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Sudan impact: the war the world forgot
Much of Sudan has already collapsed into chaos. Now a crucial city may fall, the United Nations is belatedly scrambling to avert a bloodbath. Gary Li…
2 years ago
Fight for his party to the right: Nigel Farage
Britain’s pint-sipping rabble-rouser of the right has joined the campaigning ahead of a general election. Win or lose, he will make an impact. Americ…
2 years ago
A real work of peace? An Israel-Hamas deal
America’s upbeat assessment of a ceasefire deal masks deep divides that may not, in fact, be bridgeable. There are nevertheless reasons for optimism.…
2 years ago
America's next top-job model: our election forecast
We have dusted off and tuned up our forecast model for America’s presidential race. So far it gives Donald Trump a marginally higher chance of a seco…
2 years, 1 month ago
Doing their not-own thing: “generation rent”
Across the rich world millions spend more than a third of their disposable income on rent. We ask why policymakers have such terrible ideas on easing…
2 years, 1 month ago
French anti-foreign legion: an EU-election shock
Hard-right parties did well in Europe's parliamentary elections—so well in France that President Emmanuel Macron called a risky snap election. Elsewh…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Modi Raj 1: The chaiwallah's son
Narendra Modi has been chosen to lead India for the third time in a row. But after 10 years in power, he was humbled at the national election. What k…
2 years, 1 month ago
One dam thing after another? Ukraine and reconstruction
When Russia attacked the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine a year ago, lives were lost, families stranded and towns submerged. But from that devastation emerge…
2 years, 1 month ago
Labour's pains: Britain’s growth problem
As Britain’s general-election campaign heats up, party leaders are vague on their economic plans. With growth so slow, how could the victor energise …
2 years, 1 month ago
Modi’s mess: a shock election result spells uncertainty for India
Narendra Modi, the strongman of India, will have to compromise now his party has lost its majority. What does the surprise result mean for the countr…
2 years, 1 month ago