In like a Leyen: the European Commission’s new president
Ursula von der Leyen has a tough task ahead, pressing a broad agenda in a fragmented European Parliament. We take a look at the vast international collaboration that is weather prediction, where it’s ...
17 Jul 201921min
At stake, chips: Japan-South Korea trade spat
A dispute about industrial chemicals reveals tensions that have remained unresolved since the second world war—and threatens the global electronics market. In the Indian state of Assam, a trumped-up r...
16 Jul 201922min
Tip of the ICE work: the immigration raids that weren’t
There was little evidence this weekend of the widespread immigration raids long promised by President Donald Trump. But his campaign of sowing fear seems to be working. Many of China’s infrastructure ...
15 Jul 201923min
Tsai hopes: Taiwan’s president on tour
The delicate diplomatic dance that America is performing during Tsai Ing-Wen’s visit hints at the island’s strategic importance. Two of the deadly blazes of Australia’s “Black Saturday” were deliberat...
12 Jul 201922min
Unspeakable truths: Britain’s US ambassador
The “special relationship” has been strained this week, following the leak of frank diplomatic cables. The conditions of Sir Kim Darroch’s departure are a window into both Britain’s current politics a...
11 Jul 201922min
From Russia with launch codes: Turkey’s new hardware
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces increasing pressures at home and abroad, and he’s adding to them—most of all by acquiring Russian missile defences that make Turkey’s NATO allies nervous. As Colom...
10 Jul 201922min
Late to the parting: Deutsche Bank shrinks
For years, management at Germany’s largest bank knew the firm was in serious trouble. Why didn’t they do more? The massive cuts announced this week may be too little, too late. We consider Texas and C...
9 Jul 201922min
In the after-Ba’ath: Syria’s rising Kurds
For years, Syria’s Kurdish people were largely invisible: their language, flag and festivals were all suppressed. Now, in much of the country’s north and east, they rule over the Arabs who once ruled ...
8 Jul 201922min
