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John Micklethwait

Editor, The Economist

The prospects for a peaceful Islam are not realistic in the short term. Read More

As the British PM announces his readiness to step down, we look back at the Economist editor's 2009 account of Brown's quixotic vision. Read More

How thinking about companies will change with the economic crisis. Read More

The Economist editor predicts the future of new media. Read More

The Economist editor on the challenges and opportunities of a flat world. Read More

John Micklethwait Discusses New Opportunities in the Global Recession. Read More

Not in the short-term but maybe in the long-term, says the Economist editor. Read More

John Micklethwait on Pope Benedict XVI. Read More

Economist editor John Micklethwait goes inside the Chinese House Churches. Read More

The Economist editor on how evangelical Christianity adapts to the modern world. Read More

Religion is back in the political life of Europe but not in people’s hearts. Read More

Religion is now a means for social advancement around the world. Read More

Although religion may be waning in the U.S., it’s rising, and changing, globally. Read More

The Economist editor on world religion, trendy management advice, and what Gordon Brown means by “global society.” Read More

About John Micklethwait

John Micklethwait John Micklethwait is Editor-in-Chief of The Economist. Before that he edited the US section of the newspaper (1999 - 2006) and ran the New York Bureau for two years, having edited the Business Section of the newspaper for the previous four years. His other roles have included setting up The Economist's office in Los Angeles, where he worked from 1990 - 1993 and being Media Correspondent. He has covered business and politics from the United States, Latin America, Continental Europe, Southern Africa and most of Asia. He is a frequent broadcaster and has appeared on CNN, ABC News, BBC and NPR. He is the co-author of "The Witch Doctors", "A Future Perfect: the Challenge and Hidden Promise of Globalisation" and "The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea" and "The Right Nation", a study of conservatism in America, with Adrian Wooldridge, also an Economist journalist.

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