Holy smoke! An American pope
The choice of Robert Prevost reflects a desire for unity and compromise. But insofar as Pope Leo XIV represents a middle path, how will he lead on the church’s trickiest questions? The Trump administr...
9 Touko 202527min
Identity parades: our VE-Day special
Eighty years since the surrender of Nazi forces, we consider the differing ways that nations frame that distant history for today; none does so more gravely than Russia. Our “Archive 1945” project rel...
8 Touko 202525min
Neighbour-rattling: India strikes Pakistan
Two weeks after a terrorist attack in Kashmir, Indian missiles streaked into Pakistan. Will the retaliation end this latest flare-up or intensify it? Our correspondent meets Alexandre de Moraes, a swa...
7 Touko 202524min
First not past the post: Germany’s chancellor shocker
In a post-war first, Germany’s round of parliamentary voting for a chancellor did not produce one. We ask why members of Friedrich Merz’s coalition turned on him, and what happens next. Daring raids o...
6 Touko 202522min
Trailer: Boss Class Season 2
Good bosses are rare. They don’t have to be. The skills of management can be learned.The Economist’s management columnist, Andrew Palmer, is here to help. The second season of Boss Class features lead...
5 Touko 20252min
People vilify plastic. they should use it better instead
Many people view plastic as an environmental disaster that blights landscapes and chokes marine life. Our correspondent argues that instead we need to better understand this miracle material. To make ...
5 Touko 202522min
Aussie rules: give Trumpism the boot
Australia’s Conservative party was on the ascent until Donald Trump took office in January. At the polls this weekend, the dominant concern is who will stand up to the new White House administration. ...
2 Touko 202524min
Mine craft: US-Ukraine resource deal
America and Ukraine have signed a deal to share the profits of extracting natural resources. Our correspondent explains its significance. How the trade war with China will hit US shoppers (8:29). And ...
1 Touko 202523min
