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Analysing Africa newsletter: A clash of civilisations in the Horn
Tom Gardner, our Africa correspondent, explains how “civilisational thinking” shapes conflicts in the region
AI is a technological version of the Homeric songs
Its agents are more than stochastic parrots and stranger than machine gods, write Henry Farrell and Cosma Shalizi
Bye bye Bibi? Israel’s election results
Also on the daily podcast: our American-midterms series takes Georgia and are film critics out of touch?
Africa’s ‘unprecedented’ Ebola outbreak could reach UK, says top health official
Jean Kaseya, of the Africa CDC, warns of the illness spreading like Covid unless more funding is secured to increase preparedness and possible treatmentThe “unprecedented” spread of the Ebola outbreak...
Welcome to the age of personal AI assistants
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Flávio Bolsonaro has fled Brazil for America
It could mean a fresh start for the country’s political right
Israel’s voters deny Binyamin Netanyahu a majority
His opponents will, nonetheless, probably struggle to form a government
In an AI blow-up, would insurance pay out?
Credit default swaps are back in vogue amid fears of a debt disaster
Donald Trump may love the Middle East to death
The folly of wanting a Middle East run by nationalist strongmen and made rich by global commerce
Blighty newsletter: What a Center Parcs break says about you
Hugo Gye, our Britain political correspondent, does some field research at a holiday park—and learns something about Britons’ wallets
After its Odyssey, IMAX hits the big time
Its popularity reflects a shift in how audiences think about cinemas
France is rioting. The rest of Europe is surprisingly peaceful
Despite the headlines, data suggest there have been fewer protests than average this year