Without reserves: Bolivia faces an economic c...

The deadly rush of migrants into the Spanish exclave has deep roots in a wider North African conflict—and implications for a far wider European fight about immigration. Our India columnist presents an incomplete list of falling objects as a way to examine public-safety failures. ...  Show more

From impasse in Iran to still-unresolved conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, a trend is clear: President Donald Trump’s scant, early plans for peace do not actually forge a path to it. Our correspondent says that in the driverless-car future, it will often be Chinese AI behind the whe ...  Show more

AS A GAS // As a gas producer, the state was able to build up enormous reserves. But failing to pivot when global prices fell has created debt, a <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/04/18/bolivia-is-on-the-brink-of-an-economic-crisis?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medi ...

Many of the continent’s economies are hamstrung by debt—much of it held internationally. We look at the <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/05/16/africa-faces-a-mounting-debt-crisis?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintellig ...

The wildly indebted property firm has defaulted at last. That poses big risks as China’s leadership works to <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/12/11/china-courts-global-capital-on-its-own-terms?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintellige ...

China’s property crisis has lurched into a perilous new phase — with significant implications for the world’s second-largest economy, according to Bloomberg News’ Alice Huang. The deepening distress hurts other industries and repels foreign investors, Huang says. In this episode ...  Show more