LeadersЧт, 08 мая

 
 
1. The war in Gaza must endЧт, 08 мая[-/+]
America should press Binyamin Netanyahu to accept a ceasefire, then press Hamas to disarm

2. Saudi Arabia is pulling off an astonishing transformationЧт, 08 мая[-/+]
Muhammad bin Salman is going from troublemaker to peacemaker

3. What Putin wants—and how Europe should thwart himЧт, 08 мая[-/+]
Many Europeans are complacent about the threat Russia poses—and misunderstand how to deter its president

4. Donald Trump is right to ditch Joe Biden’s chip-export rulesЧт, 08 мая[-/+]
Time to get realistic

5. Luck stands between de-escalation and disaster for India and PakistanСр, 07 мая[-/+]
Sooner or later, the luck will run out

6. Britain’s social contract is frayingЧт, 01 мая[-/+]
But a patch-up job would be cheaper than politicians think

7. Donald Trump is right to go after metals in the deep seaЧт, 01 мая[-/+]
Environmentalists should push the UN body that governs deep-sea mining to pass regulations to allow it

8. A superpower crunch over Taiwan is comingЧт, 01 мая[-/+]
China has a new chance to call America’s bluff

9. Investors’ risky bet: they can shrug off the trade warСр, 30 апр[-/+]
The relief they are banking on needs to come fast

10. India must prove Pakistan’s complicity in the attack in KashmirВт, 29 апр[-/+]
It would then have every right to strike back

11. How Canada went from preachy to pragmaticЧт, 24 апр[-/+]
On the eve of an election, its political transformation is stunning

12. How to keep AI models on the straight and narrowЧт, 24 апр[-/+]
Interpretability techniques are powerful, but must be used with care

13. Africans need jobs. The rest of the world needs workersЧт, 24 апр[-/+]
Migration from Africa is a mega-trend that transcends today’s populist surge

14. The man Britain cannot ignoreЧт, 24 апр[-/+]
Nigel Farage’s return means a new, more volatile era in British politics

15. Trump is a revolutionary. Will he succeed?Чт, 24 апр[-/+]
He has already done lasting harm to America

16. President Trump’s attacks on the Fed are not overСр, 23 апр[-/+]
Jerome Powell wins a reprieve. But expect more showdowns between the White House and the Fed

17. Brazil’s Supreme Court is on trialСр, 16 апр[-/+]
How a superstar judge illuminates an excessive concentration of power

18. The lesson of Birmingham’s striking binmenСр, 16 апр[-/+]
The moment is ripe to reform Britain’s equal-pay rules

19. Don’t overlook the many benefits of plasticsСр, 16 апр[-/+]
If they are a problem, it is because they are badly managed

20. How a dollar crisis would unfoldСр, 16 апр[-/+]
If investors keep selling American assets, a grim fate awaits the world economy

21. Zuckerberg on trial: why Meta deserves to winВт, 15 апр[-/+]
Social media has plenty of problems. Lack of competition isn’t one of them

22. In its pursuit of a policy, Donald Trump’s government is content to destroy a manВт, 15 апр[-/+]
What’s at stake in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

23. MAGA’s remaking of universities could have dire consequencesЧт, 10 апр[-/+]
For higher education, innovation, prosperity and freedom

24. How AI could help the climateЧт, 10 апр[-/+]
The technology could help decarbonise the industries that have proved the hardest to clean up

25. Donald Trump’s oddly sensible move: seeking a deal with IranЧт, 10 апр[-/+]
The world should welcome America’s planned talks, even if the results are modest

26. Trump’s incoherent trade policy will do lasting damageЧт, 10 апр[-/+]
Even after his backtracking, the president has done profound harm to the world economy

27. Europe should buy from Ukraine’s defence industryСр, 09 апр[-/+]
And invest in it too

28. Donald Trump was right. Daylight Saving Time needs to goЧт, 03 апр[-/+]
Evidence on the health costs is piling up

29. Why the IMF should bail out a serial deadbeatЧт, 03 апр[-/+]
Under President Javier Milei, Argentina has changed

30. How America could end up making China great againЧт, 03 апр[-/+]
A big beautiful opportunity

31. President Trump’s mindless tariffs will cause economic havocЧт, 03 апр[-/+]
But the rest of the world can limit the damage

32. Lift sanctions to give Syria a chance of rebuildingСр, 02 апр[-/+]
Our poll shows Syrians trust their new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa. So should the West

33. Why Marine Le Pen should be allowed to run for presidentВт, 01 апр[-/+]
Punish the offender without also punishing French democracy

34. First, jab more babiesЧт, 27 мар[-/+]
As aid shrinks, donors and recipients should focus more on health

35. Israel’s expansionism is a danger to others—and itselfЧт, 27 мар[-/+]
It risks turning hubris into disaster

36. Is Elon Musk remaking government or breaking it?Чт, 27 мар[-/+]
So far, there is more destruction than creation

37. The unpredictability of Trump’s tariffs will increase the painЧт, 27 мар[-/+]
Businesses are struggling to adjust

38. Labour can still rescue Britain’s growth prospectsЧт, 27 мар[-/+]
But after a messy Spring Statement, the window of opportunity is narrowing

39. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is throttling Turkey’s democracyВт, 25 мар[-/+]
But no one outside Turkey seems to care

40. The judges Trump scorns should stand their groundЧт, 20 мар[-/+]
The rule of law is at stake

41. How to enhance humansЧт, 20 мар[-/+]
Finding ways to live much longer—and better—shouldn’t be left to the cranks

42. If you can’t find a place to rent, blame the governmentЧт, 20 мар[-/+]
Foolish crusades against landlords have made housing shortages worse

43. The trap Vladimir Putin has set for Donald TrumpСр, 19 мар[-/+]
The Russian president wants to suggest that Ukraine is just a detail in a wider relationship

44. Britain at last takes aim at worklessnessВт, 18 мар[-/+]
But Labour’s other economic policies risk undermining its efforts

45. Time is running out for Syria’s presidentЧт, 13 мар[-/+]
He must share power if he is to hold his country together

46. With Manus, AI experimentation has burst into the openЧт, 13 мар[-/+]
The old ways of ensuring safety are becoming increasingly irrelevant

47. The new economics of immigrationЧт, 13 мар[-/+]
A fresh critique of migration is gaining ground. Liberals must take it seriously

48. America’s bullied allies need to toughen upЧт, 13 мар[-/+]
To avoid being crushed, they need a better plan than flattery and concessions

49. Will Vladimir Putin really agree to stop his killing machine?Ср, 12 мар[-/+]
The offer of a ceasefire creates a dilemma for the Kremlin

50. Trump’s erratic policy is harming the reputation of American assetsСр, 12 мар[-/+]
Like the stockmarket, the dollar is also suffering from falling confidence and rising confusion

51. Lifting sanctions on Syria seems mad, until you consider the alternativeЧт, 06 мар[-/+]
Without a reprieve, the country will become a failed state

52. Britain’s leader has found purpose abroad. He needs it at home tooЧт, 06 мар[-/+]
But do the clothes fit?

53. The demise of foreign aid offers an opportunityЧт, 06 мар[-/+]
Donors should focus on what works. Much aid currently does not

54. Donald Trump’s economic delusions are already hurting AmericaЧт, 06 мар[-/+]
The president and reality are drifting apart

55. A fantastic start for Friedrich MerzСр, 05 мар[-/+]
The incoming chancellor signals massive increases in defence and infrastructure spending

56. The lesson from Trump’s Ukrainian weapons freezeВт, 04 мар[-/+]
And the grim choice facing Volodymyr Zelensky

57. Western leaders must seize the moment to make Europe safeВс, 02 мар[-/+]
As they meet in London, Vladimir Putin will sense weakness

58. Prabowo Subianto takes a chainsaw to Indonesia’s budgetЧт, 27 фев[-/+]
The result? More money for the president’s boondoggles

59. Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as workingЧт, 27 фев[-/+]
More wealth means more money for baby-boomers to pass on. That is dangerous for capitalism and society

60. Donald Trump has begun a mafia-like struggle for global powerЧт, 27 фев[-/+]
But the new rules do not suit America

61. CRISPR technologies hold enormous promise for farming and medicineСр, 26 фев[-/+]
Don’t waste it

62. Germany’s election victor must ditch its debt rules—immediatelyПн, 24 фев[-/+]
Friedrich Merz has weeks to shore up his country’s defences

63. How to help young Africans thriveЧт, 20 фев[-/+]
As the rest of the world ages, young Africans are becoming more important

64. Xi Jinping wants the private sector to thrive againЧт, 20 фев[-/+]
Within limits

65. How Europe must respond as Trump and Putin smash the post-war orderЧт, 20 фев[-/+]
The region has had its bleakest week since the fall of the Iron Curtain. The implications have yet to sink in

66. Donald Trump: the would-be kingЧт, 20 фев[-/+]
America is fated to wage a titanic struggle over the power of the president

67. Reciprocal tariffs really mean chaos for global tradeСр, 19 фев[-/+]
America has tried reciprocity before, and discovered its flaws

68. Countering China’s diplomatic coupЧт, 13 фев[-/+]
China has turned much of the global south against Taiwan. That could be laying the ground for forced unification

69. The Lucy Letby case shows systemic failure and a national malaiseЧт, 13 фев[-/+]
Whether or not the neonatal nurse is guilty of murder, her saga is revealing

70. Will Donald Trump and Elon Musk wreck or reform the Pentagon?Чт, 13 фев[-/+]
America’s security depends upon their success

71. Can Friedrich Merz save Germany—and Europe?Чт, 13 фев[-/+]
He is on track to win the election, but to fix Europe he will have to fix his country first

72. After DeepSeek, America and the EU are getting AI wrongЧт, 13 фев[-/+]
Europe has a chance to catch up, whereas America should ease up

73. The meaning of Donald Trump’s war on woke workersЧт, 06 фев[-/+]
A worthwhile idea is straying into cruelty and, possibly, illegality

74. How Labour can unshackle Britain’s most innovative regionЧт, 06 фев[-/+]
It will have to confront the charge of elitism

75. It’s not over: Donald Trump could still blow up global tradeЧт, 06 фев[-/+]
Ideology, complacent markets and a need for revenue may still lead to big tariffs

76. The vast and sophisticated global enterprise that is Scam IncЧт, 06 фев[-/+]
Online fraud leaves nobody safe

77. America’s scheme for Gaza contains much to regretЧт, 06 фев[-/+]
As well as some hard truths

78. Despite fears of a global tax war, Donald Trump has a chance to make peaceЧт, 30 янв[-/+]
A global minimum tax on companies ought to be acceptable to America

79. How to use “maximum pressure” to stop an Iranian bombЧт, 30 янв[-/+]
The Islamic Republic is closer than ever to obtaining nukes

80. Milei, Modi, Trump: an anti-red-tape revolution is under wayЧт, 30 янв[-/+]
Done right, deregulation could kick-start economic growth

81. By cutting off assistance to foreigners, America hurts itselfЧт, 30 янв[-/+]
Donald Trump’s chaotic aid freeze makes his country weaker

82. The real meaning of the DeepSeek dramaЧт, 30 янв[-/+]
The Chinese model-maker has panicked investors. But it is good for the users of AI

83. Rwanda does a Putin in CongoВт, 28 янв[-/+]
To understand the seizure of Goma, consider a parallel with Ukraine

84. Sir Keir Starmer should aim higher in his reset with the EUЧт, 23 янв[-/+]
And he needs to be clearer about what Britain wants

85. To make electricity cheaper and greener, connect the world’s gridsЧт, 23 янв[-/+]
Less than 3% of the world’s power is internationally traded—a huge wasted opportunity

86. Chinese AI is catching up, posing a dilemma for Donald TrumpЧт, 23 янв[-/+]
The success of DeepSeek and other Chinese modelmakers threatens America’s lead

87. America has an imperial presidencyЧт, 23 янв[-/+]
And in Donald Trump, an imperialist president for the first time in over a century

88. Tariffs will harm America, not induce a manufacturing rebirthСр, 22 янв[-/+]
Donald Trump’s pursuit of tariffs will make the world poorer—and America, too

89. Houthi Inc: the pirates who weaponised globalisationЧт, 16 янв[-/+]
Their Red Sea protection racket is a disturbing glimpse into an anarchic world

90. How to improve clinical trialsЧт, 16 янв[-/+]
Involving more participants can lead to new medical insights

91. Donald Trump will upend 80 years of American foreign policyЧт, 16 янв[-/+]
A superpower’s approach to the world is about to be turned on its head

92. Rising bond yields should spur governments to go for growthЧт, 16 янв[-/+]
The bond sell-off may partly reflect America’s productivity boom

93. Much of the damage from the LA fires could have been avertedСр, 15 янв[-/+]
The lesson of the tragedy is that better incentives will keep people safe

94. Health warnings about alcohol give only half the storyЧт, 09 янв[-/+]
Enjoyment matters as well as risk

95. Pete Hegseth’s culture war will weaken America’s armed forcesЧт, 09 янв[-/+]
Donald Trump’s nominee for defence risks driving away talent

96. The capitalist revolution Africa needsЧт, 09 янв[-/+]
The world’s poorest continent should embrace its least fashionable idea

97. Just because Indonesia has nickel doesn’t mean it should make EVsЧт, 09 янв[-/+]
Economic nationalists are making a reckless bet

98. Donald the DeporterЧт, 09 янв[-/+]
Could a man who makes ugly promises of mass expulsion actually fix America’s immigration system?

99. Mark Zuckerberg’s U-turn on fact-checking is craven—but correctЧт, 09 янв[-/+]
Social-media platforms should not be in the business of defining truth

100. The Putinisation of central EuropeВт, 07 янв[-/+]
Austria could soon get its most extreme chancellor since the 1940s

101. To see what European business could become, look to the NordicsЧт, 02 янв[-/+]
The region produces an impressive number of corporate giants

102. Smarter incentives would help India adapt to climate changeЧт, 02 янв[-/+]
It is the biggest test case for how hot, hard-up countries can cope

103. Tech is coming to Washington. Prepare for a clash of culturesЧт, 02 янв[-/+]
Out of Trumpian chaos and contradiction, something good might just emerge

104. The Starmer government looks a poor guardian of England’s improving schoolsСр, 01 янв[-/+]
It is fiddling with what works and not yet dealing with what doesn’t

105. Finland’s seizure of a tanker shows how to fight Russian sabotageСр, 01 янв[-/+]
The growing threat to undersea cables demands a robust response

106. Global warming is speeding up. Another reason to think about geoengineeringЧт, 19 дек 2024[-/+]
Reducing sulphur emissions saves lives. But it could also be hastening planetary warming

107. The Economist’s country of the year for 2024Чт, 19 дек 2024[-/+]
The winner toppled a tyrant and seems headed for something better

108. What to make of 2024Чт, 19 дек 2024[-/+]
A turbulent year has shed fresh light on some important truths

109. How to give money to good causesЧт, 19 дек 2024[-/+]
Let a balance of morals, liberty and efficiency be your guide

110. Keep the Caucasus safe from RussiaСр, 18 дек 2024[-/+]
Georgia’s protesters and president need help

111. What Spain can teach the rest of EuropeЧт, 12 дек 2024[-/+]
Our number-crunching suggests it was the best-performing rich economy in 2024

112. How the new Syria might succeed or failЧт, 12 дек 2024[-/+]
Much will go wrong. But for now, celebrate a tyrant’s fall

113. Can you read as well as a ten-year-old?Чт, 12 дек 2024[-/+]
Adults in rich countries are less literate than they were a decade ago. That requires attention

114. Multilateral institutions are turning away from the poorest countriesЧт, 12 дек 2024[-/+]
Even bail-outs are getting expensive

115. America’s searing market rally brings new risksСр, 11 дек 2024[-/+]
Financial innovation is just as much to blame as the technological sort

116. NASA is an obvious target for Elon Musk’s axeЧт, 05 дек 2024[-/+]
Its Moon programme is a mess. But DOGE is likely to struggle to cut it to size

117. America’s gambling boom should be celebrated, not fearedЧт, 05 дек 2024[-/+]
The gambling frenzy is mostly about people being free to enjoy themselves

118. France steps into deep troubleСр, 04 дек 2024[-/+]
It has no government and no budget, and is politically gridlocked

119. Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea should resign, or be impeachedСр, 04 дек 2024[-/+]
His coup attempt was foiled. But grave tests still remain for the country

120. Joe Biden abused a medieval power to pardon his sonПн, 02 дек 2024[-/+]
The president’s reversal is understandable, humane and wrong

121. Lessons from the failure of NorthvoltЧт, 28 ноя 2024[-/+]
Governments blew billions on a battery champion. Time to welcome foreign investors instead

122. How to make a success of peace talks with Vladimir PutinЧт, 28 ноя 2024[-/+]
The key is robust security guarantees for Ukrainians

123. Javier Milei: “My contempt for the state is infinite”Чт, 28 ноя 2024[-/+]
Argentina’s president is idolised by the Trumpian right. They should get to know him better

124. Tariff threats will do harm, even if Donald Trump does not impose themЧт, 28 ноя 2024[-/+]
The risk of a trade war is uncomfortably high

125. Peace in Lebanon is just a startЧт, 28 ноя 2024[-/+]
Donald Trump must build on Joe Biden’s belated success

126. Too many master’s courses are expensive and flakyЧт, 21 ноя 2024[-/+]
Governments should help postgraduates get a better deal

127. From Nixon to China, to Trump to TehranЧт, 21 ноя 2024[-/+]
Iran is weak. For America’s next president that creates an opportunity

128. Elon Musk is Donald Trump’s disrupter-in-chiefЧт, 21 ноя 2024[-/+]
The entrepreneur will be let loose on America’s government

129. Why British MPs should vote for assisted dyingЧт, 21 ноя 2024[-/+]
A long-awaited liberal reform is in jeopardy

130. Germany cannot afford to wait to relax its debt brakeСр, 20 ноя 2024[-/+]
It should move before the election

131. China should not wait to stimulate its economyЧт, 14 ноя 2024[-/+]
It is heading into a trade war

132. Everything about climate change may seem grim. It isn’tЧт, 14 ноя 2024[-/+]
The fight for a stable climate will be fought using technology

133. What’s about to hit the world economy?Чт, 14 ноя 2024[-/+]
Trumponomics tees off

134. Matt Gaetz’s nomination to be attorney-general is an ill omenЧт, 14 ноя 2024[-/+]
It shows how far Donald Trump is willing to go to dominate the machinery of government

135. How to avoid global chaos in the next ten weeksСр, 13 ноя 2024[-/+]
Risks abound in the limbo between now and Donald Trump’s swearing-in

136. After the revolution, Bangladesh is stable. For the momentСр, 13 ноя 2024[-/+]
Muhammad Yunus, the interim leader, needs to set a date for elections

137. Europe needs to wake up and look after itselfЧт, 07 ноя 2024[-/+]
The biggest obstacle is Germany, which now urgently needs elections

138. Why open-source AI models are good for the worldЧт, 07 ноя 2024[-/+]
Their critics dwell on the dangers and underestimate the benefits

139. A scourge that damages babies’ brains is coming backЧт, 07 ноя 2024[-/+]
Yet iodine deficiency is startlingly easy to prevent

140. How to protect India’s shareholder capitalism from itselfЧт, 07 ноя 2024[-/+]
A surge in equity investment is threatened by risky derivatives trading

141. Welcome to Trump’s worldСр, 06 ноя 2024[-/+]
His sweeping victory will shake up everything

142. How to avoid anarchy in AntarcticaЧт, 31 окт 2024[-/+]
All that stands between the status quo and chaos is a fragile treaty

143. Index funds want to continue being treated as “passive” investorsЧт, 31 окт 2024[-/+]
They should act like them, then

144. A second Trump term comes with unacceptable risksЧт, 31 окт 2024[-/+]
If The Economist had a vote, we would cast it for Kamala Harris

145. The British budget combines large numbers and a narrow visionЧт, 31 окт 2024[-/+]
A bigger state but an irrational way to fund it

146. ADHD should not be treated as a disorderСр, 30 окт 2024[-/+]
Adapting schools and workplaces for it can help far more

147. Decarceration is the key to better prisonsЧт, 24 окт 2024[-/+]
Britain is not the only rich country that needs a radical change in approach

148. Time to shake up Asia’s sleepy monopoliesЧт, 24 окт 2024[-/+]
The cosy links between politics and business impose large costs on a dynamic region

149. It’s not just obesity. Drugs like Ozempic will change the worldЧт, 24 окт 2024[-/+]
As they become cheaper, they promise to improve billions of lives

150. The blistering rally in gold augurs ill for the power of the dollarЧт, 24 окт 2024[-/+]
Central banks are shifting away from the greenback

151. Elon’s $1m voterСр, 23 окт 2024[-/+]
Mr Musk’s scheme to boost Donald Trump is legally questionable and bad for democracy

152. Canada’s Trudeau trapЧт, 17 окт 2024[-/+]
How the world’s most reasonable country grew sick of centre-left liberalism

153. Britain’s budget risks being a huge missed opportunityЧт, 17 окт 2024[-/+]
Rachel Reeves looks set to please no one for little return

154. America’s economy is bigger and better than everЧт, 17 окт 2024[-/+]
Will politics bring it back to Earth?

155. How the Biden administration botched America’s sanctions against IranЧт, 17 окт 2024[-/+]
With the financial deterrent undermined, only military deterrence is left

156. Starship will change what is possible beyond EarthСр, 16 окт 2024[-/+]
The successful test-flight of SpaceX’s massive new space vehicle promises a host of new projects, including the colonisation of Mars

157. The front line of the tech war is in AsiaЧт, 10 окт 2024[-/+]
The two superpowers are vying for influence. China will not necessarily win

158. How high could the oil price go?Чт, 10 окт 2024[-/+]
Geopolitical risk is rising. But so is the supply of oil

159. The Trumpification of American policyЧт, 10 окт 2024[-/+]
No matter who wins in November, Donald Trump has redefined both parties’ agendas

160. How Florida should respond to Hurricane MiltonСр, 09 окт 2024[-/+]
Storms like it raise uncomfortable questions about the state’s future

161. Britain should not hand the Chagos Islands to MauritiusСр, 09 окт 2024[-/+]
Once again, the Chagossians have been denied a say

162. Dismantling Google is a terrible ideaЧт, 03 окт 2024[-/+]
Despite its appeal as a political rallying cry

163. A map of a fruit fly’s brain could help us understand our ownЧт, 03 окт 2024[-/+]
A miracle of complexity, powered by rotting fruit

164. Socially liberal and strong on defence, Japan’s new premier shows promiseЧт, 03 окт 2024[-/+]
But he must ditch his more eccentric ideas if he is to control his party

165. Don’t celebrate China’s stimulus just yetЧт, 03 окт 2024[-/+]
It will take more than a spectacular stockmarket rally to revive the economy

166. The year that shattered the Middle EastЧт, 03 окт 2024[-/+]
Kill or be killed is the region’s new logic. Deterrence and diplomacy would be better

167. An Israel-Hizbullah war would be a disaster for bothЧт, 26 сен 2024[-/+]
Both must find a way to step back

168. YouTube’s do-it-yourself brigade is taking on Netflix and DisneyЧт, 26 сен 2024[-/+]
Legions of self-taught film-makers are coming for the television industry

169. The war is going badly. Ukraine and its allies must change courseЧт, 26 сен 2024[-/+]
Time for credible war aims—and NATO membership

170. If you must raise taxes, raise VATЧт, 26 сен 2024[-/+]
Taxing consumption is economically efficient and politically possible

171. The sinking feeling caused by Labour’s clumsy startЧт, 26 сен 2024[-/+]
Britain’s new government is paying for the sins of the election campaign

172. How worried should Sri Lanka be about its ex-Marxist president?Ср, 25 сен 2024[-/+]
He is not as bad as he sounds. But the risk of disappointment is high

173. After peak woke, what next?Чт, 19 сен 2024[-/+]
The influence of a set of illiberal ideas is waning. That creates an opportunity

174. Let Ukraine hit military targets in Russia with American missilesЧт, 19 сен 2024[-/+]
Hitting back at the forces blasting Ukrainian cities is legal and proportionate

175. The breakthrough AI needsЧт, 19 сен 2024[-/+]
A race is on to push artificial intelligence beyond today’s limits

176. How the world’s poor stopped catching upЧт, 19 сен 2024[-/+]
Progress stalled around 2015. To restart it, liberalise

177. Britain should let university tuition fees riseСр, 18 сен 2024[-/+]
Domestic students have been paying less in real terms every year

178. More storms are brewing in the South China SeaЧт, 12 сен 2024[-/+]
A dangerous new stage in the conflict is beginning

179. How to finish Japan’s business revolutionЧт, 12 сен 2024[-/+]
Tokyo-listed companies have become more friendly to shareholders, but the job is only half-done

180. America’s election is mired in conflictЧт, 12 сен 2024[-/+]
Donald Trump’s conspiracy machine is already gearing up for election night

181. Nigeria’s catastrophic fuel crisis has a straightforward solutionСр, 11 сен 2024[-/+]
How to scrap a popular yet ruinous subsidy

182. Mario Draghi’s best ideas are those Europe finds least comfortableВт, 10 сен 2024[-/+]
The danger is that it picks the easy ones

183. The Labour government’s worrying lack of ambition in EuropeЧт, 05 сен 2024[-/+]
Sir Keir Starmer is trapped by the mindset of the post-Brexit years

184. A make-or-break moment for MexicoЧт, 05 сен 2024[-/+]
In America’s biggest trading partner the rule of law and democracy are under attack

185. The real problem with China’s economyЧт, 05 сен 2024[-/+]
The country risks making some of the mistakes the Soviet Union did

186. What to do about America’s killer carsЧт, 05 сен 2024[-/+]
The country’s roads are nearly twice as dangerous as the rich-world average. It doesn’t have to be that way

187. How to deal with the hard-right threat in GermanyЧт, 05 сен 2024[-/+]
As extremists win more votes across Europe, forming moderate and effective governments is getting harder

188. As Brazil bans Elon Musk’s X, who will speak up for free speech?Вт, 03 сен 2024[-/+]
Free expression has become a culture war, and those who should defend it are staying quiet

189. Digital twins are fast becoming part of everyday lifeЧт, 29 авг 2024[-/+]
Welcome to the mirror world

190. Donald Trump’s promise of “mass deportation” is unworkableЧт, 29 авг 2024[-/+]
Yet he could cause serious harm by trying

191. People should be paid for blood plasmaЧт, 29 авг 2024[-/+]
Shortages are hampering the production of essential medicines

192. Why Sudan’s catastrophic war is the world’s problemЧт, 29 авг 2024[-/+]
It could kill millions—and spread chaos across Africa and the Middle East

193. Why inflation fell without a recessionСр, 28 авг 2024[-/+]
High interest rates, not the passage of time, have restored price stability

194. Countries should act faster to curb the spread of mpoxЧт, 22 авг 2024[-/+]
The slower the response, the more people will die

195. Regulators are focusing on real AI risks over theoretical ones. GoodЧт, 22 авг 2024[-/+]
Rules on safety may one day be needed. But not yet

196. What to make of America’s topsy-turvy economyЧт, 22 авг 2024[-/+]
Don’t panic just yet

197. How to attract Indian touristsЧт, 22 авг 2024[-/+]
Destinations are competing for the travelling rupee

198. Kamala Harris can beat Donald Trump. But how would she govern?Чт, 22 авг 2024[-/+]
Being a politician is about more than campaigning. More policy detail is needed

199. America is sabotaging itself in the global battle for talentЧт, 15 авг 2024[-/+]
Some countries are much more serious about attracting the highly skilled

200. Time to shine a light on the shadowy carry tradeЧт, 15 авг 2024[-/+]
Transparency will help to avoid financial blow-ups

201. Reluctantly, America eyes building more nuclear weaponsЧт, 15 авг 2024[-/+]
The superpower faces more adversaries, new technologies and less-confident allies

202. Our forecast puts Kamala Harris and Donald Trump neck and neckЧт, 15 авг 2024[-/+]
We relaunch our presidential-election model for a transformed race

203. The rights, wrongs and risks of Ukraine’s Kursk incursionСр, 14 авг 2024[-/+]
Ukrainian forces should be careful not to overreach

204. Why Ethiopia and Nigeria must press on with reformsЧт, 08 авг 2024[-/+]
Currency liberalisation alone is not enough

205. Will America’s economy swing the election?Чт, 08 авг 2024[-/+]
It is not entering recession, but it is slowing down. That is bad news for Kamala Harris

206. Bangladesh has ousted an autocrat. Now for the hard partЧт, 08 авг 2024[-/+]
A caretaker leader, Muhammad Yunus, must try to rebuild democracy

207. How to respond to the riots in BritainЧт, 08 авг 2024[-/+]
Punish the thugs. Stand up for immigration. And improve local services

208. Banning the opposition won’t save Thailand’s unpopular regimeСр, 07 авг 2024[-/+]
Once again, the army pretends its critics are anti-royal

209. Is Tim Walz the right vice-presidential running-mate for Kamala Harris?Ср, 07 авг 2024[-/+]
Progressives like him, but the presidential candidate will need to find ways to win over moderates

210. How to respond to the riots on Britain’s streetsПн, 05 авг 2024[-/+]
The violence demands robust policing, but it also requires cool heads

211. Is the big state back in Britain?Чт, 01 авг 2024[-/+]
The risk is not too much interventionism, but too little audacity

212. How to make tourism work for locals and visitors alikeЧт, 01 авг 2024[-/+]
Holidays don’t have to be hell

213. Genomic medicines can cost $3m a dose. How to make them affordableЧт, 01 авг 2024[-/+]
The treatments are marvels of innovation. Their pricing must be inventive, too

214. Chinese companies are winning the global southЧт, 01 авг 2024[-/+]
Their expansion abroad holds important lessons for Western incumbents

215. The Middle East must step back from the brinkСр, 31 июл 2024[-/+]
That still means starting with a ceasefire in Gaza

216. Can Nicolas Maduro be stopped from stealing Venezuela’s election?Ср, 31 июл 2024[-/+]
Peaceful protests and judicious diplomacy offer some hope

217. Germany’s failure to lead the EU is becoming a problemЧт, 25 июл 2024[-/+]
A weak chancellor and coalition rows are to blame

218. How to ensure Africa is not left behind by the AI revolutionЧт, 25 июл 2024[-/+]
Weak digital infrastructure is holding the continent back

219. A global gold rush is changing sportЧт, 25 июл 2024[-/+]
Fans may be cooling on the Olympics, but elsewhere technology is transforming how sport is watched

220. Can Kamala Harris win?Чт, 25 июл 2024[-/+]
Joe Biden’s vice-president has an extraordinary opportunity. But she also has a mountain to climb

221. MAGA Republicans are wrong to seek a cheaper dollarСр, 24 июл 2024[-/+]
It is hard to cast America as a victim of the global financial system

222. Joe Biden has given Democrats a second chance to win the White HouseПн, 22 июл 2024[-/+]
If they are not to squander it, they must have a proper contest

223. Where would Donald Trump and J.D. Vance take America?Чт, 18 июл 2024[-/+]
The anti-globalist MAGA enthusiast is more consequential than the average veep pick

224. Gaza could become “Mogadishu on the Med”Чт, 18 июл 2024[-/+]
Even if there is a ceasefire, its prospects are grim

225. To halt Brazil’s decline, Lula needs to cut runaway public spendingЧт, 18 июл 2024[-/+]
Investors have started to worry

226. How Labour should reform Britain’s overstuffed prisonsЧт, 18 июл 2024[-/+]
With no room for new prisoners, something has to change

227. Euphoric markets are ignoring growing political risksЧт, 18 июл 2024[-/+]
Investors’ exuberance in the face of political ructions is unlikely to pay off

228. Millions of birds have died. How to stop humans dying, tooСр, 17 июл 2024[-/+]
As isolated human cases of H5N1 emerge, now is the time to prepare

229. Fortunately, Donald Trump’s would-be killer failed. What next?Вс, 14 июл 2024[-/+]
Politicians should try to lower the political temperature

230. Faddish thinking is hobbling education in the rich worldЧт, 11 июл 2024[-/+]
Test scores have been stagnant or worse for more than a decade

231. Britain’s skewed election reinforces the case for voting reform. After 2029Чт, 11 июл 2024[-/+]
The new government has more important things to deal with first

232. How to prevent strongmen from hijacking the fight against dodgy moneyЧт, 11 июл 2024[-/+]
Egypt, India and Turkey are regular abusers

233. How to raise the world’s IQЧт, 11 июл 2024[-/+]
Simple ways to make the next generation more intelligent

234. The French far right may not have peakedСр, 10 июл 2024[-/+]
After winning 32% of the vote in parliamentary elections it will eye the presidency

235. Labour has won the British election. Now it has to seize the momentПт, 05 июл 2024[-/+]
A volatile electorate and a strong showing for Reform UK are no reason for caution

236. How to Trump-proof America’s alliancesЧт, 04 июл 2024[-/+]
An essential step will be to let Ukraine into NATO

237. How spies should use technologyЧт, 04 июл 2024[-/+]
Digital tools are transforming spycraft, but won’t replace human agents

238. As Amazon turns 30, three factors will define its next decadeЧт, 04 июл 2024[-/+]
It will have to deal with trustbusters, catch up on AI and revive its core business

239. Hizbullah poses a grave threat to IsraelЧт, 04 июл 2024[-/+]
But a war right now would be disastrous

240. Central banks are winning the battle against inflation. But the war is just getting startedЧт, 04 июл 2024[-/+]
Politics and protectionism will make life difficult

241. Why Biden must withdrawЧт, 04 июл 2024[-/+]
The president and his party portray themselves as the saviours of democracy. Their actions say otherwise

242. Joe Biden should now give way to an alternative candidateПт, 28 июн 2024[-/+]
His last and greatest political act would help rescue America from an emergency

243. What to make of Joe Biden’s plans for a second termЧт, 27 июн 2024[-/+]
His domestic agenda is underwhelming, unrealistic and better than the alternative

244. A pivotal moment for China’s Communist PartyЧт, 27 июн 2024[-/+]
Will Xi Jinping keep ignoring good advice at the party’s third plenum?

245. LLMs now write lots of science. GoodЧт, 27 июн 2024[-/+]
Easier and more lucid writing will make science faster and better

246. Macron has done well by France. But he risks throwing it all awayЧт, 27 июн 2024[-/+]
After the election, populists of the right and left could hobble a centrist president

247. Keir Starmer should be Britain’s next prime ministerЧт, 27 июн 2024[-/+]
Why Labour must form the next government

248. Simple steps to stop people dying from heatwavesСр, 26 июн 2024[-/+]
As much of the world roasts, don’t despair

249. Nigel Farage’s claim that NATO provoked Russia is naive and dangerousСб, 22 июн 2024[-/+]
It is also a wilful misreading of history

250. AI will transform the character of warfareЧт, 20 июн 2024[-/+]
Technology will make war faster and more opaque. It could also prove destabilising

251. Emmanuel Macron’s project of reform is at riskЧт, 20 июн 2024[-/+]
A snap election in France reveals the flimsiness of his legacy

252. The exponential growth of solar power will change the worldЧт, 20 июн 2024[-/+]
An energy-rich future is within reach

253. India should liberate its cities and create more statesЧт, 20 июн 2024[-/+]
It doesn’t need more government. It needs more governments

254. Javier Milei’s next move could make his presidency—or break itСр, 19 июн 2024[-/+]
Radical experiments with the currency could spell disaster

255. How to tax billionaires—and how not toСр, 19 июн 2024[-/+]
Closing loopholes would be a better bet than a levy on unrealised capital gains

256. A second Trump term: from unthinkable to probableЧт, 13 июн 2024[-/+]
Introducing our 2024 American election forecast model

257. If a bestseller list shuns authors it dislikes, it should say soЧт, 13 июн 2024[-/+]
Bestseller lists are supposed to reflect sales, not political ideology

258. How worrying is the rapid rise of Chinese science?Чт, 13 июн 2024[-/+]
If America wants to maintain its lead, it should focus less on keeping China down

259. America seems immune to the world economy’s problemsЧт, 13 июн 2024[-/+]
Elsewhere, political dysfunction and fiscal frailties are taking a toll

260. Emmanuel Macron wants a snap election to get him out of a deep holeПн, 10 июн 2024[-/+]
But he’s taking a big risk

261. Three reasons why it’s good news that robots are getting smarterЧт, 06 июн 2024[-/+]
They are becoming more capable, easier to program and better at explaining themselves

262. Morena’s landslide win threatens to take Mexico down a dangerous pathЧт, 06 июн 2024[-/+]
The country’s newly elected president will need to show political courage

263. How the Labour Party could end Britain’s stagnationЧт, 06 июн 2024[-/+]
Even if the economy peps up, taxes will have to rise

264. America’s billionaires should resist the urge to support Donald TrumpЧт, 06 июн 2024[-/+]
A Trump victory would reward them. But not enough to justify the risks

265. A triumph for Indian democracyСр, 05 июн 2024[-/+]
The shock election result will change the country—ultimately for the better

266. What Claudia Sheinbaum’s victory might mean for MexicoПн, 03 июн 2024[-/+]
The next president should break with her predecessor and mentor

267. South Africa stands on the brink of salvation—or catastropheСб, 01 июн 2024[-/+]
To prevent a coalition of chaos, Cyril Ramaphosa and the Democratic Alliance must do a deal

268. The disgrace of a former American presidentПт, 31 мая 2024[-/+]
But this prosecution of Donald Trump was wrongheaded and counter-productive

269. Japan and South Korea are getting friendlier. At lastЧт, 30 мая 2024[-/+]
As the world economy fragments, two export powerhouses see the virtue of chumminess

270. What penny-pinching baby-boomers mean for the world economyЧт, 30 мая 2024[-/+]
They are saving like never before. But even that may not bring interest rates down

271. The three women who will shape EuropeЧт, 30 мая 2024[-/+]
At a crucial moment they encapsulate the dilemma of how to handle populism

272. The pro-choice movement that could help Joe Biden winЧт, 30 мая 2024[-/+]
A backlash against abortion bans is energising the middle ground in America

273. Incompetence or opacity: the choice facing British votersСр, 29 мая 2024[-/+]
The first week of the election campaign points to a failure of political competition

274. Hacking phones is too easy. Time to make it harderЧт, 23 мая 2024[-/+]
Regulators have avoided the problem for too long

275. The war-crimes case against the leaders of Israel and Hamas is flawedЧт, 23 мая 2024[-/+]
Politics and diplomacy, not courts, are the key to ending violence and starting two-state talks

276. What India’s clout in white-collar work means for the worldЧт, 23 мая 2024[-/+]
In time its tech firms could be as formidable as China’s manufacturers

277. How to save South AfricaЧт, 23 мая 2024[-/+]
The rainbow nation needs an alternative to decline under the ANC

278. Why paying women to have more babies won’t workЧт, 23 мая 2024[-/+]
Economies must adapt to baby busts instead

279. A president’s death gives Iran’s regime a choiceЧт, 23 мая 2024[-/+]
It will probably choose to keep alienating voters and antagonising the West

280. Rishi Sunak’s election call makes no sense, but is good newsСр, 22 мая 2024[-/+]
Whether an act of political genius or lunacy, Britons should welcome it

281. Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidential term expires on May 20thЧт, 16 мая 2024[-/+]
What does that mean for his country?

282. Canada’s law to help news outlets is harming them insteadЧт, 16 мая 2024[-/+]
Funding journalism with cash from big tech has become a fiasco

283. Xi Jinping is subtler than Vladimir Putin—yet equally disruptiveЧт, 16 мая 2024[-/+]
How to deal with Chinese actions that lie between war and peace

284. Big tech’s capex splurge may be irrationally exuberantЧт, 16 мая 2024[-/+]
Beware of overhype and overbuild

285. Is America dictator-proof?Чт, 16 мая 2024[-/+]
The many vulnerabilities, and enduring strengths, of America’s republic

286. America’s 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs: bad policy, worse leadershipСр, 15 мая 2024[-/+]
The global trade system is disintegrating as you read this

287. How “judge-mandering” is eroding trust in America’s judiciaryЧт, 09 мая 2024[-/+]
The assignment of judges to cases should be random, not political

288. The world’s most improbable success story still needs to evolveЧт, 09 мая 2024[-/+]
Under Lawrence Wong, the city-state has a new chance to change

289. What companies can expect if Labour wins Britain’s electionЧт, 09 мая 2024[-/+]
The party that aspires to lead the country is courting business

290. Threats to Europe’s economy are mounting. Finance can help fortify itЧт, 09 мая 2024[-/+]
Time to press ahead with banking and capital-market reforms

291. The liberal international order is slowly coming apartЧт, 09 мая 2024[-/+]
Its collapse could be sudden and irreversible

292. How to pacify the world’s most violent regionСр, 08 мая 2024[-/+]
The iron-fist approach will not solve Latin America’s gang-violence problem

293. Why South Africans are fed up after 30 years of democracyЧт, 02 мая 2024[-/+]
After a bright start the ANC has proved incapable of governing for the whole country

294. How disinformation works—and how to counter itЧт, 02 мая 2024[-/+]
More co-ordination is needed, and better access to data

295. America’s reckless borrowing is a danger to its economy—and the world’sЧт, 02 мая 2024[-/+]
Without good luck or a painful adjustment, the only way out will be to let inflation rip

296. Emmanuel Macron’s urgent message for EuropeЧт, 02 мая 2024[-/+]
The French president issues a dark and prophetic warning

297. Should American universities call the cops on protesting students?Ср, 01 мая 2024[-/+]
The principles involved in resolving campus protests are not that hard

298. Japan is wrong to try to prop up the yenВт, 30 апр 2024[-/+]
Supporting the currency is expensive and futile

299. The wider lessons of Scotland’s political turmoilПн, 29 апр 2024[-/+]
Humza Yousaf’s resignation is the latest in a string of setbacks

300. Why leaving the ECHR would be a bad idea for BritainЧт, 25 апр 2024[-/+]
The next litmus test of Tory purity


 
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