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Checks and Balance: Aussies rule

“We have no greater friend, no greater partner, no greater ally than Australia,”...

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No end in sight: how Ukraine is being shaped by a long war

Reporting from the ground, our Eastern Europe editor explores how the country is bracing for a...

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Money Talks: The price of cheaper medicines

Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with our limited time...

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Missing in action: China’s defence minister has disappeared

It would not be the first time that a member of the government has gone missing, not even the...

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Babbage: How AI promises to revolutionise science

Discussions about artificial intelligence tend to focus on its risks, but there is also...

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Are the allegations tru deau? Canada and India’s diplomatic row

The murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Najjar has deepened a long-running spat between the...

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Drum Tower: Riding an express train of China’s development

Ten years ago Xi Jinping announced the “project of the century”, China’s Belt...

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Editor’s Picks: September 18th 2023

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This...

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Radical shift: an interview with Argentina’s presidential frontrunner

The libertarian right-winger is leading in the polls, a surprise for a country that has typically...

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Checks and Balance: Strike while it's hot

Joe Biden likes to boast that he is the most pro-union president in American history. His...

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Support systems: allies debate Ukraine’s tactics

As progress on the front line slows, Western countries are divided over how the army should...

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Money Talks: China’s property crisis

Thousands of building projects across China have been halted or dramatically slowed as a rolling...

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Refresh your feed: introducing Economist Podcasts+

For 17 years, The Economist has brought you a host of brilliant shows. Now we are taking that...

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Babbage: Mustafa Suleyman on how to prepare for the age of AI

Artificial intelligence and biotechnology are at the vanguard of a new era of humanity, according...

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Chilean effect: the 50th anniversary of the coup

On September 11th 1973, president Salvador Allende shot himself in the head after being...

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Drum Tower: Nuclear reaction

Chinese social media is awash with disinformation about nuclear wastewater. Ever since August 24,...

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Midnight train to Moscow: Kim Jong Un cosies up with Russia

In a rare trip outside of the hermit state, it seems the dictator is planning to meet with...

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Editor’s Picks: September 11th 2023

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This...

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Preparing for the long war: an interview with President Zelensky

As the counteroffensive continues, Ukrainian forces are running out of time to make substantial...

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