On October 7th Hamas fighters launched a surprise attack on Israel and slaughtered more than 1,300 people, mostly civilians. What is Hamas and how powerful is it? 00:00 - What is Hamas? 00:55...

The Economist brought together Yuval Noah Harari and Mustafa Suleyman to grapple with the biggest technological revolution of our times. They debate the impact of AI on our immediate futures,...

Many Israelis blame Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for failing to stop Hamas’ terrorist attack. Can his leadership survive the war and its fallout? 00:28 - What will the war do to Netanyahu?...

Scientists are hoping to build the world’s first clinically approved artificial womb. The purpose is to save the lives of more premature babies. 00:00 The dangers of premature birth 01:49...

The business of surrogacy is growing fast, as fertility rates fall and demand from gay parents rises. This global trade has a dark underbelly, and needs policing. 00:51 America: putting a...

The Economist’s defence editor Shashank Joshi spoke to legal experts to find out whether Israel’s response to Hamas’s terrorist attack is lawful. 00:00 - Is Israel breaking the rules...

Hizbullah has been shooting rockets across the Israel-Lebanon border. If it intervenes in the Israel-Hamas conflict, it could lead to serious escalation. 00:00 - The origins of Hizbullah 01:06...

In garages, bedrooms and workshops across Ukraine a small army of amateur enthusiasts has emerged to build and adapt drones capable of taking the fight to the Russians. We explain how the war...

In a world where over a third of all languages use gender-specific grammar, non-binary people are looking for innovative solutions. 00:09 - Being gender-neutral in English 00:17 - The problem...

Plastic pollution is destroying ocean life and coastal livelihoods. With small island states suffering most, what do they reveal about how to solve this global problem? 00:00 The plastic problem...

Decades of scientific research into Alzheimer’s have failed to find a cure. Little is known about the degenerative brain disease—but this may be about to change. Click here to subscribe...

What are the stories set to shape 2024? From the biggest election year in history, to how to control AI and even taxis that fly, The Economist offers its annual look at the world ahead. 00:00...

Decades after the worst industrial accident in India s history, many residents of Bhopal feel they were abandoned to suffer its toxic effects after tge Bhopal gas tragedy in 1984. Click here...

Liberalism has been the dominant political philosophy in the West for more than 200 years. Populists say liberals are too elite and are out of touch with ordinary people. Here s what you need...

Sexism is rife in language. A woman may be described as “bossy”, while a man is more likely to be “assertive”. The Economist s language expert Lane Greene explores the gender stereotypes...

The world s population has more than doubled since the 1970s. But a booming population is only part of the story—in some places populations are in decline. Click here to subscribe to The...

From flying cars to pods that travel at over 1,000kph, revolutionary new ways to travel are being dreamed up by ambitious companies. But which pioneering visions are most likely to take off?...

Where should you look to invest in 2019? Our capital-markets editor John O Sullivan suggests the best strategy for the year ahead. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ...

With a dangerous Brexit deadline looming, our cartoonist KAL contemplates the British Prime Minister s next move. Is this one power struggle Theresa May is destined to lose? Click here to...

Islamist terrorism has fractured relations between Islam and the West. Robert Guest, our foreign editor, explains how Western Muslims are gradually becoming more liberal. Click here to subscribe...