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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – MAY 2, 2026 PREVIEW

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Still in La La land‘…

Oil markets are still in La La land

Prices have risen sharply. Unfortunately, they still have further to go

How Kevin Warsh could save the Federal Reserve

There is much to like about the next Fed chairman—if his backbone holds

The AI supply crunch is here

Choke points are changing AI’s economics

The UAE doubles down on Israel and America

The consequences of the Emirates’ departure from OPEC

How to capitalise on London’s thriving financial industry

The City has bounced back despite fears over Brexit

Is Samia Suluhu Hassan Africa’s most disappointing president?

A sham election, a massacre whitewashed

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – APRIL 25, 2026 PREVIEW

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘America prepares for the midterms‘….

America is vulnerable to electoral vandalism

Too many no longer believe elections are fair

Tim Cook wrote a winning recipe for Apple

Will it work for his successor?

How to bolster the arsenal of democracy

America’s new defence-tech industry should be a model for Europe

The high price of forever wars

Binyamin Netanyahu is quick to start conflicts, but shows no ability to end them

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – APRIL 18, 2026 PREVIEW

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Mythos moment‘ – Can five men be trusted with AI?

America wakes up to AI’s dangerous power

After Mythos, a laissez-faire approach is no longer politically tenable or strategically wise

How to end the war in Iran

America and Iran must resume their efforts to strike a deal, even though it is sure to be an imperfect one

America will come to regret its war on taxes

Lately, Democrats have joined the charge

Peter Magyar’s victory will keep Hungary in the spotlight

The country will become a test case for reversing democratic decay

Donald Trump has made Venezuela a better place

But the American president is misinterpreting an incomplete success

The impending global food shock is preventable

So why won’t it be prevented?

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – APRIL 11, 2026 PREVIEW

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Mission Accomplished’…

Donald Trump is the war’s biggest loser

There is a reason he wants an exit from Iran

A ceasefire will not stop the Iran war’s economic consequences

Even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens, expect lasting change to energy markets

How dangerous is Mythos, Anthropic’s new AI model?

Dario Amodei’s warnings should not be dismissed

Business

Every company is now a media company—and every boss a star

The rise of the chatter-industrial complex

5 min read

An image of the eiffel tower which has been distorted and is wobbly and about to fall down.

Europe

France has learned how to fight Russian disinformation

4 min read

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – APRIL 4, 2026 PREVIEW

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘How China hopes to win from the war‘

How China hopes to win from the war

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake

The perils of a ground war in Iran

Donald Trump may send in troops. Does he know what to do with them?

Lessons for the world from tiny Hungary

A regime loved by MAGA may soon lose power. That matters

How worried should you be about private credit?

Its humbling could raise borrowing costs

Index providers should not bend the rules for Elon Musk

They will only expose ordinary investors to unnecessary risks

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – MARCH 28, 2026 PREVIEW

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Advantage Iran‘

Advantage Iran

A month of bombing has achieved nothing. Will Donald Trump escalate, or talk?

Europe should think twice before weakening its merger rules

A strict competition policy is not the barrier to bigger firms

The case against energy bail-outs

As war rages in Iran, governments must not repeat the mistakes of 2022

Mexico must unleash its private sector

Claudia Sheinbaum’s biggest problem is weak investment and growth, not Donald Trump

England has shown the world how to replace farm subsidies

A rare Brexit dividend

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – MARCH 21, 2026 PREVIEW

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Operation Blind Fury‘

War in Iran is making Donald Trump weaker—and angrier

By diminishing the president’s political superpowers, his reckless campaign may make him more dangerous

Lebanon’s leaders must take on Hizbullah

And Israel must not play the spoiler

Africa after aid is more resilient than you might think

But more needs to be done to ensure a prosperous future

A dirty deal with Cuba would be better than the alternatives

A prolonged blockade risks creating a humanitarian crisis on America’s doorstep

Gas will not be killed off by renewables any time soon

But there are ways to rely less o

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – MARCH 14, 2026 PREVIEW

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘An attack on the world economy‘….

An attack on the world economy

Whatever happens in the Strait of Hormuz, energy markets have been changed for ever

China’s hereditary elite is taking shape

The Communist Party is afraid to tax inherited wealth

There are no good options for Iran’s nuclear programme

If America cannot eliminate the threat, what should it do?

How to teach Donald Trump a Latin lesson

By alienating Hispanics, he has given Democrats an open goal

Haiti needs order first, then elections

Voters must be able to turn out without risking death

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – MARCH 7, 2026 PREVIEW

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘A war without a strategy‘….

Donald Trump must stop soon

His ill-considered conflict risks descending into chaos

AI danger gets real

The squabble between America’s government and Anthropic makes an AI disaster more likely

China needs a more ambitious growth target

Otherwise a fourth year of deflation awaits

It’s time to unleash Europe’s pensions

One reform offers both security in old age and dynamism now

Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski: best of frenemies

Britain’s twin populists have a symbiotic relationship

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – FEBRUARY 28, 2026 PREVIEW

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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