Steal girders: Brazil’s fraught coming election
President Jair Bolsonaro, an unabashed fan of Donald Trump, is telegraphing that he may not accept a loss in the October election—there is too much at stake for him and his family. The West has a deli...
18 Heinä 202223min
Jeddah mind trick: Joe Biden in Saudi Arabia
Joe Biden lands in Saudi Arabia this morning, having spent two unremarkable days in Israel and the West Bank. As president, he has been unusually disengaged from the Middle East, and will probably ret...
15 Heinä 202222min
A bird out of hand: Elon Musk and Twitter
Elon Musk wants out of his deal to buy Twitter for $44bn. Twitter wants the Delaware chancery court to hold him to the deal. But the company faces an uncertain future, whoever owns it. Why the pandemi...
14 Heinä 202221min
Bravery behind bars: Alexei Navalny imprisoned
Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition figure, has been transferred to a brutal prison. Other Kremlin opponents have been imprisoned or exiled, as Russia has grown more repressive since in...
13 Heinä 202220min
Field work: The race to succeed Boris Johnson
The race to succeed Boris Johnson begins today. Numerous Conservative MPs have thrown their proverbial hats into the ring; they are fighting on ground largely staked out by Mr Johnson. American anti-a...
12 Heinä 202223min
Gota goes: Sri Lanka’s president resigns
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s president, announced he will step down on Wednesday after protestors occupied Colombo, the country’s capital, over the weekend. Whoever succeeds him will inherit a host...
11 Heinä 202222min
Tragedy in Japan: the killing of Abe Shinzo
Japan’s prime minister from 2006-07 and 2012-20 died after being shot at a campaign event. Our Tokyo bureau chief analyses the implications for the country and its politics. The resurgence of a partic...
8 Heinä 202224min
Send out the clown: Boris agrees to go
Boris Johnson is standing down as Britain’s prime minister. We consider his legacy and impact on British politics. Public attitudes on LGBT rights in South-East Asia are changing fast—and its laws are...
7 Heinä 202220min
