Going around the bloc: Europe’s vaccination push

Going around the bloc: Europe’s vaccination push

The first inoculations are happening across the continent as part of a co-ordinated push—but levels of both supply and uptake remain uncertain. Our correspondent explores South Korea’s obsession with hiking and why it means different things to different climbers. And looking back on a troubling year for Britain’s royals.

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When politics dictates policy: China’s faltering economy

When politics dictates policy: China’s faltering economy

During past economic downturns, officials have been both swift and bold. This time not so much—because their hands are tied by knotty internal politics. We ask why Latin America makes for such a usefu...

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A better pill to swallow: the bid to end AIDS

A better pill to swallow: the bid to end AIDS

Many of the pieces are in place to bring the disease entirely under control—but our correspondent finds it will take more than advances in medication. Japan’s government has at last begun to regulate ...

28 Syys 202324min

General’s knowledge: a chat with Ukraine’s spy chief

General’s knowledge: a chat with Ukraine’s spy chief

Where the defensive lines really are, the state of Russia’s reserves, battlefield tactics: Kyrylo Budanov is a candid interviewee—but he claims to know nothing about all those drones. Gambling has bee...

27 Syys 202323min

The French disconnection: a retreat from Niger

The French disconnection: a retreat from Niger

President Emmanuel Macron’s about-face on maintaining a presence in the coup-stricken country portends a broader change in France’s relations on the continent. Shifting geopolitics is changing the lis...

26 Syys 202321min

Going bump in the right: Europe’s worrisome politics

Going bump in the right: Europe’s worrisome politics

Populist, right-wing parties are already in power in Hungary, Poland and Italy—and getting closer to it across the continent. We ask why. At long last Rupert Murdoch, the patriarch of a global media e...

25 Syys 202321min

No end in sight: how Ukraine is being shaped by a long war

No end in sight: how Ukraine is being shaped by a long war

Reporting from the ground, our Eastern Europe editor explores how the country is bracing for a new phase of war. In some ways, people have adapted, but equally the invasion has clearly taken a mental ...

22 Syys 202326min

Missing in action: China’s defence minister has disappeared

Missing in action: China’s defence minister has disappeared

It would not be the first time that a member of the government has gone missing, not even the first time this year. But what does this say about the leadership of the People’s Liberation Army? No one ...

21 Syys 202323min

Are the allegations tru deau? Canada and India’s diplomatic row

Are the allegations tru deau? Canada and India’s diplomatic row

The murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Najjar has deepened a long-running spat between the two countries. Will Canada’s allies be willing to get involved? It’s been 100 years since Japan’s Great ...

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