Planes, trains and automobiles: the travails of travel
Easter weekend is a busy travel time for the many people who celebrate it. If you’re lucky, it means some time off work. But you might be unlucky, and travel through a terrible airport (we talk about ...
19 Huhti 201922min
[Redacted]: the Mueller report
Today the report by Robert Mueller, the special counsel who investigated Russian links to the Trump administration, will be released—mostly. What lies behind the redactions, and what investigations ar...
18 Huhti 201921min
Roads to success: Indonesia’s election
Joko Widodo, the incumbent president, is expected to win today’s vote, after a people-pleasing term tackling the country’s infrastructure. But there are worrying signs about how Jokowi would continue ...
17 Huhti 201922min
And then, silence: a Paris icon burns
Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, was already battling the flames of national protest when fire broke out at the Notre Dame cathedral. Will the tragedy, and Mr Macron’s leadership, bring the countr...
16 Huhti 201919min
Modi’s operandi: India’s enormous election
The world’s largest democratic exercise is under way. Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks likely to win on a divisive platform about Hindu nationalism and Pakistani aggression—even if those aren’t vote...
15 Huhti 201921min
Bashir and present danger: Sudan’s coup
A protest movement that began in December at last brought Sudan’s military brass on board. The country’s cycle of dictatorship and democracy may be repeating itself. Bitcoin just turned ten, but it’s ...
12 Huhti 201923min
Brussels’ doubts: another Brexit delay
Britain now has a new Brexit deadline: the end of October. But those negotiations magnified divisions within the European Union that Brexit is revealing—and causing. We visit one of the Chinese towns ...
11 Huhti 201921min
Bibi got back: Israel’s election
Binyamin Netanyahu looks set to win a fifth term as prime minister. How will his policies affect negotiations about some of the most contested land on Earth? Meanwhile in space, Israel’s Beresheet pro...
10 Huhti 201919min
