No port of call: coronavirus may sink the cruise industry
Economist Podcasts2 Huhti 2020

No port of call: coronavirus may sink the cruise industry

Cruise ships had been enjoying a golden era—until covid-19 came along. The pandemic has been a catastrophe for the industry. Stranded passengers have taken ill and even died, ships have been banned from ports, and revenue has collapsed. But lawmakers are unlikely to bail it out. In Sweden, daily life has been pretty normal, despite the coronavirus, but can that continue? And we report on Dutch disease—the language’s unusual affinity for poxy swear words.

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The Intelligence: America’s culture wars brought to bears

The Intelligence: America’s culture wars brought to bears

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The Intelligence: Putin’s growing advantage

The Intelligence: Putin’s growing advantage

Even before America’s tussle over funding Ukraine’s war effort, it seemed as if Russia was gaining the upper hand—by exploiting Ukraine’s widening political cracks. A drought-induced traffic jam in th...

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The Intelligence: No more Mr Nice-to-Guyana

The Intelligence: No more Mr Nice-to-Guyana

By the numbers, the outcome seems clear: Venezuelans voted to annex much of newly minted petrostate Guyana. But our correspondent says the referendum was mere electioneering by President Nicolás Madur...

6 Joulu 202322min

Drum Tower: Stand-up feminists

Drum Tower: Stand-up feminists

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The Intelligence: I spy, with my Valley eye

The Intelligence: I spy, with my Valley eye

The cradle of American technology was once known for its libertarian values—but as law-enforcement agencies seek more means of surveillance, Silicon Valley companies are piling in. Mounting cases in A...

5 Joulu 202321min

The Intelligence: Israel pushes south in Gaza

The Intelligence: Israel pushes south in Gaza

As its ground offensive appears to be expanding, Israel is acutely aware that time and international support will run out; we examine its impossible set of aims to achieve before then. Europe has not ...

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The Weekend Intelligence: A nation on a knife's edge

The Weekend Intelligence: A nation on a knife's edge

The Economist's editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, and our Russia and Eastern Europe editor, Arkady Ostrovsky, return to Kyiv to to find out if cracks are beginning to emerge in the iron shield of...

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The Intelligence: meeting Ukraine’s first lady

The Intelligence: meeting Ukraine’s first lady

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