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Xi says: who will succeed him?
A giant leadership reshuffle is underway in China, but one job will stay the same: Xi Jinping is almost certain to secure another five-year term at n…
4 weeks ago
Over the moon: Artemis II launches
NASA has successfully launched its first manned space mission in over a decade. Our correspondent explains why America wants to build a moonbase. AI …
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Drone wolf: Ukraine’s missile mastermind
Ukraine’s resistance to Russia relies on the clever use of drones. Much of that strategy is down to a single person, a former grain trader with a gre…
1 month ago
Refine and dandy: Iran’s war bounty
An Economist investigation reveals that Iran is profiting from the war as it evades sanctions and oil prices surge. India’s government has promised t…
1 month ago
The bog of war: week five begins
The Iran conflict is escalating with little prospect of an end in sight. Our correspondent explains why a US ground invasion is likely. In an ongoing…
1 month ago
Hasta la victoria, quizás: Cuba’s broken economy
Even before America crimped Cuba’s oil, the country was teetering. We ask what is to blame for the Cuban people’s plight, and whether anything better…
1 month ago
Algorithm and blues: a watershed social-media verdict
A jury in California agreed with a plaintiff who argued that Meta and Google, two social-media giants, designed their platforms to be addictive. That…
1 month ago
On goal difference: are America and Israel diverging on Iran?
In the daily tea leaves one might read that President Donald Trump would prefer a deal with Iran to a continuing military campaign. Where would that …
1 month ago
(Another) all-out war: Afghanistan and Pakistan
Air strikes and border raids have turned cross-border tensions into hot conflict. We ask what raised the temperature, and whether the Iran war may ac…
1 month, 1 week ago
From bad to awful: Trump’s four options in Iran
As the war in Iran progresses, none of the options available to Donald Trump looks good. We examine each of them. Thailand’s Buddhist monks are impli…
1 month, 1 week ago