2026-04-14
20 分钟The economist.
Hello and welcome to the intelligence from the economist.
I'm Jason Palmer.
And I'm Rosie Blaure.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
We've been tracking the growing jihadist threat in the Sahel region for years.
It's growing fastest in Burkina Faso,
where the ways and means of the charismatic president's crackdown have just been labeled war crimes.
And if you're drinking less alcohol than you used to,
you may still find that at the end of the day
you want to kick back and have a relaxing drink of something.
Our correspondent finds his glass half empty and looks for an appropriate replacement.
But first, talks between America and Iran over the weekend
could have reshaped a relationship defined by almost half a century of hostility.
More realistically some hoped that at least they'd come up with a deal
to buy time and stave off a renewal of fighting.
Instead it ended with a three-minute press conference and no deal.
Though the conflict hasn't resumed yet,
America has now embarked on a new strategy,
a blockade of ships using Iranian ports and coastal areas.