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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.

Drum Tower: The red and the green

China’s energy security concerns are undermining its ambitious climate pledges. We try to understand the contradiction from the perspective of China’s leaders. And, in a country where activism can be dangerous, we find out how…

The World Ahead 2023: Fuelling the future

How will the energy crisis, triggered by the war in Ukraine, unfold in 2023? Host Tom Standage discusses geopolitics, climate change, and economics with environment editor Catherine Brahic and global energy and climate innovation editor,…

Money Talks: China reopens

Mick Bird, Soumaya Keynes and Alice Fulwood discuss what this means for the Chine economy - and the world

What are the prospects for the world economy in 2023?

What are the prospects for the world economy in 2023? The Economist’s economics editor, Henrey Curr, and deputy business affairs editor, Rachana Shanbhogue, explain the dilemma facing central bankers around the world.

Can China escape zero-covid?

The Economist’s Beijing bureau chief, David Rennie, and senior China correspondent, Alice Su, talk to Ben Cowling, epidemiologist at Hong Kong University, about the lessons from the omicron wave there.

The French connection: Macron’s state visit to America

The French connection: Macron’s state visit to America, behind the pageantry Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron will have much to chew over.

“We will overshoot 1.5 degrees of warming. That target is now dead”—a call for COP27 realism

As the UN’s annual climate jamboree begins, our correspondent calls for a strong dose of realism: limiting warming to 1.5C is just no longer feasible. On average the rule of law is losing ground globally,…

Can Britain’s new prime minister solve an Economic crisis?

The new leader of the Conservative Party, Liz Truss, faces an enormous task. Britain is contending with soaring energy bills, double-digit inflation and the unresolved backwash of Brexit. Host Anne McElvoy asks Lord Razzall and…

The open-source intelligence war

Six months have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine. It is arguably the most transparent conflict ever, thanks to publicly available satellite data and social media. How has open-source intelligence (OSINT) shaped the war? The Economist’s…