Taking the fifth: Venezuela’s talks

Taking the fifth: Venezuela’s talks

Four previous resolution meetings involving President Nicolás Maduro have changed little. This time international backing and aligned incentives might at last spur fair elections. Madagascar already had it hard, but the coronavirus and repeated, brutal droughts have conspired to push the country’s south to the brink of famine. And our obituaries editor reflects on war surgeon and hospital-builder Gino Strada.

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The Intelligence: The kids are alright, turns out

The Intelligence: The kids are alright, turns out

When you look around the world, and at a wider set of measures, Generation Z are far better off than the popular narrative would have you believe. We examine what India’s push to soup up its nukes mea...

2 Touko 202421min

Babbage: Teens and their screens

Babbage: Teens and their screens

Ever since there have been smartphones and social media, there have been concerns about how they might be affecting children. Over the past decade, doctors have seen a decline in mental health in the ...

1 Touko 202442min

The Intelligence: Going back to raid school

The Intelligence: Going back to raid school

A dramatic overnight raid in New York City was just one sign that protests at American universities are set to continue—a clear historical echo in an already-fraught election year. We ask why a niche ...

1 Touko 202427min

The Intelligence: Dengue’s grip on Latin America

The Intelligence: Dengue’s grip on Latin America

The dengue-fever case counts now break regional records every year—and the structural reasons behind the spike suggest this sometimes-deadly virus will soon threaten more of the world. Breaches and se...

30 Huhti 202422min

The Intelligence: A civil society in waiting

The Intelligence: A civil society in waiting

The ruling military junta that seized power in a coup in 2021 is losing ground, slowly—and the rebels are now thinking about what happens if they win. We examine the structural reasons behind Britain’...

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Checks and Balance: Aid, and a bet

Checks and Balance: Aid, and a bet

For months, a big foreign-aid deal looked like it was going nowhere in the House of Representatives. Now $95bn of support is heading out the door. How did the bill get through? What does it mean for U...

26 Huhti 202448min

The Intelligence: Britain’s latest bad idea

The Intelligence: Britain’s latest bad idea

As Parliament has now agreed to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, many members of the ruling Conservative party want to quit the court that tried to block it. It would be yet another costly mistake. Eart...

26 Huhti 202426min

The Intelligence: The world’s biggest humanitarian crisis

The Intelligence: The world’s biggest humanitarian crisis

Ravaged by a civil war, Sudan could see a nationwide famine by August. With humanitarian aid being blocked on both sides, it is increasingly difficult to get supplies to those who need them the most. ...

25 Huhti 202418min

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