Tug of Warsh: will the new chair politicise the Fed?

Tug of Warsh: will the new chair politicise the Fed?

After months of speculation, Donald Trump has picked Kevin Warsh to run the Federal Reserve. Our correspondent explains what this means for America–and the world economy. What matters more in Thailand’s election: the will of the people or the power of the monarchy? And why Hong Kong’s humble tram network could help keep tourism on track.


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Tanks-giving parade? Arming Ukraine

Tanks-giving parade? Arming Ukraine

For nearly 11 months Western powers have resisted providing tanks to Ukraine, fearing an unpredictable Russian escalation. What happens now that red line has rightly been crossed? Bankruptcy proceedin...

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Get down to Syria’s business: coming talks with Turkey

Get down to Syria’s business: coming talks with Turkey

Through years of Syria’s messy civil war, Turkey has been a foe. As the conflict slowly fades, the countries have a mutual interest in rapprochement. Can they find common ground? Luiz Inácio Lula da S...

17 Jan 202325min

What did the president stow and when did he stow it? Biden‘s mess

What did the president stow and when did he stow it? Biden‘s mess

A drip-feed of discoveries of classified material in Joe Biden’s home and offices—and the president’s botched messaging around them—are a gift to Republicans and to Donald Trump, who is under investig...

16 Jan 202323min

Zero-sum: the imperilled global economic order

Zero-sum: the imperilled global economic order

Countries across the world are turning inward, embracing protectionism, subsidies and export controls. This threatens the global order that has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty, and risks ec...

13 Jan 202325min

Unveiled threats: Iran's patient protesters

Unveiled threats: Iran's patient protesters

Iran’s protests may have gone quiet for the moment, but that does not mean they’ve been defeated. Beneath a calmer surface, Iranians are seething and biding their time. India’s pharma sector is huge, ...

12 Jan 202324min

Doctors’ disorders: Britain’s overwhelmed health service

Doctors’ disorders: Britain’s overwhelmed health service

Britain’s National Health Service is in crisis. Wait times are rising, nurses and paramedics are striking, and doctors are overworked—leading to hundreds of excess deaths each week. We visit the front...

11 Jan 202332min

Unquiet on the eastern front: fighting in the Donbas

Unquiet on the eastern front: fighting in the Donbas

Russian troops have turned Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, into a charnel house—and a proving ground for its mercenary army. The booming North Sea region could reshape Europe’s economy. And how women acr...

10 Jan 202325min

Cloud coup-coup land: riots in Brazil

Cloud coup-coup land: riots in Brazil

In a scene reminiscent of the US Capitol riot two years ago, supporters of Brazil’s defeated president rampaged through government buildings yesterday. Our Brazil correspondent surveys the damage. We ...

9 Jan 202321min

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