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Leaderless: the death of Yahya Sinwar

Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7th attacks, <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/10/17/how-yahya-sinwars-death-will-change-the-middle-east?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">is dead</a>. What does that mean for Hamas, for a ceasefire in Gaza and for regional stability more widely? Our swing-states series continues with <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/10/17/vital-election-races-in-wisconsin-are-awfully-close?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wisconsin</a> and <a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/us-2024-election/prediction-model/president/michigan?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michigan</a>: why do they no longer reliably vote Democrat (9:43)? And our obituaries editor on <a href="https://www.economist.com/obituary/2024/10/17/sammy-basso-led-research-into-his-own-rare-disease?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sammy Basso</a>, a young mind in a body ageing ruthlessly rapidly (18:14). Get a world of insights by <a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribing to Economist Podcasts+</a>. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our <a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAQs page</a> or watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our video</a> explaining how to link your account.

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