Tag Archives: The Economist Magazine

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JULY 18, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Degradation in progress’…

Donald Trump’s gutting of the Department of Justice

What the degraded institution means for America

It’s too darn hot. Blame global dimming

Earth is absorbing a lot more sunshine

Donald Trump’s blind alley

America’s president looks bereft of good options for solving the stand-off in the Gulf

China’s rulers have a woman problem

Antagonism between the sexes does nothing to address China’s demographic problems

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JULY 11, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The man who would change Russia‘…

The man who would change Russia

A leading oligarch speaks out, warning of the looming disaster facing his country

Two cheers for Trump Accounts

The grubby scheme contains the seeds of a good idea

England needs fewer council homes, not more

Andy Burnham’s plan is no way to ease the housing crisis

A no-brainer for protecting your brain

One simple vaccination may dramatically reduce the risk of dementia

Who is capable of evil?

Stop lowering the age of criminal responsibility

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JULY 4, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘America at 250’

America is anxious, and awesomely powerful

Restlessness is what prevents the republic from sinking into stagnation

America should not imprison frontier AI

Fable is free. But the technology desperately needs better regulations4 min read

Turkey and Israel should trade energy, not insults

Both have much to gain from being less belligerent

Venezuela’s earthquakes are partly America’s problem

The government’s response has been dire. Its patron has a duty to help

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JUNE 20, 2026 PREVIEW

America's AI power grab | June 20th 2026 | The Economist

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘America’s AI power grab’ – Anthropic and the geopolitics of frontier models….

AI has granted America vast new power

Its government is now the gatekeeper to frontier models—and most compute

Donald Trump gambles that Iran wants money more than power

The peace deal is all carrot and no stick

Don’t restrict Chinese biotech

Patients benefit from faster, cheaper treatments, wherever they are invented

India’s new economy still faces an old problem

Family-run conglomerates make the stock market a tricky place to invest

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JUNE 13, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘A World Cup paradox’ – The global fragmentation of fun….

The World Cup paradox

How the rules of both entertainment and soft power are being rewritten

Donald Trump’s least bad option in Iran

He must swallow his pride and accept a deal worse than the pre-war status quo

The Federal Reserve must soon give Donald Trump bad news

Kevin Warsh, the unlucky new chairman, has seen his case for lower interest rates disintegrate

For its own sake, China should change its growth model

It is suffering economic costs for its industrial dominance 

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JUNE 6, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue featuresThe rise of Gen-Z socialism‘….

How to fight back against Gen-Z socialism

The me-first doctrine is a threat to prosperity

India’s surprise baby bust is a warning to the world

It is not just rich places that are becoming less fertile

Europe needs Ukraine’s help just as badly as the other way round

The EU should start drafting a full accession treaty now

America’s decaying Treasury market needs a fix

High debt, disjointed markets and pugnacious trade policy all threaten the world’s safe asset

How to make football more exciting

The World Cup is wonderful. It could be even better

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – MAY 30, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue featuresThe new shape of war‘…

Smart tech is making war a dumber choice

Smaller, weaker countries can defend themselves more easily with cheap, deadly kit

The imperial vision of Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed

The prime minister’s ambitions threaten both his country and the Horn of Africa

How East Asia should respond to its China shock

As they deindustrialise, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan must reform

Attacking Cuba would be a huge mistake

But Donald Trump could make a deal with the communist regime

Why the world needs more franchises

From pizza to Pilates, franchises mint millionaires and make customers happy

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – MAY 23, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘A Starship enterprise’

SpaceX is capitalism on rocket fuel

Make what you will of Elon Musk, his rocketry firm is a marvel of free markets

American growth could be even better

MAGAnomics shows the world what not to do. But also what America keeps getting right

Why NATO needs a Plan B

Mark Rutte is wrong to quash talk of one. The risks of the alliance unravelling are too great to ignore

How to stop the Ebola outbreak

The latest epidemic in central Africa is a warning about future pandemics

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – MAY 9, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features The summit of suspicion‘…

The Trump-Xi summit will expose a dysfunctional duo

Mutual vulnerability is no substitute for global leadership

Narendra Modi’s party is on a roll in India

The BJP has beaten a bad ruler in West Bengal. But India must not become a de facto one-party state

The world must stop AI from empowering bioterrorists

The threat from new pathogens is an even graver danger than AI-backed hackers

Europe is unshackling business. But not enough

Why market liberals must win the battle for Brussels—and national capitals, too

To fight antisemitism, first grasp where it comes from

What looks like a 21st-century problem has deep, dark roots

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – MAY 2, 2026 PREVIEW

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