Bold eagle: America's industrial evolution
As part of The Economist’s new series on the remaking of the country's economy, our correspondent looks at the Biden administration’s audacious industrial plans. Russia’s media outlets have been relen...
3 Feb 202327min
Poll fishing: Peru’s persistent protests
The country remains riven by unrest since the “self-coup” and subsequent arrest of its president in December; only an early election might bring a return to calm. Our correspondent goes shopping to di...
2 Feb 202327min
Troubled shares, troubles shared: Adani and India Inc
The Adani Group, one of India’s biggest conglomerates, has come under fire from a tiny American research firm. A successful secondary share sale amid a rout in the markets leaves many questions—and pr...
1 Feb 202324min
Not shy about retiring: strikes in France
Fixing the complex, creaking pension system remains central to President Emmanuel Macron’s agenda of reforms. But leaving it alone is central to French identity—so workers are striking, again, in huge...
31 Jan 202320min
Didn’t protect or serve: Tyre Nichols’s killing
The response to the death of the 29-year-old has differed from that of previous cases of police killings; we ask what the tragedy indicates about how America deals with police violence. Our correspond...
30 Jan 202327min
Tunnel, no lights: South Africa’s crumbling infrastructure
South Africa’s infrastructure—its ports, railways and power grid—are struggling and poorly managed. Ordinary South Africans are increasingly fed up. We profile Russia’s new military commander in Ukrai...
27 Jan 202323min
Bibi’s gambit: Israel’s government v its judiciary
Israel’s right-wing coalition government has the country’s supreme court in its sights. Their proposal to effectively subjugate its independence to the legislature has sparked protests and stirred con...
26 Jan 202326min
Tanks, a lot: arming Ukraine
After months of foot-dragging, Germany is sending tanks to Ukraine, with America poised to follow suit. We examine how that could reshape the battlefield. Why Sudan’s democratic transition has stalled...
25 Jan 202324min
