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Israel and Hamas
All of our coverage of the conflict in one place
The best of the year
Our annual guides to the finest cultural treats
The Intelligence
Today’s podcast: Olena Zelenska, Ukraine’s first lady, on the less-visible scars of war
Leaders
A new age of the worker will overturn conventional thinking
Around the rich world, wage gaps are shrinking
The Economist explains
What does it take to expel an American congressman?
George Santos has joined a select group
Business
How to succeed—and fail—as a foreign business in India
Why some companies are staying put while others up sticks
The world in brief
The seven-day truce between Hamas and Israel came to an abrupt end...
America’s House of Representatives voted to expel George Santos, a scandal-ridden Republican congressman from New York...
The International Court of Justice, the UN’s top court, partly sided with Guyana in a dispute with Venezuela over the potentially oil-rich Essequibo region, which Guyana controls...
Donald Trump can be sued in civil court for his alleged role in inciting the January 6th Capitol riot, a federal-appeals court ruled...
What is antisemitism—and why do differences in interpretation matter?
Across the world, reports of the age-old prejudice have surged
Chaguan: China’s economy is suffering from long covid
Revealing gloom on the streets of an ordinary Chinese city
1843 magazine | Britain’s scariest libel firm can pursue anyone, anywhere
The government is trying to rein in firms like Carter-Ruck. It isn’t easy
The best books of 2023, as chosen by The Economist
This year’s picks transport readers to mountain peaks, out to sea and back in time
Israel and Hamas
All of our coverage of the conflict in one place
The best of the year
Our annual guides to the finest cultural treats
The Intelligence
Today’s podcast: Olena Zelenska, Ukraine’s first lady, on the less-visible scars of war
This week
The most important political stories this week
Israel and Hamas extend ceasefire, COP28 begins in Dubai—and more
The most important stories in the business world this week
Charlie Munger dies, Shein reportedly files for IPO—and more
KAL’s cartoon
A lighter look at this week’s events
War between Israel and Hamas
A brutal battle for southern Gaza beckons once the truce ends
The next stage of fighting will be harder and more controversial
What happens to Gaza after the war?
No one wants responsibility for running and rebuilding the ruined enclave
The A to Z of the Arab-Israeli conflict
From “Abraham accords” to “Zionism”
Climate change and COP28
Saleemul Huq lobbied ceaselessly to make poor countries heard
The biologist and climate activist died on October 28th, aged 71
To save the Amazon, Lula must work out who owns it
The fight against deforestation is going better. But it needs cash, cops—and a better property register
Will China save the planet or destroy it?
The country’s carbon emissions will soon peak. Then comes the hard part
Progress on climate change has been too slow. But it’s been real
And the world needs to learn from it
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger never quite belonged where he wanted to be
The doyen of American statecraft died on November 29th, aged 100
Henry Kissinger explains how to avoid world war three
America and China must learn to live together. They have less than ten years
Henry Kissinger explains what he thinks makes great leadership
His study of six leaders from the 20th century is partial but enlightening
The balancing act
Film: Henry Kissinger on how Joe Biden should handle China
The art of super-power diplomacy in the 21st century
World news
The curious case of Nick Clegg
The ex-deputy prime minister and Meta bigwig seems ordinary. But he can’t be
Why “offshoring” asylum-seekers rarely works
As caseloads rise in rich countries, governments are tempted to ship claimants abroad
Why the West needs to stop the global rise of revisionism
There is much more at stake in Ukraine than that country’s fate, argues Kirill Rogov
Business, finance and economics
Charlie Munger was a lot more than Warren Buffett’s sidekick
In business, he was a paragon of common sense
An unruly OPEC is causing problems for Russia and Saudi Arabia
The cartel is failing to drive up oil prices
Post-Brexit Britain is splurging more on state aid
New figures show that Britain has become more European
Cultural picks of the year
The best films of 2023, as chosen by The Economist
They featured cattle barons, chefs, composers, physicists and whistleblowers
The Economist’s pick of the best television shows of 2023
Exceptional comedies, crime dramas, and psychological thrillers have come to the small screen this year
These are The Economist’s favourite podcasts of 2023
They covered subjects including empire, medical scandals and war
Books in 2024
What will be the bestsellers in the coming year?
Books on robots, Russia and romance are likely candidates
Ukraine’s long war
Russia is poised to take advantage of political splits in Ukraine
Politics has returned, but the fighting has gone nowhere
Ukraine’s new enemy: war fatigue in the West
Congress holds up military aid as unsupportive populists make gains in Europe
Russia is starting to make its superiority in electronic warfare count
There may not be much the West either can or will do to help Ukraine
Europe in 2024
The war in Ukraine may be heading for stalemate
Some big decisions will need to be made
Great reads
Elinor Otto did not realise what giant strides she was making for women
The longest-working “Rosie the Riveter” died on November 12th, aged 104
1843 magazine | Sorry you feel that way: why passive aggression took over the world
From Slack to the dinner table, honesty really is the best policy
Visual storytelling
Inside a month of America’s school shootings
The hidden impacts of gun crime are devastating and poorly understood
Western values are steadily diverging from the rest of the world’s
People’s principles were expected to align as countries got richer. What happened?
Large, creative AI models will transform lives and labour markets
They bring enormous promise and peril. But how do they work?
The World Ahead 2024
Future-gazing analysis, predictions and speculation
Ten trends to watch in 2024
2024 will be stressful for those who care about liberal democracy
America will need a new vocabulary to discuss its presidential election
Europe needs to step up support for Ukraine
Don’t give up on peace in the Middle East
The world must try to break a vicious cycle of insecurity
China’s leaders will seek to exploit global divisions in 2024
Demand for “green” metals will redraw the global mining map
Don’t count on a soft landing for the world economy
Generative AI holds much promise for businesses
A cricket World Cup comes to America
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What links Bobby Charlton, Terry Venables and Gareth Southgate
They gave English football fans reason to admire the national team
Weekly edition: December 2nd 2023
Is Putin winning? Inside Russia’s war machine
The rich world’s bluecollar bonanza
The conventional view that inequality is rising inexorably is wrong
America’s most conservative court
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals makes the Supreme Court look moderate by comparison
Time for a methane deal
A chance at cop28 to limit a nasty source of emissions
Political Islam after Gaza
A religious revolution is under way in the Middle East
Special reports: November 25th 2023
The new economy net zero needs
It is vital to climate stabilisation, remarkably challenging and systematically ignored
