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Has America frozen Israel out of ceasefire talks with Iran? | The Economist
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- Has America frozen Israel out of ceasefire talks with Iran? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Are cracks emerging in the US-Israel relationship? Anshel Pfeffer, The Economist’s Israel correspondent, joins Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, to explore why Israel has been sidelined in US-led talks to end the war. Disputes over whether Lebanon will be included in ceasefire talks with Iran are already complicating fragile negotiations, heightening the risk of further escalation.
00:00 - What is the main sticking point in the ceasefire negotiations?
00:39 - How did Israel end up sidelined from US–Iran talks?
01:36 - Does the ceasefire apply to Lebanon and Hezbollah?
02:23 - How will this threaten the ceasefire?
04:56 Are we seeing a fracture in the US–Israel relationship?
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- What America and Iran want from negotiations | The Economist
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- On the latest episode of Insider, our editors discuss what America and Iran each want from peace negotiations in Pakistan. The talks in Islamabad will be complicated, to say the least. Over the past few weeks America and Iran have exchanged several proposals for ending the war. Their positions could not be further apart.
#Iran #War #Israel #Trump
0:00 - Does Trump actually want regime change in Iran?
1:06 - Trading highly enriched uranium for sanctions relief
3:05 - The Strait of Hormuz as Iran's ultimate leverage
4:30 - How Iran's power has changed
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- Are Trump supporters waking up the risks?
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Donald Trump’s supporters thought the risks of his presidency were peripheral. Now, those risks are front and centre.
Charlotte Howard, our New York bureau chief, and Greg Carlstrom, our Middle East correspondent, discuss how the president’s rhetoric is unsettling allies at home and abroad.
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- Why is Israel jeopardising the ceasefire? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Hours after Trump announced a two-week pause in fighting with Iran, Israel escalated its strikes on Lebanon.
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- Will the ceasefire between America and Iran lead to peace? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- President Trump and the Iranian regime have vastly conflicting aims. As both sides prepare for peace talks on Friday, our Middle East correspondent assesses the chance of stability in the region.
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- Does Trump need the Strait of Hormuz more than he thinks? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- President Trump’s has repeated his ultimatum to Iran—reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its power plants. But he has also spent the past few weeks claiming the strait's closure “doesn't really affect” America. Archie Hall, our US economics editor, explains why a closed strait will hurt America more than Donald Trump might think. #news #trump #iran #america
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- Why America and Iran are both claiming victory | The Economist
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Who is winning the war between America and Iran? Gregg Carlstrom, The Economist’s Middle East correspondent, and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss Donald Trump’s repeated deadline delays, the battle of competing narratives between America and Iran and the mounting military and economic costs on both sides of the war.
00:00 – Will Trump’s latest deadline trigger escalation?
00:34 – How can both sides claim they’re winning?
05:45 – What is the effect on Iran’s economy?
07:31 – Is there any realistic path to peace?
08:32 – Is the conflict on the brink of full escalation?
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- Is Britain returning to the 1970s? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- As doctors in the UK prepare to strike, The Economist’s public policy editor analyses how Keir Starmer has increased the rights of trade unions to levels last seen under Margaret Thatcher.
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- Could the Iran war trigger a Gulf water crisis?
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Water infrastructure in the Middle East has been hit at least three times since the Iran war began. For Gulf countries reliant on desalination, further escalation could be catastrophic.
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- What does the war in Iran mean for Taiwan? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- What does the war in Iran mean for China and Taiwan? The Economist’s geopolitics editor discusses fears that China might see a window for an attack while America is distracted in the Middle East.
#trump #iran #china #taiwan #usa
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- What does China think of Trump’s war with Iran? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- China is watching Donald Trump’s war with Iran closely. As The Economist’s geopolitics editor explains, Chinese officials and insiders say a weakened American president would be bad for them because, on China at least, “he’s the least hawkish person in Washington”.
#iran #trump #china #usa #america
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- What are Donald Trump’s options in Iran? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The president has sworn to send Iran “back to the stone ages”. The Economist’s defence editor, Shashank Joshi, explores what’s next for America’s war in the Middle East and the likelihood of American boots on the ground.
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- Will China be the real winner from the Iran war? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- What does Xi Jinping make of Donald Trump’s war in Iran? The Economist’s deputy editor Edward Carr, geopolitics editor David Rennie and foreign editor Adam Roberts have spent a week in China. They draw on their insights to discuss with editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes about what the third Gulf war means for China, Taiwan and the global balance of power.
#Iran #US #China #Trump #UnitedStates
00:00 - How does China see the war in Iran?
02:34 - What does the war in Iran mean for American soft power?
06:08 - Is China ready to become the next global superpower
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- How America is racing China to the Moon | The Economist
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The Economist’s planetary affairs expert analyses the launch of Artemis II. Oliver Morton, The Economist’s senior editor and author of “The Moon: A History for the Future” and Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss why humans are heading back to the Moon, the new space race and how future Moon bases could reshape science, industry and exploration of space.
01:11 – What is Artemis II?
03:26 – What comes next after Artemis II?
04:27 – What is the point of building a Moon base?
05:16 – Why go back to the Moon at all?
06:12 – America v China - Is this a new space race?
06:47 – Can NASA actually deliver on its plans?
07:32 – What does America have to gain from Artemis II?
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- Is the private-credit meltdown the next financial crisis? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- There’s been a rush of headlines about a meltdown in private credit, sparking fears of a 2008-esque crisis. But what’s actually happening? Our top economics editors explain what private credit is, what’s causing the concern and whether it can be compared to the Lehman Brothers collapse.
#economics #finance #privatecredit #markets
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- Did “Liberation Day” bring manufacturing back to America? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Donald Trump wanted “Liberation Day” to rescue American manufacturing. A year on, has he succeeded? His administration’s patchwork of inconsistent policies has made planning for the future impossible for businesses. #liberationday #donaldtrump #america #tariffs
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- Is a private-credit meltdown the next financial crisis? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- After the global financial crisis of 2007-09, non-bank lenders nabbed some of banking’s riskier activities, offering companies flexible financing and dazzling investors with the promise of double-digit returns. Private-credit lending to firms increased to $1.5trn. Now, though, there’s concern about private credit.
The Economist’s top economics journalists explain what private credit actually is, what’s causing concern and analyse the systemic risk to the wider financial system.
#economics #finance #privatecredit #markets
00:00 - What is private credit?
03:04 - What’s the appeal of private credit?
04:20 - Why is the concern about private credit?
07:19 - How does it compare to the 2008 financial crisis?
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- Which country is suffering the most from the oil crisis?
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The number of people facing acute hunger could reach record levels in 2026, if the conflict in Iran does not end soon. The Economist has analysed some of the emerging markets most at risk, examining their reliance on imported energy and the fragility of their economies.
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- Alienating Latinos could cost Trump the midterms | The Economist
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Latino voters helped Donald Trump win the election in 2024, but now they are turning away from him. Could alienating Latinos cost Republicans the midterms in November?
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- Peptides are not a miracle drug | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Do peptides really work? The Economist’s health editor, Natasha Loder, senior science writer, Tim Cross and co-host of The Intelligence podcast, Jason Palmer, discuss the booming peptide market, the risks of unregulated experimentation, and how internet hype is outpacing scientific evidence.
00:00 - Are peptides really the shortcut to bigger muscles, better skin, and faster recovery?
00:10 - How easy is it to buy peptides online?
00:42 - What is BPC-157 and the so-called “Wolverine Stack”?
01:01 - How are these substances being sold despite safety warnings?
02:01 - What exactly are peptides and why are they so popular?
03:24 - What are the biggest health risks and unknowns?
04:31 - How has the internet accelerated the spread of “bro science”?
05:40 - What are regulators doing to control this market?
06:21 - Why does proper drug testing take so long and why does it matter?
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- Big Oil’s Iran windfall won't last | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Is time running out for Big Oil? Vijay Vaitheeswaran, The Economist's global energy & climate innovation editor and co-hosts of the Money Talks podcast, Alice Fulwood and Ethan Wu, discuss tensions around Iran, windfall profits for oil and LNG firms, and how supply disruptions could trigger food shortages, industrial shocks, and accelerate shift towards clean energy.
00:04 - What is the mood at CERAWeek among global energy leaders?
01:47 - How is conflict disrupting oil production and supply chains?
03:43 - Are markets underestimating the duration and damage of the crisis?
05:05 - Does U.S. policy show a lack of clear strategy?
06:14 - Are energy markets too complacent about long-term risks?
06:31 - How vulnerable is the Strait of Hormuz to modern warfare?
07:25 - Will this crisis accelerate the global shift to clean energy?
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- How is AI helping Donald Trump’s mass deportations? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Immigration agents have detained hundreds of thousands and killed at least three American citizens. Thanks to artificial intelligence, agents can now access an unprecedented amount of information about people in America.
#trump #ice #ai
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- Christine Lagarde: “Europe-bashing is vastly excessive” | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, says Europe-bashing is “vastly excessive”. She spoke to Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, about how Europe compares to America and the continent’s recent wake-up calls for genuine change.
#Europe #EU #ECB #America #Politics #US
00:00 - Why Europe-bashing is unfair
00:37 - Europe versus the US
02:22 - The Draghi report and Trump's wake-up call
03:44 - How the Trump administration sees Europe
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- Christine Lagarde on how President Trump has betrayed his mantra | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, says Donald Trump's recent foreign policy is a "betrayal" of his own mantra. She speaks to The Economist's editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, about America's retreat from global leadership and whether the world's middle powers are ready to step up and fill the void.
#trump #usa #europe #iran #politics
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- Is insider trading always bad? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Prediction market platforms have been accused of being plagued by insider trading. But is this always a bad thing? Our data editor, Dan Rosenheck, argues that some forms of informed trading could be beneficial for everyone, even those who never place a bet. #prediction #polymarket #kalshi #finance
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- Lagarde: markets may be “overly optimistic” about the oil shock | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Markets may be “overly optimistic” about the impact of the Iran conflict, says Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank. She tells The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, that a return to normality could take years.
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- Former MI6 chief: UK “infantilised” by US security guarantee | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Iran war has dealt another blow to the transatlantic alliance. But Sir Alex Younger, the former chief of MI6, sees a unique opportunity. He tells The Economist’s defence editor, Shashank Joshi, that the UK has been “infantilised” by the US security guarantee and that it must use this moment to reassess its relationship with hard power.
#uk #usa #politics #iran
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- Former head of MI6: Iran has the “upper hand” in the war | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Sir Alex Younger spent 30 years at MI6, Britain’s foreign intelligence service, with six of those as its boss. He joins the Economist’s defence editor, Shashank Joshi, to analyse the current state of the conflict, the health of Iran's regime and what could happen next.
#iran #usa #geopolitics #politics #trump
00:00 - Why Iran has the “upper hand” in the conflict
01:09 - How strong is the Iranian regime?
04:59 - Who’s in the IRGC and what do they stand for?
06:21 - What comes next?
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- Former MI6 chief: Iran has the “upper hand” in the war
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Alex Younger says Iran has the “upper hand” in the war. In an interview with Shashank Joshi, the Economist’s defence editor, the former head of MI6 says that America underestimated the regime, which has employed all manner of tactics to fight for its survival.
#iran #usa #geopolitics #politics #trump
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- The Iran war will cause inflation to surge | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- How will the Iran war affect inflation? The Economist’s Capital markets correspondent Josh Roberts and Co-host of The Intelligence podcast discuss how rising oil prices feed into broader inflation, the role of expectations and wage-price spirals, and the difficult choices facing central banks.
00:00 - How will the war in Iran affect the cost of living?
01:42 - What role do inflation expectations play in driving price increases?
03:03 - How do central banks respond to rising inflation, and what are the trade-offs?
04:02 - What lessons can we learn from past economic shocks like the 1970s and COVID?
05:33 - What challenges are central banks facing right now?
07:02 - Can talking about inflation actually make it worse?
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- Is the Iran war weakening America's armed forces?
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- America's war in Iran is weakening the United States' stockpile of munitions and air defences. Even if its armed forces gain valuable combat experience, the toll on its military readiness could reverberate for years.
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- Has Donald Trump changed America’s alliances forever? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Former CIA analyst who served in Iraq and now a Democratic senator from Michigan, Elissa Slotkin says there’s no going back to the Obama or Biden era after Trump. She joins David Rennie, The Economist’s geopolitics editor, to discuss what’s next for American foreign policy and how the Democrats could win back the presidency in 2028.
#Trump #ForeignPolicy #Democrats #USA
00:00 - Has Trump changed America’s alliances forever?
01:09 - How the democrats will tackle the 2028 election
03:51 - Is America First foreign policy here to stay?
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- What America failed to learn from the Iraq war | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Former CIA analyst in Iraq, Elissa Slotkin, reveals what she learned from the war on terror. In an interview with The Economist, the current Democratic senator for Michigan explains how the protracted conflict more than two decades ago allowed America’s adversaries to get ahead.
#unitedstates #foreignpolicy #geopolitics #usa
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- MAGA brands are in trouble | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Why haven’t MAGA brands taken off? The Economist’s Business writer, Shera Avi-Yonah, and co-host of The Intelligence podcast, Jason Palmer, discuss the rise of a conservative parallel economy, why explicitly political brands struggle to scale, and how boycotts have become the most powerful tool of consumers.
00:00 - What are MAGA brands and who are they for?
00:30 - What is the “parallel economy”?
01:33 - Why are these brands struggling financially?
02:02 - Do consumers actually want politics in their purchases?
02:59 - Why are boycotts more effective than new brands?
04:49 - Can brands really stay out of politics?
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- Will Trump’s war on Iran weaken his presidency? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Donald Trump’s war on Iran is proving unpopular with American voters, who are facing surging oil prices. This could become a big problem for the Republicans in the upcoming midterms.
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- Tucker Carlson on whether Trump betrayed America First over the Iran war | The Economist
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- 2 months ago
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- Tucker Carlson is one of the most attention-grabbing figures in American politics. For years he was an ardent supporter of Donald Trump, but since the outbreak of the war in Iran he has become one of the president's most vocal critics. In a conversation with The Economist's editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Tucker Carlson discusses the fallout of the Iran war and whether Trump betrayed America First over the Iran war.
#Trump #Israel #Iran #maga
00:00 Should President Trump have pushed back against Israel over the Iran war?
02:20 How will the Iran war change the politics of Israel in America
03:50 How is the Iran war affecting support for MAGA?
04:41 Has Donald Trump betrayed America First?
06:30 Does Carlson consider himself a Zionist?
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- Tucker Carlson: the US is not going to defend Taiwan
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- "The US is not going to defend and cannot defend Taiwan"—Tucker Carlson tells The Economist’s editor-in-chief that America has reached the limits of its power and has to now share it with China.
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- Tucker Carlson: Europe won’t win a war with Russia
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- “I’m not giggling, I’m mad at your politicians”. Speaking to The Economist’s editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes, Tucker Carlson says European leaders are “liars” trying to “divert attention” from the “disasters” in their own countries.
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- Tucker Carlson: Trump betrayed America First | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Has Donald Trump betrayed America First? Tucker Carlson thinks so. In an interview with Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist's editor-in-chief, Carlson argues the war on Iran was launched on Israel's timetable, not America's, and that the idea behind it “is not only contrary to America First, it may be its inverse”.
#tuckercarlson #usa #trump
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- America first means doubling down on Europe | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- “If Europe is not an ally of the United States, then China rules the world”. In an interview with Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Tucker Carlson says “there are people in the US government who really, really hate Europe” and he doesn’t understand why.
#europe #trump #usa #tuckercarlson
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- Why are Pakistan and Afghanistan at war? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- It’s a striking turn for two countries that used to be close—Pakistan once aided and sheltered the Afghan Taliban, the very government it's waging war against.
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- Britain’s chancellor: closer relations with the EU are in our national interest
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Rachel Reeves, Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer, has begun a new diplomatic push to align more closely with the European Union. Since the Labour government took office, attempts to improve the relationship have been tentative. Ms Reeves is now making clear that alignment with EU single market should be the “norm”.
Our business affairs editor Rachana Shanbhogue sat down with the chancellor to discuss why, a decade after Britons elected to leave, she is seeking a broader and deeper relationship with the bloc.
#Britain #economy #eu #europeanunion #economics #geopolitics
00:00 Why closer EU ties matter
02:05 Is the EU open to negotiation?
05:25 Why the government won't hold another EU referendum
06:30 Where Britain's national interest lies
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- Britain's chancellor: closer EU relations are in our national interest | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- “Better trade relations with the EU is in our national interest,” Rachel Reeves tells The Economist’s Rachana Shanbhogue. “It would be foolish to just carry on as we are.”
#ukpolitics #labour #labourparty #europe #eu #economics
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- Why are Iranian drones so deadly? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Why are Iranian drones so deadly? Shashank Joshi, The Economist’s defence editor, and Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss how the drones work, how Iran’s mass deployment is reshaping conflict in the Persian Gulf, and how Ukraine’s battlefield experiences are providing crucial lessons for countries facing attacks.
00:00 - What is a Shahed drone?
00:55 - Why are Shahed drones harder to detect and intercept?
01:49 - What are the most effective ways to defend against them?
02:36 - What has Ukraine learned from defending against Shaheds?
03:34 - How does drone-on-drone interception work?
06:08 - How is Ukraine sharing this expertise internationally?
06:27 - What does this mean for the current Iran war and global defence?
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- Will Trump try to take this small Iranian island?
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- 90% of Iran’s crude-oil exports pass through Kharg Island. The tiny outcrop could be the location of the war’s biggest escalation yet.
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- Why your boss should let you nap at work | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Should employees nap at work? The Economist’s audience editor, Harry Taunton, and co-host of The Intelligence podcast, Rosie Blau, discuss the science behind snoozing, how modern work disrupts natural sleep rhythms, and why short 10–30 minute “power naps” may improve alertness, memory, mood, and even health.
00:00 – Why might a power nap be better than coffee?
00:45 – Why do we naturally feel sleepy after lunch?
01:19 – Naps and heart disease
01:57 – Are power naps more effective than caffeine?
03:00 – How long should the perfect power nap be?
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- Why is Israel bombarding Lebanon?
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- How big is the energy shock from the Iran war?
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Gulf war has brought traffic in the Strait of Hormuz almost to a halt, sparking an energy shock that will reverberate around the world. Our editors analyse the impact on this week’s Insider episode.
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- Is Russia the real winner from the war in Iran? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz—a slim waterway between Oman and Iran through which a large proportion of global oil and gas supply flows—has consequences for much of the world. The fall-out will not be felt evenly. Russia has a lot to gain from the escalating conflict. Zanny Minton Beddoes is joined by a panel of our journalists to unpack the impact and assess the economic damage.
#iran #America #DonaldTrump #economy #oil #StraitofHormuz #Russia #China #Gulf
00:00 - How Russia is benefiting from the war
02:24 - What does the conflict mean for the Gulf?
04:38 - Why China will be watching the war closely
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- What stocks should you buy during an oil shock? | The Economist
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Is now the best time to buy “trash” stocks? The Economist’s capital markets correspondent, Joshua Roberts, joins Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, to explain why low-quality stocks over-perform during moments of market turmoil, how rising oil prices linked to the Iran war are shaking global markets, and why uncertainty can sometimes make riskier investments surprisingly appealing.
00:36 – What do investors actually mean by rubbish stocks?
01:41 – How do rising oil prices affect stocks, bonds and the wider economy?
02:26 – Why are low-quality or rubbish stocks outperforming right now?
04:09 – Why are high-quality growth stocks more vulnerable during uncertainty?
05:21 – Can rubbish stocks really deliver better returns than good ones?
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