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 • 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 • 3rd May 2019 Interview: Vietnamese migrants in EE The Intelligence: The Economist's daily podcast (16:25 onwards)