-indi...
Roughly half of the body’s VO2 max is determined by genetics. Age is also a factor. Improvements are nonetheless possible www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2...
From a rollicking work of historical fiction to a bittersweet novel that examines how well people really know each other, our recommendations will give you plenty to enjoy over the summer www.economist.com/culture/2026/06/25/eight...
You probably don’t want to know (but should) www.economist.com/culture/2025/03/20/what-...
Millennials and Gen Z spend their money and free time “kidulting”, whether playing in a ball pit or with soft toys—and what could be more evocative of carefree bygone summers than toasting s’mores and sleeping in bunks? www.economist.com/culture/2026/06/18/adult...
The bottom has fallen out of the job market www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/20...
Social media in Japan is teeming with tales of ghosts lingering in “incident properties”, homes where someone has had a gruesome end. Some firms are catering to those fears www.economist.com/asia/2026/07/14/haunted-...
Japan’s sprawling sex industry is thought to be worth ¥2trn-5trn ($12bn-31bn) a year. Lately a debate has raged over how the work is policed www.economist.com/asia/2026/06/04/sex-tour...
Gone are the days when fashionistas worth their Vogue subscription wore Lululemon leggings for the coffee run, school run or just to run. Hotter rivals are gaining ground www.economist.com/business/2025/09/04/how-...
Cities throughout China need cash as the country’s property market remains in a tailspin. Officials have been looking for new ways to raise money—some of which are almost comical bit.ly/4vFNesi
Illustration: Cornelia Li
We examine the evidence, from divorce rates to life expectancy www.economist.com/1843/2017/06/26/whats-th...
The rise of GLP-1s has transformed Eli Lilly—and the pharma industry as a whole. We explain why investors now value the company more like a tech giant than a drugmaker www.economist.com/business/2026/07/15/eli-...
Dutch know-how may have just tilted the global balance of power. Register for free to get the full picture www.economist.com/china/2026/07/05/has-chi...
Routine testing of low testosterone is an unusual and controversial policy. No other major military force does it. But the secretary of war’s proposal is not as preposterous as it may seem www.economist.com/united-states/2026/07/17...
It is increasingly clear that the two superpowers will restrict access to their AI models for economic and strategic reasons. Can other countries do anything to combat such a move? www.economist.com/leaders/2026/07/15/how-t...
China is breaking up with AI companions. The end to such relationships is motivated by both pragmatic and ideological concerns, says one expert www.economist.com/china/2026/07/16/china-w...
Where is the least liveable city in the world? One region’s score has taken a bigger fall than any other, according to the EIU’s annual index. Find out here www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/07/0...
Most governments will find it prohibitively expensive to achieve full AI sovereignty. The incentive to seek it, however, is clear and compelling www.economist.com/international/2026/07/16...
For decades the DoJ enjoyed some protection from the politics that have fractured America. That era seems over bit.ly/3TrkSEJ
Illustration: Ben Hickey
Humphrey Smith, a British brewing boss, yearned to hang on to an idyll of the past. We remember his exacting standards and devotion to keeping the modern world at bay www.economist.com/obituary/2026/07/16/hump...
Does America’s voting system make sense? Register for free to get our take www.economist.com/united-states/2026/07/13...
The Iran war could prove a big electoral problem for Republicans www.economist.com/united-states/2026/07/19...
Crimea is looking vulnerable. Ukrainian drones are severing the roads, railways and waterways that connect the vital peninsula to Russia www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/07/1...
It carries just 5-6% of world maritime trade, but war and enduring changes to flows of goods and energy are increasing its importance. A visit to its control room reveals bold plans for growth www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/07/16/...
"A man who cooks your favourite meal at the end of a long day, “who wouldn’t like that”?
On “The Weekend Intelligence”, Le En Loo, an avid player of romance games explains how virtual boyfriends can change what women expect from real men" www.economist.com/podcasts/2026/07/18/bett...
But his tariff assault on Pix just makes Brazilians love it—and Lula—more www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/07/19/...
Incomes have risen at a decent rate, arrivals in small boats are falling relative to last year, and energy bills have not yet risen sky high. But large blots lie on the other side of the ledger www.economist.com/britain/2026/07/17/the-f...
There are several objections to the Federal Reserve’s large balance-sheet. Kevin Warsh’s main concern, however, is institutional. Register for free to read what it is bit.ly/3SXOlGj
Illustration: Álvaro Bernis