Stayed in China: a domestic-brand boom

Stayed in China: a domestic-brand boom

Western brands used to define cool and luxurious in China. No longer. Now consumers are turning to homegrown brands, some of which are becoming global tastemakers. Across Africa the Christian conservative movement is gaining ground fast—with a little help from American brethren. And why Britain is such a locus for the nuts and bolts of Formula 1.


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Shock and war: Myanmar junta exploits quake

Shock and war: Myanmar junta exploits quake

Civil war in Myanmar is hampering relief efforts after the devastating earthquake on Friday, as the ruling military regime intensifies attacks on resistance fighters. The impact of Donald Trump’s atte...

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Whack of all trades: America’s economy

Whack of all trades: America’s economy

No surprises here: The Economist reckons tariffs are a terrible trade tool. But what is most clearly harming American businesses and scaring off investors is persistent uncertainty about them. Our cor...

28 Mar 202526min

You spin me right round: Europe’s populists reckon with Trumpism

You spin me right round: Europe’s populists reckon with Trumpism

For Europe’s hard-right politicians, Donald Trump’s second White House bid looked like validation and opportunity. Now that he is in it, the tensions and trade-offs are becoming clear. The Houthis’ gr...

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Canuck of the draw: Canada’s election campaigns

Canuck of the draw: Canada’s election campaigns

The Conservative Party, led by a Trump-tinged populist, once had the polls locked up. That is changing radically now that Donald Trump is seen as a threat to the nation. Amid America’s foreign-policy ...

26 Mar 202518min

The chat is out of the bag: a stunning leak

The chat is out of the bag: a stunning leak

Put aside for the moment the outrageous security breach of a journalist being brought in on classified military planning: a leaked group chat reveals much about the Trump administration’s transactiona...

25 Mar 202522min

Bibi driver: battles led by and within Israel

Bibi driver: battles led by and within Israel

The ceasefire in Gaza is in tatters; the campaign against Hizbullah is flaring up again. Yet the most telling battles are those happening inside Israel. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, is cooll...

24 Mar 202523min

Spy-fall: Trump imperils intelligence pact

Spy-fall: Trump imperils intelligence pact

America’s international intelligence-sharing relationships have been decades in the making and rely not on a treaty but trust. Could Donald Trump damage the powerful spy alliance? Why we may soon be b...

21 Mar 202522min

Not so delightful: Erdogan arrests rival

Not so delightful: Erdogan arrests rival

Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested just days before he was likely to be elected leader of Turkey’s opposition. Where does this leave Turkish democracy? What Panama’s concessions teach us about how to deal wi...

20 Mar 202525min

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