Spring, then fall: a weakened Muslim Brotherhood

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<p>The Muslim Brotherhood won power and influence in the Arab Spring of 2011. Now autocrats are resurgent and its leaders are in jail or exile. <a href="https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/08/09/is-europe-safer-than-america?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elon Musk says</a> Europe is more dangerous than America. Is he right? And the puzzling popularity of <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/08/03/millions-play-padel-will-anyone-watch-it?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">padel</a>.</p><br><p>Guests and host:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Gareth Browne, Middle East correspondent</li><li>James Fransham, data journalist</li><li>Hamish Clayton, Britain writer</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered: </p><p><br></p><ul><li>Muslim Brotherhood, Islamism, Arab Spring</li><li>Elon Musk, Insider, Europe, crime, </li><li>Padel, tennis, racket sports</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>subscribe to The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>