Bitcoin of the realm: El Salvador’s experiment

Bitcoin of the realm: El Salvador’s experiment

President Nayib Bukele thinks obliging businesses to take the cryptocurrency will help with remittances, inclusion and foreign investment. So far, few are convinced. From after-school tutoring to endless extracurricular activities, education is an increasingly cut-throat affair; we examine the costs of these academic arms races. And Sally Rooney’s new novel and the question of what makes great contemporary fiction.

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What he wants, what Xi wants: Macron in China

What he wants, what Xi wants: Macron in China

On his visit to Beijing Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, has much to balance: his peacemaking ways, a more hawkish travel partner and the commercial interests of his delegation of business leaders...

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Get-rich-quick scheming: India and Indonesia

Get-rich-quick scheming: India and Indonesia

There are similarities between the two economies set to be the fastest-growing this year—but their paths to greater prosperity will not look like those that came before. One of Australia’s most import...

3 Huhti 202323min

Charge d’affair: Donald Trump indicted

Charge d’affair: Donald Trump indicted

For the first time in history, a former American president faces arrest. Mr. Trump denies the charges, but what could this mean for the 2024 presidential election? Burgeoning “second cities” in Africa...

31 Maalis 202327min

Time’s up: America debates TikTok’s future

Time’s up: America debates TikTok’s future

Links with China and allegations of surveillance have highlighted the threat that the social-media app may pose to national security. There is bipartisan support for some regulation—but could there be...

30 Maalis 202325min

The Gulf narrows: Iran-Saudi relations

The Gulf narrows: Iran-Saudi relations

The two regional rivals have negotiated a deal, ending a seven-year lapse in diplomatic ties. Elsewhere, though, Iran remains aggressive. We ask what to make of its apparent inconsistency. Geothermal ...

29 Maalis 202325min

Over the Finnish line: NATO set to grow

Over the Finnish line: NATO set to grow

After ten months of haggling, the military alliance is gaining a new member: Finland. We ask why a historically neutral country has switched tack, and what this means for Russia. How can multinational...

28 Maalis 202324min

Bibi bump: Israel’s unrest flares

Bibi bump: Israel’s unrest flares

Protests against proposed judicial reforms have intensified. Could Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu succumb to the pressure at last? Pregnant Russians are flocking to countries with birthright citize...

27 Maalis 202320min

Iraq, a hard place: 20 years after the invasion

Iraq, a hard place: 20 years after the invasion

America invaded Iraq 20 years ago this week. Today Baghdad is bustling, violence across the country is less frequent, but these gains have come at a horrific cost. India is getting a huge, essential i...

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