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Trading criminality for autocracy: El Salvador
A country that was not long ago gripped by gang violence and crime is slowly emerging from fear, thanks to a brutal roundup of young men by a wildly …
2 years, 7 months ago
With a grain assault: a deal abandoned
Russia’s axeing of the Black Sea grain deal reveals a war machine running out of options. We explore how to get the deal back on track. A month-long …
2 years, 7 months ago
Forewarned before armed: how to predict war
Military types need not wait until mass movements of troops to know a conflict is coming. We examine a raft of subtle and not-so-subtle market moves …
2 years, 7 months ago
Squash court: Israel’s controversial law reform
A seemingly small change to the Supreme Court’s powers to adjudicate “reasonableness” represents a significant risk to the country’s democratic funct…
2 years, 7 months ago
Small-Vox symptoms: Spain’s elections
After no party won a majority, forming a government may take weeks—or another election. But predictions that Vox, a far-right party, might enter gove…
2 years, 7 months ago
Palace intrigue: the Kremlin after the mutiny
It has been a month since the head of the Wagner group led a march on Moscow. Although it failed, Putin appears considerably weaker. What does this m…
2 years, 7 months ago
Runaway soldier: American detained in North Korea
Little is known about why he fled across the border into the hermit kingdom, but securing his release will require some tactical diplomacy. Given the…
2 years, 7 months ago
Model growth: Tesla’s ambitious plans
The carmaker, which reports results today, is still celebrating impressive growth and its boss has even bigger plans for it. But with the threat of f…
2 years, 7 months ago
Charming the prince: Biden seeks a deal with Saudi Arabia
America is keen to mend the relationship between the Gulf state and Israel, but Muhammad bin Salman has hefty demands. Is the deal worth the price? A…
2 years, 7 months ago
Cruel summer: heatwaves rage across the world
Europe, America and Asia are all enduring scorching heatwaves, air temperatures are repeatedly breaking records and the health impacts are alarming. …
2 years, 7 months ago