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Held fire: America’s murder rate slips
The absolute numbers remain troubling but a close look at statistics reveals that, across American cities, fewer people are being killed. That democr…
3 years, 1 month ago
Paranoia politics: a Tunisian lesson in demagoguery
The president is using racist hate-mongering as both a rallying tool and a distraction mechanism. It is the oldest trick in the autocrat playbook and…
3 years, 1 month ago
Going, going… Gabon: another African coup
Putsches in the Sahel are becoming more common and there appears to be a trend. Are there more to come and is there any hope of restoring democracy? …
3 years, 1 month ago
Game of drones: can Ukraine pull ahead?
Three months into the counteroffensive, the military is reaping the fruits of several months of drone development. But as the war continues, will it …
3 years, 1 month ago
Teutonic plague: is Germany the sick man of Europe?
Owing to a host of deep-rooted economic and political challenges, it could be the only G7 economy to contract this year. How might it turn the tide? …
3 years, 1 month ago
Going non-nuclear: East Asia’s changing families
From Japan to South Korea, from China to Taiwan, family structures are becoming less traditional. More premarital cohabitation, single parenthood and…
3 years, 1 month ago
Fellow-BRICS road: a club expands
The alliance was always based more on common fortunes than common interests. We ask what to make of the six new members, and whether the bloc’s motle…
3 years, 1 month ago
Flight of the long knives: Prigozhin’s reported death
History would suggest that the crash of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane was an assassination. Our correspondent considers what the supposed death of the Wa…
3 years, 1 month ago
Vote with no confidence: Zimbabwe goes to the polls
Arranging friendly media coverage, giving handouts to voters, stifling opposition rallies: once again the country’s ruling party has put its thumb on…
3 years, 1 month ago
Home groan: China’s housing-sector crisis
Once again, fears are ripping through the industry—this time starting from a firm once thought too big to fail. In an economy so dependent on housebu…
3 years, 1 month ago