The Economist • 20th May 2022

How important are Ukraine’s trains to its war effort?

The rail network matters strategically—and symbolically

The Economist • 16th May 2022

Elvira Nabiullina, Putin’s economic general

Profile of the central banker fighting to keep Russia's sanctions-hit economy afloat

The Economist • 7th May 2022

Europe’s hard-hit east is toughest on Russia

Eastern European economies will see the effects of the war for decades

The Economist • 30th April 2022

Ukrainian refugees need mental-health care that their hosts lack

The EU is trying to help

The Economist • 28th April 2022

What is Transnistria and why does it matter to Russia?

War in Ukraine is heating up a frozen conflict in Moldova’s breakaway region

The Economist • 21st April 2022

Surrounding economies will feel the chill of Russia’s invasion

But some may eventually benefit

The Economist • 2nd December 2020

Interview: Poland’s populist seize disco's resurgence

The Intelligence: The Economist's daily podcast

The Economist • 26th November 2020

Why Polish politicians fear to sneer at rural music

A musical genre once relegated to wedding bandstands has strutted onto the main stage

The Economist • 24th August 2020

The grave risk to the world’s oldest trees

The Intelligence: The Economist's daily podcast (16:10)

The Economist • 19th August 2020

The world is losing its big old trees

Even if some new forests are growing, the remaining canopies are becoming shorter

The Economist • 18th May 2020

Tens of millions of surgeries are being postponed due to covid-19

It will take hospitals months to work through the backlog

The Economist • 23rd April 2020

Are covid-19 lockdowns distorting inflation?

Shifts in spending are a headache for government number-crunchers

The Economist • 25th December 2019

Why friends like sloppily wrapped gifts

But mere acquaintances prefer a bit more flair

The Economist • 21st November 2019

Still in critical condition

Romania’s health-care system, the EU’s worst, struggles to reform

The Economist • 7th November 2019

What does your car run on?

Almost two-fifths of Turkish cars run on liquefied petroleum gas

The Economist • 28th September 2019

Say no more

Why are some languages spoken faster than others?

The Economist • 13th September 2019

Slip of the tongues

Brexit and low language learning limit supply of foreign speakers in the UK

Economist Espresso • 27th August 2019

Bolton from the blue: America and eastern Europe

US national security adviser meets Belarus's strongman

The Economist • 8th June 2019

Growing Up

Electric-scooter startups are becoming more cautious

The Economist • 3rd May 2019

Interview: Vietnamese migrants in EE

The Intelligence: The Economist's daily podcast (16:25 onwards)