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A year of war: a Ukraine special
After a year of a conflict that was predicted to last just days, we examine the battle lines—seeing an opportunity for Ukraine that may not come arou…
3 years ago
The prices fight: conflicting views on inflation
Markets seem to think the worst is over; central bankers are not so sure. We ask why determining the trajectory of inflation is so difficult. Million…
3 years ago
Fire and grim tone: Putin’s and Biden’s speeches
President Joe Biden’s riposte to the bellicose speech of his counterpart Vladimir Putin was a study in contrast. We examine their views on Ukraine an…
3 years ago
The air of their ways: South Asia’s crippling pollution
Particulate matter is shortening lives and hobbling economies in the region. We ask how policy changes and international collaboration could mitigate…
3 years ago
What it is in aid of: Syria’s earthquake response
The country’s war-torn north-west has been getting far less aid than it needs in the earthquakes’ aftermath. We investigate the dilemma of lifting lo…
3 years ago
Give fast, spry young: the new philanthropists
Charitable giving is being disrupted by the same youthful tech folk who got rich disrupting other sectors: these days it is fast, data-driven and bur…
3 years ago
Independence fray: Scotland’s leader steps down
Nicola Sturgeon is bowing out after shaping a party that has defined itself on the notion of Scottish independence. What now for Scotland and for Bri…
3 years ago
Haley to the chief? A long-shot candidacy begins
Nikki Haley, a former governor of South Carolina and UN ambassador, has declared her 2024 presidential candidacy. We assess her chances and survey th…
3 years ago
End-Gulfed: Preparing for a post-oil future
The petrostates of the Gulf are modernising their economies, growing more tolerant and liberalising their social contracts as they prepare for a worl…
3 years ago
Toil and rubble: a report from Turkey
Our correspondent visits town after devastated town. Poorly enforced building codes are one clear factor in the rising death toll—and a political bac…
3 years ago