One party to rule them all? India’s fraying democracy
Many of the country’s institutions are being slowly hobbled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government; we ask whether the world’s largest democracy is in peril. Sweden has a surprisingly entrenched...
27 Nov 202020min
At his majesty, displeasure: Thailand’s anti-monarchy push
A long string of pro-democracy protests are railing more and more against the king himself—and the protesters are younger and more fearless than ever before. The arrest of Bobi Wine, Uganda’s popular ...
26 Nov 202023min
Tigray area: Ethiopia’s deadly standoff
The northern region’s surrounded forces are ignoring Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s deadline to disarm. More regions are being drawn in—and a conflagration across the Horn of Africa looms. Artificial-int...
25 Nov 202021min
What funds we’ll have: green venture capital
The boom-and-bust of environmental-technology investing has settled out, and money is flooding in—both individual and institutional. We examine the green fields that lie ahead. Many Arab countries hav...
24 Nov 202022min
Playing his Trump cards: Biden’s China policy
The tone of America’s president-elect on China changed markedly through the campaign; his policies, at least at the outset, may differ little from those of his predecessor. We examine the stark racial...
23 Nov 202022min
Undercut a deal: the threat to Afghan peace
Peace talks continue in Doha but on the ground the Taliban are consolidating control. America’s rush to withdraw its forces could undo the good work of getting them to the negotiating table. As DoorDa...
20 Nov 202020min
Quit it cold, Turkey: policy tightens at last
Now that the economic reins have been taken back from the president’s son-in-law, the country is making the right policy noises—and just in time. China’s anti-poverty drive is not disinterested charit...
19 Nov 202021min
Concession stand: Trump’s intransigence
America’s outgoing president is sticking with an insidious fiction, lashing out at those who deny it. That frustrates a stable handover of power—and will cost lives. Egypt has a long-standing problem ...
18 Nov 202021min
