Interactives
Our latest interactive stories, trackers and special projects
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If India chokes less, it will fry more
Pollution may have shielded it from the worst of global warming. That will change
China calls the shots in Myanmar’s civil war
To see how, follow an oil-and-gas pipeline through three conflict zones
A glimpse inside Putin’s secret arms empire
The Economist tracks mobile signals to plot the Kremlin’s build-up
A pause in American inflation is probably temporary
Our predictive index remains above the headline figure
Features
How politics shapes the world’s time zones
National identities and rivalries still drive changes
What baby names reveal about American and British society
Monikers associated with brains are out. Those associated with beauty are in
Archive 1945
How The Economist reported on the final year of the second world war, week by week
A chart that shows everything that has ever existed
Could the universe itself be a black hole?
World news
Who will be the next pope? Our tracker gives the odds
Punters have already plunked down $32m on the main contenders
With American credibility in doubt, minds go back to Saigon in 1975
A look at the way The Economist covered the end of the Vietnam war
Inside the Houthis’ moneymaking machine
After a ceasefire in Gaza, they may continue their Red Sea racket
“Hell on earth”: satellite images document the siege of a Sudanese city
El-Fasher, until recently a place of refuge, is under attack
Business and finance
Donald Trump’s tariffs are a throwback to the 1930s
“Economic nationalism”, our predecessors wrote, “is almost an American invention”
How retired aircraft find a second act
And how retired planes keep the global aviation industry aloft
What does SpaceX want to do with its Starship?
A guide to the reusable spaceship’s trip—and where it might lead for space travel
Americans’ love affair with big cars is killing them
New analysis shows that the heaviest vehicles kill more people than they save in crashes
Trackers, indices and forecasts
South Korean election 2025
Who will be South Korea’s next president?
After Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment, the liberal opposition enjoys a clear lead
How popular is Britain’s Labour government?
Follow our tracker to see how it is faring—and whether Reform can challenge it
Poll tracker
Mark Carney leads Canada’s Liberals to a fourth term in government
Explore Canada’s election results
Tracking the presidency
How popular is Donald Trump?
Our Big Mac index shows how burger prices differ across borders
Using patty-power parity to think about exchange rates