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Clear all filters- The Economist25 min
Conversation peace: can Europe bargain with Russia?
Rosie Bloor, Ed Carr, Mia Dahl, Anne Rowe
Convened at London's Lancaster House, European leaders signaled solidarity with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy while pledging a European-led coalition for Ukraine peace, though the initiative remains critically dependent on uncertain US support and binding financial commitments. Simultaneously, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's limited deployment of National Guard troops to the US border failed to address the structural causes of the fentanyl crisis, prompting experts to emphasize that reduced overdose deaths stem from US health policy shifts rather than increased border enforcement. In a separate tragic development, Mohsen Hendrix, the world's first openly gay imam, was killed in South Africa after decades of reinterpreting Islamic scripture to defend LGBTQ+ rights and fostering inclusive communities.
- The Economist23 min
Billions of voices heard: a year of elections
Rosie Bloor, Ed Carr, Gabriel Crossley, Maria Wilczek
The 2024 global election cycle saw Donald Trump secure a decisive US victory and marked a surge in right-wing populism across Europe, challenging centrist technocratic rule in nations like Germany and France. Simultaneously, major shifts occurred in autocracies such as Russia and Bangladesh, while India and South Africa delivered rejections of unchecked nationalism through coalition governments. Parallel political and economic trends emerged in China, where urbanization is pivoting from megacities to provincial hubs, and in Poland, where communist-era "milk bars" face subsidy cuts while modernizing to survive rising operational costs.
- The Economist30 min
Starming victory: Labour sweeps to power
Sir Keir Starmer, Rosie Bloor, Ed Carr, Duncan Robinson, Catherine Nixie, Matthew Holhouse
Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party secured a historic landslide victory, ending fourteen years of Conservative rule by winning approximately 410 seats while Rishi Sunak conceded defeat and former Prime Minister Liz Truss lost her seat. The new administration immediately faces the challenge of governing within a restrictive fiscal framework while pursuing economic growth through planning reform, a green transition, and stabilized EU relations. As Starmer prepares for a ceremonial transition with the King and an urgent cabinet formation, the government aims to restore international reliability despite a governing style characterized as cautious and technocratic rather than populist.