Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

Russia is dominating the missile war by default, but Ukraine hopes that will change

A high-income, low-pressure existence is not all it’s cracked up to be

Artists are visiting fewer cities on their global tours

Most of them are not found in ivory towers

Can they stay relevant?

From flying fighter jets to travelling on destroyers, Shashank Joshi pens his final edition of this newsletter

Donald Trump’s deal with Iran leaves America’s ally without any strategic gains

Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Also on the daily podcast: our America-at-age-250 series continues and why mosquitoes might not be repelled by repellent

Earlier this year Donald Trump vowed that “the honour of taking Cuba” would be his. To make this dream a reality he’s tried economic coercion, imposing a punishing oil embargo on the island that has made ordinary Cubans suffer. Fuel, food, medicine and clean…

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Perish the thought. But we tracked how artificial intelligence is changing five creative fields

No one has ever been elected president in Brazil without carrying Minas Gerais

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, what Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea reveals about his strategic priorities––and Russia’s influence on regional security

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Fake lawyers see opportunity in Donald Trump’s crackdown

Options markets show optimism is giving way to euphoria

Forget middle-power coalitions. Japan and its neighbours know that only America can deter China