Rebecca Jackson
Southern correspondent for The Economist covering stories from the American South and broader cultural and political trends in the United States.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 25min
An act of self-harm: Trump’s latest war might be his undoing
Rebecca Jackson, The Economist’s Southern correspondent, and Piotr Zalewski, its Turkey correspondent, dive into Trump’s risky Iran war gamble, why a weaker president could turn more volatile, and how Erdogan’s regional influence helps hide democratic decline. They also explore Ekrem Imamoglu’s trial and the strange American backlash against delivery robots.
