Bibi, it’s cold outside: Israel’s improbable coalition

Bibi, it’s cold outside: Israel’s improbable coalition

The only thing that unites the parties of a would-be government is the will to oust Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. What chance their coalition can secure political stability? A new report reveals where the gangsters of the Balkans are stashing their loot: in an increasingly distorted property market. And a look at the mysterious case of Canada’s hardened butter. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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Beaten, a retreat: cautious hope in Kherson

Beaten, a retreat: cautious hope in Kherson

Russia says it will withdraw from the only captured Ukrainian provincial capital. We ask how the drawdown might go and what it means for the wider war. Britain is set for the largest wave of industria...

10 Nov 202225min

Red ripple: America’s midterm elections

Red ripple: America’s midterm elections

America’s midterm elections have finished. While the full results may not be known for some time, Democrats appear to have outperformed expectations: Republicans will probably narrowly win the House, ...

9 Nov 202226min

Who counts wins: Election-administration fears

Who counts wins: Election-administration fears

In the final episode of our midterms series, we examine how the Republican party’s anti-democratic turn is putting pressure on election administrators. When he briefly reneged on a deal to allow Ukrai...

8 Nov 202228min

Degrees of risk: COP27 and the 1.5C myth

Degrees of risk: COP27 and the 1.5C myth

As the UN’s annual climate jamboree begins, our correspondent calls for a strong dose of realism: limiting warming to 1.5C is just no longer feasible. On average the rule of law is losing ground globa...

7 Nov 202226min

Red fights and blue: America’s midterm elections

Red fights and blue: America’s midterm elections

America’s midterm elections, which will determine control of both chambers of Congress, end on Tuesday. For the past three months our correspondents have been travelling across the country, reporting ...

5 Nov 20221h 30min

Peace meal: Ethiopia’s civil war

Peace meal: Ethiopia’s civil war

A surprise peace agreement should permit desperately needed humanitarian relief for millions in the region of Tigray—but there are reasons to doubt the grinding conflict is at an end. Britain has a pr...

4 Nov 202225min

The elephant in the chamber? America’s midterms

The elephant in the chamber? America’s midterms

Our election model suggests that at least one legislative chamber will revert to Republican control; we ask what sort of government would result. The breach of the Nord Stream pipelines is a reminder ...

3 Nov 202229min

The curious case of Binyamin’s butt-in: Israel’s election

The curious case of Binyamin’s butt-in: Israel’s election

After a 16-month absence from leadership, Binyamin Netanyahu is back at the centre of the country’s messy politics. We ask how his divisive ways will play out this time. Apple is slowly weaning itself...

2 Nov 202227min

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