The Economist

Call of duties: the global costs of war

Conflict in Ukraine has cut short the “peace dividend” the world was reaping. We count the economic costs of a widespread return to a war footing. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s appointment of two economic realists…

Trouble in Shangri-La: Sino-American tensions escalate

At a meeting of defence ministers from the Asia-Pacific region, heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington were all too apparent.

One Good Term Deserves Another: Biden Declares

He made the same announcement on the same day four years ago and went on to win. But this time, the President is older and less popular. Could he be elected again? The rollout of…

Hard pact to follow: the Good Friday Agreement at 25

The famed power-sharing deal did its work of sharply reducing sectarian violence, but a quarter-century on it has led to depressingly dysfunctional politics.

A vote for Ukraine: why Estonia’s election matters

The world’s biggest military donor to Ukraine, relative to GDP, is Estonia. Kaja Kallas, its prime minister, just won a resounding victory in an election that was effectively a referendum on continued support for Ukraine.…

Fire and grim tone: Putin’s and Biden’s speeches

President Joe Biden’s riposte to the bellicose speech of his counterpart Vladimir Putin was a study in contrast. The Economist examines their views on Ukraine and ask how a lasting peace could be secured. They…

Drum Tower: Up in the air

Sino-American relations have been blown off course after the downing of a Chinese balloon. Economist's Beijing bureau chief, David Rennie, and senior China correspondent, Alice Su, explore whether China and America are heading towards a…

Drum Tower: Waiting games

It’s been a year since Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin announced the “no-limits” friendship between China and Russia, but is it one between equals? In the second episode of a two-part series, The Economist’s Beijing…

EU Confidential: EU-UK Summit

EU’s top officials visit Kyiv for a historic summit. Suzanne Lynch discusses what we can expect from the visit including Ukraine’s prospect of joining the EU and speaks to President Maia Sandu about Moldova’s pursuit…

Money Talks: How globalisation gave way

America has changed the way it views the rest of the world. Rather than pushing for a more globalised economy with fewer trade barriers, the US is now seeking a more protected system of international…

Money Talks: The new power in the North Sea

For decades the North Sea's gales have created challenges for those extracting #Oil and #Gas, but the region's poor weather is also key to its future: Offshore wind.

Continental drift: Europe’s challenges

Europe’s challenges. Starting with crippling energy prices in the short term and American protectionism threatens a longer-term dent in the continent’s green industry ambitions.