THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – FEBRUARY 28, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Digging for victory’…

America’s dangerous pursuit of critical-mineral dominance

With a more focused approach, it could break China’s chokehold

Donald Trump is at risk of launching a war without purpose

A conflict with Iran without a clear objective would be recklessly dangerous

The right response to private-market dangers

Was a Blue Owl fund mismanaged, or did it reveal fundamental problems about the industry?

America’s states should beware of copying Europe too much

Welfare is rightly becoming more generous. But regulatory fragmentation is a problem

Heathrow’s third runway is turning into another infrastructure fiasco

The government must step in

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