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Latin lessons: two contrasting elections
Ecuador and Guatemala faced similar preoccupations with violence and corruption—one of Ecuador’s candidates was assassinated on the campaign trail—bu…
2 years, 4 months ago
Gun-shy: why Niger’s coup stands, for now
For weeks, the regional bloc ECOWAS has threatened to undo the putsch by force. But appetite for a military response—the ultimate deterrent in a coup…
2 years, 4 months ago
Make ore break: Latin America’s commodities
The region is home to most of the world’s known lithium. Given the mineral’s usefulness in batteries and electric vehicles, could it be on the cusp o…
2 years, 4 months ago
Through the fire: an update from Hawaii
As the death toll surpasses 100, we report from Maui where fires have ravaged the island in the deadliest American wildfire in over a century. Why wa…
2 years, 4 months ago
“Witch hunt”, Part Four: Trump indicted, again
The former president has been hit with a new set of charges, under a catch-all racketeering act that has been used to prosecute everyone from rappers…
2 years, 4 months ago
West-siding story? Turkey’s tactical shift
Despite cosying up with Russia and accusing America of trying to topple him, the newly re-elected president now appears to be flirting with old allie…
2 years, 4 months ago
In the big leagues now: Saudi Arabia’s push into sport
Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman says a presence in top-level global sport is one route to modernising; critics call the effort a distraction from th…
2 years, 5 months ago
Taken too soon: why so many Americans die young
An appalling record compared with much of the rich world is not just down to drugs and guns. We ask what changes, both in policy and philosophy, migh…
2 years, 5 months ago
Trust the processor: America’s CHIPS Act one year on
Big-money legislation to bring microprocessor manufacturing to the country is off to a reasonable start—but dominance of the industry is and will pro…
2 years, 5 months ago
Bloc can tackle? ECOWAS and Niger’s coup
The Economic Community of West African States may yet try to restore President Mohamed Bazoum militarily. Either way, Niger’s status as a bulwark aga…
2 years, 5 months ago