Settling in: Israel-Palestine policy
Economist Podcasts20 Marras 2019

Settling in: Israel-Palestine policy

The American administration’s shifting position on Israeli settlements in the West Bank will have little immediate effect—but may end up sharply crimping hopes for a Palestinian state. The first debate ahead of Britain’s general election didn’t leave much room for the two main candidates to get past canned talking points. And how high-end gin is displacing the rot-gut variety in India.

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The Weekend Intelligence: Mise en masse

The Weekend Intelligence: Mise en masse

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Fire, then fury: Hong Kong’s deadly blaze

Fire, then fury: Hong Kong’s deadly blaze

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Growth negligence: Britain’s budget

Growth negligence: Britain’s budget

The tax-and-spend plan was fine-tuned to avoid immediate political jeopardy. But it will do little to help Britain’s chronic growth problem, and is likely to erode further the political centre. We mee...

27 Marras 202522min

Party likes it 1959: Cuba in crisis

Party likes it 1959: Cuba in crisis

The country’s Communist Party leadership continues to cling to old ideals amid on-again, off-again diplomacy with America—and the people’s suffering only deepens. Britain is making the most of its adv...

26 Marras 202523min

Trailer: Drum Tower

Trailer: Drum Tower

Gain a deeper understanding of China with Jeremy Page and Sarah Wu. The Economist’s China correspondents report from across the country and the places it influences beyond its borders. Jiehao Chen joi...

26 Marras 20252min

Wage against the machine: the distortions of minimum pay

Wage against the machine: the distortions of minimum pay

For decades governments have found minimum-wage rises a politically expedient means of redistribution. But the onward economic distortions have at last become clear. Of course AI can write a faster co...

25 Marras 202522min

Emission creep: a contentious COP closes

Emission creep: a contentious COP closes

It is telling and troubling that the annual climate talking-shop’s outcome did not even mention fossil fuels. We ask whether the COP process is still fit for purpose. Cryptocurrencies could be heading...

24 Marras 202525min

Flee country: Britain seeks to slash migration

Flee country: Britain seeks to slash migration

Britain’s home secretary Shabana Mahmood proposed a big shift in immigration policy this week. Our correspondent explains Labour’s reforms – and the reasoning behind them. Why military spy balloons ar...

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