The French connection: Macron’s state visit to America
Behind the pageantry, Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron will have much to chew over, from a unified response in Ukraine to tricky trade negotiations. Our modelling suggests that Russia’s weapon...
29 Nov 202223min
Patience zero: China’s remarkable unrest
Protests have become as bold as they are widespread—mostly against the country’s unsustainable zero-covid policies, but increasingly against the ruling regime itself. California’s wildfires have been ...
28 Nov 202225min
Forgoing a song: protest inside and beyond Iran
Players’ refusal to sing their national anthem at the World Cup has brought their country’s protests onto the global stage. We ask whether the discontent back home threatens the regime. A sober look a...
25 Nov 202228min
Scar from the madding crowd: Korea probes a tragedy
Grief about the deaths of more than 150 people in a crush has turned to anger, and the investigation into what actions were taken—or not taken—has turned political. Our correspondent looks into the va...
24 Nov 202226min
A whole other kettle of fission: Ukraine’s imperilled nuclear plant
The power station in Zaporizhia has served as an impromptu military base for Russian forces—but danger is mounting and there are signs that troops may soon give it up. The sportswear-industry boom tha...
23 Nov 202223min
Ploy story: a defenestration at Disney
Executives have squeezed out Bob Chapek and re-anointed Bob Iger as boss. But the firm’s woes are less about leadership and more about the new economics of Hollywood. We ask why Zimbabwe’s teen mother...
22 Nov 202222min
Damage collateral: a tide turns at COP27
An issue ignored for three decades came to dominate the summit’s agenda: reparations to poor countries for climate-driven “loss and damage”. Alas, halting those coming losses did not feature much. Our...
21 Nov 202228min
In come taxes: Britain’s austere economic plan
The “Autumn statement” was filled with belt-tightening, from stealthy tax rises to public-service cuts. But perhaps the bitterest part of the pill has been left for the next government to swallow. As ...
18 Nov 202222min
