The US Army needs less good, cheaper drones to compete
IN UKRAINE BOTH sides are deploying millions of low-cost drones, which play a role in combat as both scouts and weapons. The ...
Will Elon Musk dominate President Trump’s economic policy?
To get a full sense of the disruptive potential of Donald Trump’s economic agenda, look beyond the limelight hogged by Elon M...
The year in pictures 2024
No year in history has been without turbulence, but in 2024 it seemed continuous. These photographs show the horrors all too ...
Our Big Mac index shows how burger prices differ across borders
The big mac index was invented by The Economist in 1986 as a lighthearted guide to whether currencies are at their “correct” ...
Is this the year that Boeing turns itself around?
Little has gone right for Boeing in 2024. The year started with a mid-flight blowout of a panel from the fuselage of a 737 ma...
Africa will have some of the fastest-growing economies in the world in 2025
To walk around Luanda, Angola’s capital, is to tour a graveyard of another era. Half-finished or empty skyscrapers loom over ...
Under its new government, Germany will move to the right
Germany will enter 2025 preparing for a snap election brought about by the demise of its three-party coalition in November. T...
China’s ultra-short dramas will enjoy long-term success
“Cut!” barks the director, and chaos erupts at a film studio in Los Angeles. Actors rush off to change their costumes, while ...
In “Anora”, strippers and Russian heavies are not what you expect
Editor’s note: On March 2nd “Anora” won the Oscar for Best Picture, as well as four other awards. He hasn’t been around for ...
The Palestinian cause has been damaged by factionalism, argues a former prime minister
THE HAMAS-LED attack on Israel was a case of the expected happening unexpectedly, and on an unprecedented scale. The preplann...