IS this the end? Islamic State’s last stand
Economist Podcasts14 Helmi 2019

IS this the end? Islamic State’s last stand

In Syria the few remaining Islamic State fighters are hemmed in. The caliphate’s territory may be diminished, but the idea will live on. A Valentine’s Day look at the digital dating market reveals the protocols and pitfalls of online matchmaking. And the derailment of an attempt by India’s railway minister to tout a new high-speed line.

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Better the devil they know? Sri Lanka’s election

Better the devil they know? Sri Lanka’s election

After multiple suicide bombings in April, much campaigning has been about security. Will Sri Lankans vote tomorrow for the authoritarian-but-effective candidate, or the more untested peacemaker? We ex...

15 Marras 201921min

Language barrier: Cameroon’s forgotten conflict

Language barrier: Cameroon’s forgotten conflict

There is widespread terror in the largely Francophone country’s English-speaking region. Both hardline separatists and the army target civilians with shocking brutality. In a Central Asian valley, a t...

14 Marras 201922min

Umbrellas to firebombs: Hong Kong’s escalating protests

Umbrellas to firebombs: Hong Kong’s escalating protests

Molotov cocktails are flying and live rounds have been fired. Once-peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations are transforming into violent confrontations—and neither side seems willing to back down. The a...

13 Marras 201921min

The American Dreamer: DACA in the Supreme Court

The American Dreamer: DACA in the Supreme Court

The Trump administration has long wanted to scrap the “Dreamers” scheme, which allowed illegal immigrants who came as youths to stay in America. The question is whether the programme’s founding was le...

12 Marras 201922min

Unpresidented: Bolivia’s leader resigns

Unpresidented: Bolivia’s leader resigns

After weeks of protests following a disputed election, Evo Morales has stood down. Who is in charge, and how can the country escape its gridlock? On a visit to a military hospital our correspondent wo...

11 Marras 201921min

Persistence of division: after the Berlin Wall

Persistence of division: after the Berlin Wall

This weekend marks three decades since the wall fell, yet stark divides remain between East and West. We revisit that moment of hope that remains unfulfilled. Ethiopia’s Somali state was until recentl...

8 Marras 201923min

Allez, Europe! Macron’s diplomatic push

Allez, Europe! Macron’s diplomatic push

This week our correspondent joined Emmanuel Macron on his visit to China. The French president is stretching his diplomatic wings, and has some striking views about Europe’s place in the world. The st...

7 Marras 201923min

Demonstrative: a global wave of protest

Demonstrative: a global wave of protest

Today’s public-sector demonstrations in Zimbabwe are just the latest in a wave of protests around the world. We look into why there are so many, and what might be driving them. It’s not all sound and ...

6 Marras 201922min

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