This week we consider the economy-policy team that Donald Trump has assembled and how it will shape his second term. The ...

The Economist did not publish a cover that warned of an apocalypse featuring images of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in November 2024. An Economist ...

The Economist picks a country of the year. The winner is not the richest, happiest or most virtuous place, but the one that ...

A Nov. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a purported magazine cover from The Economist featuring an illustration of President-elect Donald Trump staring down Russian President ...

Every year "The Economist" releases its end-of-year issue "The Word Ahead," featuring insight into global events and topics that will take center stage in the upcoming year. This year's cover ...

After Ukraine's Western allies cleared the embattled country to use long-range tactical missiles against military targets in Russia, Vladimir Putin tested a new hypersonic missile and threatened to ...

"The EU and NATO are Mr Putin's ultimate targets," The Economist writes. "To him, Western institutions and values are more threatening than armies. He wants to halt their spread, corrode them from ...

Choosing the cover of the end-of-year double issue can feel odd. No matter how tumultuous the news (and events in Syria and Georgia are making sure that the holiday season brings little in the way ...

On the cover of the current issue of The Economist is an Israeli flag, covered in grime, being whipped by a sandstorm in a deserted land. The flag tilts precariously, and could fall over at any time.

Our worldwide cover this week was devoted to the downfall of Bashar al-Assad. A lot of commentary has warned that post-Assad Syria is doomed to descend into religious tyranny or civil war.

An image shared on Facebook claims to show a cover from The Economist of President-elect Donald Trump and Russian strongman Vladimir Putin. Verdict: False The Economist did not publish any such cover.