The Economist
March 2026
Hurricane Trump threatens to blow China off course
Chinese elites do not agree on who may win from the war in Iran
Russia’s latest attack on free speech
France offers some hope for defeating populists
The war’s biggest corporate winners and losers may surprise you
Markets are beginning to signal the long-term consequences of the surge in fuel prices
A new case of chip smuggling shows the limits of export controls
Contraband AI gear continues to make its way to China
Russia wants to limit contact with the outside world
Meta and Google face a reckoning over social-media addiction
How much will America’s oilmen benefit from the Iran war?
Giorgia Meloni’s big electoral setback in Italy
Her failed referendum gamble hints at growing dissatisfaction with her government
ByteDance is swallowing the internet—in China and beyond
The Iran war is forcing Europe to confront its energy problem
High power prices are putting the continent’s economy at risk
The future of Africa will be shaped by investment rather than aid
Why AI has not yet upset India’s IT industryÂ
Nvidia is expanding its empire
America’s failing gunboat diplomacy
War may bring lasting change to the airline business
Western carriers will relish the chance to win some of their customers back
Why the Iran crisis caught Europe flat-footed
The EU suffers the war’s fallout, but can do little to cut it short
Trouble is brewing among America’s corporate borrowers
Surging energy prices will add to fears of a wave of defaults
A popular German Green wins a surprise victory
As war rages, Turkey‘s strongman puts the opposition on trial
In praise of grunt work
A new wave of disrupters takes on American health care
Germany’s Greens have come back to win in Baden-Württemberg
The defeat of the Christian Democrats is a poor sign for Friedrich Merz