Iron Curtain call: Mikhail Gorbachev
The leader who oversaw the Soviet Union’s collapse had only intended to reform it. But the propaganda and repression he abhorred were what held it together. A speed bump lies ahead for electric vehicl...
31 Aug 202226min
Home truths: a global property wobble
As interest rates rise, lots of pandemic-era property trends are fading—but not every market is equally vulnerable as the boom peters out. Generals have long avoided fighting in cities: it is messy an...
30 Aug 202223min
The third horseman: famine stalks Somalia
Our correspondent reports from Somalia, which stands on the brink of famine thanks to a drought, soaring food costs and infrastructure destroyed by decades of fighting. Old Hollywood studios are wagin...
29 Aug 202225min
Them that’s got shall have: student-debt relief
America’s federal government will spend hundreds of billions of dollars cancelling student-loan debt—fulfilling a long-standing progressive wish. But while it may be good politics, the policy rational...
26 Aug 202223min
Cell-by date: Malaysia’s ex-PM is jailed
Najib Razak, prime minister during the massive 1MDB scandal in which billions went missing, lost his final appeal against corruption convictions. We ask what that means for Malaysia’s politics. Many A...
25 Aug 202222min
Putin on the fritz: Six months of war in Ukraine
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin expected to seize Ukraine easily. Instead he met fierce resistance. Ukraine has fought bravely, Russia poorly. We reflect on lessons learned in the past six months. A...
24 Aug 202225min
How the father figures: a mysterious Moscow killing
Speculation is rampant as to who killed Darya Dugina, the pundit daughter of a Russian ultra-nationalist. We ask how the murder will be spun in the absence of answers. When it comes to gay rights, Sin...
23 Aug 202226min
Plant of attack: Ukraine’s occupied nuclear-power station
Tensions are rising at Zaporizhia, which Russian forces are using as a military base. We ask what the risks are, and whether they can be headed off. Britain’s summer heatwave was deadly—but figuring o...
22 Aug 202221min
