Get one thing strait: Iran’s tanker stand-off
The seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Gulf may seem counter to Iran’s international objectives. But at home, hardliners are in the ascendancy—for them, it’s a public-relations coup. The rise ...
22 Jul 201922min
Servant’s entrance: Ukraine’s elections
Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the People party looks set to make big gains in Ukraine’s parliament this weekend. It must, if it wants to weaken oligarchs’ hold over the country. If space exploration...
19 Jul 201922min
Unmoving movement: Venezuela’s bloody stalemate
The opposition’s momentum has faded; many protesters are too tired to go on. Nicolás Maduro, the illegitimate president, is showing his grip on power with shows of force. Global shipping is in a slump...
18 Jul 201920min
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
