As American satellite images of the Middle East went dark, Chinese alternatives filled the void. @economist.com @shashj.bsky.social and I looked at how Chinese satellites boosted Iran’s war effort, & took the chance to delve into China’s Earth-observation ecosystem. www.economist.com/china/2026/0...

Thanks to AI, US immigration agents can access an unprecedented amount of information about people in America. @economist.com we looked at how the technology is turbocharging Trump’s mass deportations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeii...

“Freedom is not cheap. What we have here, somebody paid by blood.” On “The Weekend Intelligence”, @katiebryant.bsky.social meets Lithuania’s growing civilian army, including the CEOs, bartenders, husbands and fathers, learning how to resist a Russian invasion

Every four minutes a car is stolen in Britain—but where do they end up? @economist.com we tracked the new global black market in stolen vehicles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBiZ...

For the first time, CIR has uncovered the location of a Sudanese RSF military camp in the desert of Sudan’s neighbour, Libya. It is directly linked to the war in Sudan. We will show you where, we will show you how. Watch in full now: youtu.be/umaFPlwJUKM

@economist.com we used satellite imagery and videos to investigate the killings near aid sites in Gaza: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aEJ...

It's been six weeks since Wagner announced its withdrawal from Mali. @economist.com we investigated Russia’s latest movements in the region, and found that, far from pulling out, Putin is consolidating his influence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSSU...

Five men have now been convicted for an arson attack on a London warehouse. My latest video explains how this fire reveals the Kremlin's changing sabotage tactics. Since his diplomats were expelled from Europe, Putin is increasingly reliant on local proxies. youtube.com/shorts/ebBHg...

I joined @economist.com daily podcast to talk about the junta's ongoing airstrikes in Myanmar, even in the aftermath of the earthquake in March. Thanks to @cen4infores.bsky.social and @acleddata.bsky.social for their tireless work documenting this brutal conflict shows.acast.com/theintellige...

Ukraine’s astonishing drone attack deep inside Russia was a humiliation for Vladimir Putin—and a warning to other Western armed forces. We explain why the operation is likely to be ranked among the most important raiding actions in modern warfare www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM25...

This is getting somewhat lost. The night before Ukraine's drone raid, Russia conducted what was the largest drone attack on Ukraine in the war to date—and, I guess, ever—with 472 Shahed-type attack drones. Broke last week's record by 100 drones. kyivindependent.com/russia-shatt...

Last week, reports emerged of an airstrike on a school in Myanmar. For our latest visual investigation @economist.com, we analysed the incident. We found a pattern of ongoing bombardment, even over the rubble of the country’s worst earthquake in decades. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJw_...

New from @katiebryant.bsky.social on the @economist.com visual investigations team: In the past two months the junta in Myanmar has actually launched more airstrikes, including on civilians, than it did prior to declaring a ceasefire in the days following the March 28th earthquake.

Tusk says he has more evidence about the links between Russia and the fire at Marywilska shopping centre last year. My video from last October looked at how the incident fits into a wider pattern of Putin-linked sabotage across NATO www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZEI...

What’s happening on Diego Garcia? We tracked satellite images of US B-2 bombers in the Chagos Islands to understand America's plans in region – and analysed why the remote islands in the Indian Ocean are becoming increasingly important www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ajx...

Christ, it came true www.reuters.com/technology/a...

Inside Russia's shadow war in the Baltic Sea - a series of suspected sabotage incidents has exposed the vulnerability of Europe’s undersea infrastructure ig.ft.com/baltic-sea/

"Fears have grown that Russia is seeking to fuel social unrest in Britain and other western European states via covert digital campaigns aimed at exploiting ethnic and religious tensions" www.theguardian.com/news/2025/fe...

“There are no people, no boys, no one. You forget about everything and work.” Here’s an excellent lunchtime watch for you: Bloomberg on the women supporting the war effort in Ukraine. youtu.be/JfZSVGqYYcU?...

“Once you go there, you won’t go back” I followed the black market in human growth hormone for @economist.com's The Weekend Intelligence. I met doctors, users and drug dealers to understand our quest to optimise ourselves, and what it can ultimately cost. www.economist.com/podcasts/202...

My colleague @suelinwong.bsky.social spent a year investigating the global enterprise of online scamming. The story took her into a dark and incredibly sophisticated criminal underworld. Listen to the podcast: econ.st/3CFzGaL Watch our video: www.economist.com/video/CS7uqW...

The sabotage gig economy, this time used by Ukraine against Russia. “you can get a grandmother to throw a Molotov cocktail into a military office or wherever you want—if your price is right.” www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

The video evidence is what I always come back to when I think of Jan. 6. We @propublica.org created this interactive piece of videos that Parler users recorded and uploaded from their own POV that day, and it remains as disturbing today as it was then. projects.propublica.org/parler-capit...

Why we should pay attention to Russia's increased use of glide bombs 👇 Watch in full: youtube.com/watch?v=49WiQiuLeRc ⏲️ jump to 3:50 for "glide bombs explained" #Ukraine #Russia #glidebombs

Moving piece from the Washington Post about coded language in Syria. Earlier this year I wrote about a language of protest with a long history in Russia. Informed by the Greek fabulist Aesop, it was described by Lenin as “that accursed Aesopian language”. www.economist.com/culture/2024...

An early 20th century Futurist’s take on the dizziness of technological change, via my favourite bot on bluesky

One Russian paper today on Syria: “The whole system of Russia’s Middle East presence has in the blink of an eye turned into a bygone political era. This is a lamentable, agonising fact that can't be denied or understated. But no reason for an emotional outburst.” #ReadingRussia

Came across an anti-AfD protest in Berlin with some excellent reproductive rights posters. Particularly love this women’s contraceptive pill packet — a tin foil hat I can get behind 🤍

Great to see @livmoloney.bsky.social talking about @economist.com’s new video strategy here:

Extremely disturbing first-hand testimony to Parliament from a retired NHS surgeon who spent Aug-Sep in Gaza. "The drones would come down and pick off civilians—children. We had description after description. This is not an occasional thing." committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence...

We have a shiny new home for video at The Economist 📽️ You can watch my latest investigation into Russian sabotage inside NATO, alongside our videos on geopolitics, business & economics, US politics and - of course - @lanegreene.bsky.social on languages www.economist.com/video

In a year that promises an unusual degree of change and uncertainty, The World Ahead helps you see around the corner and work out what might be coming next. Here are ten trends to watch in 2025, from @tomstandage.bsky.social: econ.st/40UAmCN

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