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The Economist Asks: Can we learn to disagree better? An episode from our archive

In a polarised world, the opportunities to disagree are plentiful – and frequently destructive....

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The Economist Asks: What's the secret of happiness?

The pursuit of happiness continues to puzzle everyone from philosophers to politicians. But how...

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The Economist Asks: Why is history a family affair?

Host Anne McElvoy asks the historian and writer Simon Sebag Montefiore why he believes the story...

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The Economist Asks: How is Ukraine coping with the trauma of war?

After her brother died fighting in Luhansk in 2017, the historian and author Olesya Khromeychuk...

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The Economist Asks: Will Germany succeed in transforming its foreign policy?

Days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, announced a radical...

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The Economist Asks: How could Ukraine win the war?

Ben Hodges, a former commanding general of US Army Europe, believes that Ukraine has achieved “an...

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The Economist Asks: Will the clean-energy transition be fast enough?

AS THE end of COP27 nears, US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm talks to Anne McElvoy from the...

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The Economist Asks: What does Binyamin Netanyahu’s comeback mean for Israel and the world?

Binyamin Netanyahu is set to return to power in Israel, after winning a majority in last week’s...

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The Economist Asks: How will Rishi Sunak lead Britain?

On Tuesday, Rishi Sunak became Britain’s new prime minister–its third in two months. Host Anne...

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The Economist Asks: How can America’s voting system be made more fair?

THE SUPREME COURT could be on the verge of gutting the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Eric Holder, a...

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The Economist Asks: Where will Xi Jinping take China next?

During his decade-long reign in China, Xi Jinping has amassed more power and wielded it more...

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The Economist Asks: How can covid learning loss be overcome?

The covid-19 pandemic starved young brains. Estimates suggest that globally schoolchildren may be...

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The Economist Asks: In times of economic turmoil, can global trade help?

The World Trade Organisation was set up in 1995 to enable the multilateral trading system. But in...

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The Economist Asks: Why is progress on gender equality slowing?

The covid-19 pandemic played havoc with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals....

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The Economist Asks: Could Vladimir Putin lose the war in Ukraine?

Ukraine has made a remarkable turnaround. In a few days, its army liberated 6,000 square...

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The Economist Asks: Can Britain’s new prime minister solve an economic crisis?

The new leader of the Conservative Party, Liz Truss, faces an enormous task. Britain is...

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The Economist Asks: How can mental health-care crises be solved?

During the 13 years Thomas Insel led America’s National Institute of Mental Health, medicines and...

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The Economist Asks: Can Russian history explain the Ukraine crisis?

Six months into Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, host Jon Fasman asks historian Orlando Figes how...

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The Economist Asks: What can America expect from the Supreme Court’s next term?

The Supreme Court is changing America. In its last term, it eliminated the constitutional right...

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The Economist Asks: What does it mean to win a war today?

As the prospect of a long war in Ukraine looms, host Anne McElvoy asks national security expert...

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