2025-10-06
22 分钟The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm Rosie Bloor.
And I'm Jason Palmer.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
New Yorkers are obsessed with the housing market.
Since the rights of renters changed, evictions are down and occupancy is up.
Sound good?
Well, yes, if you already have an apartment.
Those wanting to find a new place may find things a little harder.
And Kim Seong-min escaped from North Korea not once, but twice.
Our obituaries editor recounts his onward career as a poet and broadcaster,
sending news to his former countrymen of the bright, untold life on the other side of the border.
But first...
We've been here so many times before, negotiators gathering to put an end to the war in Gaza.
But this time, the scene is a little different.
There's exhaustion, exasperation on the part of Israelis, of Hamas, and certainly of Palestinians.
The appetite for a short-term peace is perhaps as high as it's yet been,
and the Trump administration seems to be seizing on it.
The long-term view for Gaza, though, it's still hazy.