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After Hamas militants attacked Israel a year ago, few people predicted how deep and devastating the ensuing conflict in the Middle East would be. The Economist’s Middle East experts discuss whether the fissures may ever be fixed, including dispatches from Israel, Gaza and Lebanon.
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Previous episodes
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5219 - Year of destruction: how October 7th shattered the Middle East Mon, 07 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5218 - The Weekend Intelligence: Gaza, after the dust settles (republished) Mon, 07 Oct 2024
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5217 - The Weekend Intelligence: Black boxes (part one): Michael Kovrig on how he became a political hostage in China Sat, 05 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5216 - A key Keystone: the race for Pennsylvania Fri, 04 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5215 - The arc of war: a bloody week in Lebanon Fri, 04 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5214 - Yuan for the money: China stimulates its economy Thu, 03 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5213 - Veep state: the running mates debate Wed, 02 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5212 - Ground assault: Israeli forces invade Lebanon Tue, 01 Oct 2024 - 0h
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5211 - Beirut force: Israel kills Hizbullah leader Mon, 30 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5210 - The Weekend Intelligence: Crunch time for Ukraine Sat, 28 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5209 - Woke croaks: “peak woke” has passed Fri, 27 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5208 - Missile-stop tour: Zelensky in America Fri, 27 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5207 - War or less? Lebanon on the brink Thu, 26 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5206 - No right left: Afghanistan’s oppressed women Wed, 25 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5205 - Shun while it lasted: never-Trumpers’ fading sway Tue, 24 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5204 - Bulls’ AI: funding artificial intelligence Mon, 23 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5203 - Election rejection: fears of a contested result Fri, 20 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5202 - Rocketing: Israel escalates Lebanon conflict Fri, 20 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5201 - Fed-letter day: at last, a rate cut Thu, 19 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5200 - Pager turn: the Israel-Hizbullah conflict escalates Wed, 18 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5199 - Playing the fuel: reforming Nigeria’s subsidies Tue, 17 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5198 - Foiled again: a second attempt on Trump Mon, 16 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5196 - Open to debate: Harris and Trump clash Fri, 13 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5195 - Come on out, the vacuum’s fine: SpaceX Fri, 13 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5194 - Chip wreck: Intel is on the rocks Thu, 12 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5193 - Don wan: Harris keeps Trump tame Wed, 11 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5192 - Mario druthers: Draghi’s plan for Europe Tue, 10 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5191 - Plainly reigns but on a plane to Spain: Venezuela’s leader Mon, 09 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5190 - Grand Barnier: France’s new prime minister Fri, 06 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5189 - Current affairs: how batteries will green the grid Thu, 05 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5188 - Beyond the bullets: we go to Ukraine Wed, 04 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5187 - The sound of fury: pressure builds within Israel Tue, 03 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5186 - Extremes come true: Germany’s far-right triumph Mon, 02 Sep 2024 - 0h
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5185 - For whom the well tolls: Why we must price water Fri, 30 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5184 - Nvincible? What could curb Nvidia’s supremacy Thu, 29 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5183 - The Weekend Intelligence: The war the world ignores Sat, 24 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5182 - Cryptic message: why arrest Telegram’s founder? Wed, 28 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5181 - Block busters: how Russia flouts sanctions Tue, 27 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5180 - The chips are down: will diet drugs devour junk food? Mon, 26 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5179 - KamaChameleon: What does Harris stand for? Fri, 23 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5178 - Electric eye: AI is helping fight terrorists Thu, 22 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5177 - The human strain: can mpox be contained? Wed, 21 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5176 - Byte by byte: Iran and Israel’s escalating cyberwar Tue, 20 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5175 - Hail Harris: the Democratic convention begins Mon, 19 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5174 - Landing padded: the global-recession risk Fri, 16 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5173 - One peace at a time: Gaza, Israel and Iran Thu, 15 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5172 - Bait the hook! Fishing in the global talent pool Wed, 14 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5171 - AIOU: what if the AI boom busts? Tue, 13 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5170 - The boot is on the other foot: Ukraine’s surprise incursion Mon, 12 Aug 2024 - 0h
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5169 - Expelling mistake: the costs of hardline immigration policy Fri, 09 Aug 2024 - 0h