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A rarefied air: a dispatch from Davos
The global elite’s annual Alpine jamboree may have lost some of its convening power, our editor-in-chief says, but the many encounters it enables still have enormous value. Our correspondent consider…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Turkey stuffed? A democracy’s last stand
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismantled the country’s institutions. As an election looms we ask what democratic guardrails remain, and examine the wider risks if those go, too. “Non-compete” cl…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Tanks-giving parade? Arming Ukraine
For nearly 11 months Western powers have resisted providing tanks to Ukraine, fearing an unpredictable Russian escalation. What happens now that red line has rightly been crossed? Bankruptcy proceedi…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Get down to Syria’s business: coming talks with Turkey
Through years of Syria’s messy civil war, Turkey has been a foe. As the conflict slowly fades, the countries have a mutual interest in rapprochement. Can they find common ground? Luiz Inácio Lula da …
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
What did the president stow and when did he stow it? Biden‘s mess
A drip-feed of discoveries of classified material in Joe Biden’s home and offices—and the president’s botched messaging around them—are a gift to Republicans and to Donald Trump, who is under investi…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Zero-sum: the imperilled global economic order
Countries across the world are turning inward, embracing protectionism, subsidies and export controls. This threatens the global order that has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty, and risks e…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Unveiled threats: Iran's patient protesters
Iran’s protests may have gone quiet for the moment, but that does not mean they’ve been defeated. Beneath a calmer surface, Iranians are seething and biding their time. India’s pharma sector is huge,…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Doctors’ disorders: Britain’s overwhelmed health service
Britain’s National Health Service is in crisis. Wait times are rising, nurses and paramedics are striking, and doctors are overworked—leading to hundreds of excess deaths each week. We visit the fron…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Unquiet on the eastern front: fighting in the Donbas
Russian troops have turned Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, into a charnel house—and a proving ground for its mercenary army. The booming North Sea region could reshape Europe’s economy. And how women ac…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Cloud coup-coup land: riots in Brazil
In a scene reminiscent of the US Capitol riot two years ago, supporters of Brazil’s defeated president rampaged through government buildings yesterday. Our Brazil correspondent surveys the damage. We…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago