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An oily sheen: Nicolás Maduro in from the cold
Waves of protest after a stolen election in 2019 came to nothing. Now, thanks to the luck of geopolitics and petro-economics, President Nicolás Maduro is increasingly back in favour. “Peanuts” blazed…
Published on 3 years ago
A figure of speeches: Volodymyr Zelensky in his own words
At the beginning of the war, editors from The Economist went to Kyiv, the first Western journalists to interview Ukraine’s president. Our Russia editor has now returned, finding a brighter capital—an…
Published on 3 years ago
Needs Musk? Tumult at Twitter
Elon Musk may be stepping down as chief executive, but he has already changed the firm’s fortunes—and shown that social media’s free-speech struggle is far from over. A bit of fried dough in Kenya re…
Published on 3 years ago
Trump card marked: the January 6th investigation
The Congressional committee probing the riot at America’s Capitol recommended that the Justice Department bring four charges against Donald Trump. But the road to indictment and prosecution of the fo…
Published on 3 years ago
Under the missile flow: North Korea
The country has been slinging missiles skyward at an alarming pace, and with ever-greater technological advancement. We ask why things are heating up, and how the West might at last cool them down. R…
Published on 3 years ago
More generals, less pacific: Japan’s new defence policy
A strategy approved today peels back some of the country’s constitutional pacifism; in large part that is because of its tense relationship with a hawkish China. Despite some promising reforms, viole…
Published on 3 years ago
No rest for the weary: meeting Ukraine’s high command
Our correspondent sits down with President Volodymyr Zelensky and two top military commanders—concluding that the next few months will determine the future of Ukraine. Morocco’s inspired run in the W…
Published on 3 years ago
Precious joules: a fusion-energy result
Scientists have reported a long-awaited nuclear-fusion breakthrough, using lasers to ignite hydrogen-isotope fuel in a self-sustaining burn. But that marks just one step on a long, uncertain road to …
Published on 3 years ago
Continental drift: Europe’s challenges
A pair of crises will bedevil Europe, starting with crippling energy prices in the short term. And American protectionism threatens a longer-term dent in the continent’s green-industry ambitions. A v…
Published on 3 years ago
Zero to sickly? China’s covid climbdown
With astonishing speed, the machinery of testing, tracing and lockdowns is being dismantled. We examine the risks that will pose to a country that is not prepared for big outbreaks. A winemaker’s law…
Published on 3 years ago