The Intelligence from The Economist
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Episodes (2015)
Man of steel, and aluminium: Carney talks trade with Trump
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One peace at a time: hopeful Gaza talks
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Chainsaw out of gas? Milei’s experiment wobbles
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Space invaders: Russia’s NATO nose-thumbing
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Shut happens: US federal funding stops
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Your peace or mine? Prospects for Gaza deal
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Fortunes of war: is Russia’s economy slowing?
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Under different thumbs: a scant TikTok deal
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Home truths: Ukraine’s internal strains
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On warhead be it: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
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States of disarray: the UN at 80
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One nation, under God, divisible: Charlie Kirk’s memorial
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JAIpur to MumbAI: US firms invest in India
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Wary pharma: AstraZeneca sours on UK
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Offensive: UN calls it genocide, Israel persists
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Honey, we shrunk the kids: population fall
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Losing the plot: Brazil-US relations tested
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When the son comes up: the Murdoch succession battle
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Combative, conservative, cut down: Charlie Kirk
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Strikes’ price: Israel’s shocking Doha attack
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Buns in ovens: heatwaves and maternal health
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Go, fourth? France likely to lose another PM
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For her eyes only: a new boss at MI6
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Mission possible: Baghdad is booming
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Sino-the-times: China gathers global allies
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Call the shots: vaccine cuts imperil global health
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Indonesia ablaze: Riots test Prabowo
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Split ends: political in-fighting in Israel
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Chill baby chill: Modi-Trump relations dip
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Fed alert: can Trump fire a governor?
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Grand theft global: the business of street crime
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That warm buzzy feeling: malaria and climate change
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Rule and divide: opposition grows in Syria
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Stake and chips: will America take 10% of Intel?
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Trouble in paradise: US plans for Pacific war
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On a win and a player: Britain’s gaming prowess
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Peace by piece? Zelensky and Trump meet again
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A farewell to arms? Hamas considers its options
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Frozen conflict? A special episode in the Arctic
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Just getting started: El Salvador’s president for life
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Next top model: GPT-5 and its AI rivals
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The summit of its parts: Ukraine, Trump and Putin
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Not all’s fair: Israel and accountability
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Duty regime: America’s consumers will foot the tariff bill
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Unsteady state: Somalia in disarray
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Consultant management: McKinsey loses its shine
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Degrees of freedom? Harvard’s shakedown dilemma
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State swing: recognising Palestine
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Luxe run out? LVMH
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Heavy meddle: Trump and Brazil
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