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The Weekend Intelligence: Life and fate
A year on from our series Next Year in Moscow, Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, is dead. Hope for the “beautiful Russia of …
2 years, 2 months ago
The Intelligence: Drug gateway
A visit to a port of entry at America’s Mexican border reveals the difficulties in stopping the flood of fentanyl—a cheap, potent and ever more deadl…
2 years, 2 months ago
Money Talks: Is the West losing its sanctions war?
It's been two years since Russia brought war to Ukraine. America, Britain and the European Union may not have intervened by putting boots on the grou…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Intelligence: Redoubled agents
A slew of spycraft mishaps might suggest Russia’s once-great intelligence services have hopelessly decayed. Do not be fooled: the spooks are back, an…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Intelligence: If Beijing had a ballot
Some within China might prefer another Donald Trump presidency while others might favour Joe Biden. On balance, though: from there, neither option lo…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Intelligence: Horn under a bad sign
The birth rate of unicorns—firms with a valuation north of $1bn—has plummeted, and prior investors in them are eyeing what exits exist. We ask why th…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Intelligence: Coming to a Nikki end
After a 20-point primary walloping in South Carolina, the state she governed for eight years, Nikki Haley vowed to fight on against Donald Trump for …
2 years, 2 months ago
The Intelligence: Ukraine’s war, two years on
In this roundtable discussion our editors examine how the past year has progressed, discuss how things may go over the next year and consider a few f…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Intelligence: No water, no lights, no beds
Hardened war-zone doctors say the situation in Gaza is the worst they have witnessed—and that will cost lives long after the current conflict is reso…
2 years, 2 months ago
Babbage: The hunt for dark matter
Dark matter is thought to make up around a quarter of the universe, but so far it has eluded detection by all scientific instruments. Scientists know…
2 years, 2 months ago