After the party, the hangover: Boris survives, barely

After the party, the hangover: Boris survives, barely

Boris Johnson, Britain’s prime minister, narrowly survived a no-confidence vote last night. As he limps on, the informal contest to succeed him will intensify, as will questions about the Conservative Party’s direction. San Francisco’s progressive district attorney faces a recall election today, in a vote with broader implications for the future of criminal-justice reform in America. And why Ukraine’s army relies on century-old machineguns. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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The Intelligence: Navalny’s peril deepens

The Intelligence: Navalny’s peril deepens

President Vladimir Putin has long had it in for Alexei Navalny, Russia’s principal opposition figure. But now his lawyers are in peril, too, and Mr Navalny’s privations in prison are ramping up. Gaza’...

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Hybrid work: Out of office

Hybrid work: Out of office

To manage a workforce divided between the home and office, bosses should ask the five basic questions of journalism: who, what, where, when and why. Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jane Sun, t...

23 Okt 202333min

Leadership: Weed it and reap

Leadership: Weed it and reap

Andrew Palmer, The Economist's Bartleby columnist, learns lessons in management on a Norwegian mountainside. He hears from Emma Walmsley, the CEO of GSK; Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel prize-winning psychol...

23 Okt 202331min

Poll vault: Argentina’s Peronist surprise

Poll vault: Argentina’s Peronist surprise

After dominating the polls for months, Javier Miliei, a right-wing firebrand, was outshone by the candidate from the ruling Peronist administration. We examine why Mr Milei fell so short and the run-o...

23 Okt 202326min

The day Hamas came: a report from an Israeli kibbutz

The day Hamas came: a report from an Israeli kibbutz

They fled round after round of gunfire, hid for hours and saved hundreds of lives. It is a rare story of survival on what was a horrific day for Israel. Mexico’s national oil company has accrued immen...

20 Okt 202326min

Genocide returns: slaughter in Sudan

Genocide returns: slaughter in Sudan

From a refugee camp in Chad, we speak with those fleeing murder in Darfur. Reporting on the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and a powerful paramilitary group may have slowed, but the suffering h...

19 Okt 202327min

Diplomacy up in smoke: Biden visits Israel

Diplomacy up in smoke: Biden visits Israel

A fatal explosion at a hospital-cum-shelter has led to outrage and the canceling of the very summit that the US president had flown in for. America’s support for Israel is unwavering but could this es...

18 Okt 202325min

Invaluable bonds: rising borrowing costs

Invaluable bonds: rising borrowing costs

America may have avoided a government shutdown last month but its fiscal worries are far from over. And unease in bond markets will spill over into the rest of the world. What can governments do to st...

17 Okt 202325min

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