Back to the USSR: Russia and Ukraine

Back to the USSR: Russia and Ukraine

As border tensions continue to build, our Russia editor looks back to the fall of the Soviet Union to explain why Russia has never accepted Ukraine’s independence. Eating out has only become more expensive through the decades, yet the diners keep coming; we examine the long history and economics of restaurants. And our staff picks for 2021’s best books.

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The buck stops here? The threats to dollar primacy

The buck stops here? The threats to dollar primacy

Falling trust in the greenback is most apparent in bond-market moves. How close is the dollar to losing its status as the world’s go-to currency, and what could take its place? We take a look at Jorda...

15 Huhti 202523min

Bloody Sunday: Russia’s strikes on Sumy

Bloody Sunday: Russia’s strikes on Sumy

President Donald Trump called the weekend strike on Sumy a “mistake”; other leaders called it a war crime. We examine the prospects for peace when Russia is brazenly hitting civilian targets. As scien...

14 Huhti 202522min

The great brawl: China v America

The great brawl: China v America

Donald Trump is now aiming his trade war squarely at China. As the tit-for-tat tariff battle keeps escalating, investors are fleeing to safe assets. What will happen next? Germany’s Friedrich Merz fin...

11 Huhti 202526min

Art of the real: Trump bows to markets

Art of the real: Trump bows to markets

Just 12 hours after Donald Trump launched his searing regime of tariffs, he paused many of them for 90 days. What's next for global trade? An outlandish proposal to build data centres in space (8:14)....

10 Huhti 202521min

Pulp friction: the trade war bites Apple

Pulp friction: the trade war bites Apple

As Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs take effect, our correspondent explains how one of America’s most profitable companies may navigate the trade war. Are class divides in Britain softening (9:28)? And...

9 Huhti 202523min

Economies of sail: migrant-smuggling entrepreneurs

Economies of sail: migrant-smuggling entrepreneurs

More than 36,000 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats last year. Our correspondent investigates the increasingly sophisticated business strategies of the criminals who smuggle them. As ...

8 Huhti 202525min

Doomed traders: Trump’s tariff fallout

Doomed traders: Trump’s tariff fallout

Since Donald Trump announced punishing tariffs on “Liberation Day” last week, stock markets have fallen and governments and businesses scrambled to respond. Our correspondent discusses the impact on t...

7 Huhti 202521min

Over the Yoon: South Korea ousts president

Over the Yoon: South Korea ousts president

South Korea has been paralysed since its president declared martial law in December. Even after his impeachment, politicians face a divided polity and battered economy. Why governments should pay atte...

4 Huhti 202520min

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