Clubs seal: China’s view as alliances multiply
Leaders of “the Quad” are meeting in person for the first time; drama from the AUKUS alliance still simmers. Our Beijing bureau chief discusses how Chinese officials see all these club ties. As Chance...
24 Sep 202123min
Same assembly, rewired: the United Nations meets
The annual United Nations General Assembly is more than just worthy pledges and fancy dinners; we ask where the tensions and the opportunities lie this time around. Last year’s fears of a crippling “t...
23 Sep 202122min
The homes stretch: Evergrande
China’s property behemoth has slammed up against new rules on its giant debt pile. We ask what wider risks it now poses as a cash crunch bites. Britain has begun a demographic trend unusual in the ric...
22 Sep 202119min
Running to stand still: Canada’s election
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remains in power after Monday’s election, but he emerges without the majority he wanted, and with his soft power damaged. He now faces a fourth wave of the pandemic and a...
21 Sep 202120min
Potemkin polls: Russia’s elections
The winner of Russia’s elections was not in doubt. Vladimir Putin’s party, United Russia, came out on top. But despite the ballot stuffing and repression, the opposition still managed to rattle the Kr...
20 Sep 202121min
Sub plot: the AUKUS alliance
The alliance between America, Britain and Australia has enormous significance, most of all for its nuclear-submarine provisions. We look at the global realignment it represents. The container-shipping...
17 Sep 202122min
Shake, rattle the roles: Britain’s cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has re-allocated a number of key government posts. We ask how the changes reflect his political standing and what they mean for his agenda. A first-of-its-kind study that ...
16 Sep 202121min
Hunger gains: Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis
Economic collapse and halting international aid following the Taliban’s takeover have compounded shortages that were already deepening; we examine the unfolding disaster. The verdict in a blockbuster ...
15 Sep 202120min
