2025-03-27
21 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.
Somewhat lost in the discussion of America's leaked details of military strikes were the targets.
The Houthis in Yemen have been strengthening even as other Iranian proxies have waned,
and American attacks are so far proving counterproductive.
And entertainment aimed at Christians is having a moment,
particularly on the small screen.
Our correspondent looks at why Jesus remains such a bankable star.
First up, though.
In lots of European countries,
hard-right parties have been gaining a lot of ground, even getting into government.
So when Donald Trump was re-elected on a platform of nationalist populism with a generous dose of anti-wokeism,
Europe's hard-right leaders felt it was a boost.
But then he took office, shook up the transatlantic order.
undermined NATO, again, and Ukraine,
and showed cynical, history-free opinions on the continent.
The European Union was formed in order to screw the United States.
I think they've been freeloading.
The European Union's been absolutely terrible to us on trade.