Strikes, fear: an update from Kharkiv

Cancelled flights, longer routes, higher prices: the war in Iran is taking its toll on the airline industry. The conflict may force lasting change on the big Gulf carriers. We ask why the once-frothy fake-meat industry is losing its bite. And why PDFs, one of technology’s most pe ...  Show more

Nigeria sorely needed the enormous oil refinery built by Aliko Dangote, who was already Africa’s richest man. We ask what that new capacity means for him, for Nigeria and for the continent. We speak to the surprisingly large and diverse Iranian diaspora in Los Angeles. And how a ...  Show more

After failing to take Ukraine’s second city, Russian forces continue to <a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/2022/03/08/curious-case-russias-missing-air-force?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymou ...  Show more

After a year of a conflict that was predicted to last just days, we examine the battle lines—seeing an <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/02/23/russias-vaunted-second-offensive-is-a-damp-squib?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence ...

When Russia attacked the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine a year ago, lives were lost, families stranded and towns submerged. But from that devastation emerged <a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/europe/2024/06/05/russias-explosion-of-a-huge-ukrainian-dam-had-surprising-effe ...

Since the invasion began, <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/04/07/the-kremlin-wants-to-make-ukraines-second-city-unliveable?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article& ...