What price victory? Ukraine on the front foot
Economic support, drone capability, defence under new management: the tide may have turned for Ukraine. But domestic politics and perceptions will define what kind of win the country might hope for. W...
27 Touko 18min
No big deal: murky Iran-war negotiations
More mixed messages from President Donald Trump and air strikes that seem to violate the ceasefire: all that is remotely in prospect is a deal to keep on dealmaking. China’s “superapps” are pioneering...
26 Touko 20min
Pulp fiction v the classics: summer reading
What do we mean by a “good book”? Some people choose a holiday read that demands time and attention. Others pick rip-roaring novels that require little thought. Our bookworms discuss whether art has t...
25 Touko 29min
Big boosts to fill: SpaceX’s giant IPO
Elon Musk has launched the largest stockmarket listing in history. The accompanying space mission remains grounded. Our correspondent weighs SpaceX’s extraordinary ambitions. The Republican party trad...
22 Touko 24min
The Peking order: Xi meets Putin after Trump
Within the space of a week Chinese president Xi Jinping has welcomed both Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to Beijing. Our correspondent explains the significance of these consecutive meetings. How the...
21 Touko 20min
Bibi, one more time? Israel’s election launches
Is Binyamin Netanyahu’s time up as Israel’s prime minister? As a vote in parliament triggers the election campaign, our correspondent – and Netanyahu’s biographer – analyses what comes next. We join a...
20 Touko 20min
Spread too thin: Africa’s next Ebola outbreak
The latest Ebola emergency is different from previous ones: there is no vaccine, and the kind of community-level work that stops the spread has been thinned by aid cuts. Britain is likely to get a new...
19 Touko 21min
Equal before the law? Transitional justice in Syria
Atef Najib, a former security chief, is the highest-profile member of the Assad regime to go on trial. We ask why the speed, uneven spread and murky legal basis of justice troubles many Syrians. Our s...
18 Touko 24min
