2026-03-24
20 分钟The Economist Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm your host, Jason Palmer.
Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
The oil pinch brought on by the war in Iran has plenty of people
worried about knock-on effects to inflation.
We discuss the ways that this oil shock is and is not like the past few.
And increasingly, there 's a way for hardcore fans of a musical artist
to get their ears on an album before it comes out.
What was once a treat for industry insiders is becoming just part of an album release plan.
Ain't no party like a listening party.
First.
It's getting harder to keep track of all the military confrontations that deserve our attention.
But we should talk about the one going on between two of Iran's neighbors, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
By far the deadliest attack since that conflict ramped up last month came on March 16th,
with a Pakistani airstrike on Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital.
Mourners buried the dead in a mass funeral.
Afghanistan responded with border raids and drone strikes.
Over the weekend, for the Muslim holiday of Eid that marks the end of Ramadan,
both sides agreed to lay down their weapons.
But that truce has now expired, and it seems only a matter of time before the violence resumes.