The wrath of Khan: Pakistan’s turbulent sprin...

On June 23rd 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union, triggering years of argument, lost economic opportunities and political malaise. Our correspondents look back on the seismic moment and its aftershocks. And, as Britain prepares to get its seventh prime minister in a d ...  Show more

After winning a resounding victory for Britain’s Labour party two years ago, Sir Keir Starmer has announced his departure. As the country gets ready for its 7th prime minister in ten years, our correspondent asks if it has become ungovernable. A Trump-loving right winger wins Col ...  Show more

Pakistan’s government faces an unpleasant choice between doing what’s popular and what is economically necessary, as Imra ...  Show more

The country’s military is renowned for political overreach. Now, its leaders are taking on former prime minister <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/06/01/pakistans-perma-crisis?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=di ...

Russia is making steady, piecemeal gains in the region; Ukrainian forces are simply <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/06/19/is-the-west-supplying-ukraine-with-enough-weapons?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discover ...  Show more

Russia says it will withdraw from the only captured Ukrainian provincial capital. We ask how <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/11/09/russia-says-it-is-abandoning-the-southern-city-of-kherson?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence& ...