The Iran-Israel war
Now Trump is urged to go “all in” on crushing Iran
As the war escalates America is being dragged in deeper
United States
Protests against a regal presidency have been notably peaceful
There is no need to send in the troops
International
The West has stopped losing its religion
After decades of rising secularism, Christianity is holding its ground—and gaining among the young
The world in brief
Israel and Iran continued to attack each other on Sunday...
Donald Trump said a deal between Israel and Iran could be achieved “easily”, though he did not say how...
Israeli officials said Muhammad Al-Ghamari, the Houthis’ chief-of-staff, was the target of a strike it conducted on Yemen on Saturday night...
Hundreds of thousands of people marched against Mr Trump and his administration in cities across America—the largest such actions since his return to power—following days of protests over federal immigration raids...
A Harvard man turned narco-gang-buster
Daniel Noboa assures The Economist he can save Ecuador without hurting democracy
Charlemagne: How Ireland became the Saudi Arabia of siphoned-off global profits
The Emerald petro-state is riding high off tech and pharma—for now
Weekend profile: Gavin Newsom is ready for his close-up
The California governor’s beef with Donald Trump could resonate with voters beyond his state
Well informed: Is the “manopause” real?
If it is, it is nothing like the menopause
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Edition: June 14th 2025
American disorder
Rachel Reeves’s shoestring statism
Labour’s big-government rhetoric is a worrying sign for Britain
Europe’s defence cities
Armaments manufacturing revives a trio of towns in Europe
Trump, troops and protest
The president’s troop deployment in LA could yet backfire
The Emerald petro-state
How Ireland became the Saudi Arabia of siphoned-off global profits
Special reports: May 31st 2025
A new financial order
Innovative financial giants have supplanted banks atop Wall Street. Thomas Bennett hails their dynamism, but warns against hubris
- Financial giants are transforming Wall Street
- Clash of the titans
- What it means to be illiquid
- The debt barons who are taking on the banks
- The latest investment fad is made for gamblers
- Can anything stop America’s superstar hedge funds?
- How the next financial crisis might happen
- Sources and acknowledgments
