Buy the bullet: global defence spending

Buy the bullet: global defence spending

Governments the world over are beefing up defence spending—chief among them America’s and China’s. But some aggressive countries’ budgets are actually shrinking. May Day protests in France took a violent turn this year, and that complicates President Macron’s efforts to calm an already protest-prone populace. And, academics have been trying to determine which English-speaking country produces the most bullshit.

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Gota goes: Sri Lanka’s president resigns

Gota goes: Sri Lanka’s president resigns

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s president, announced he will step down on Wednesday after protestors occupied Colombo, the country’s capital, over the weekend. Whoever succeeds him will inherit a host...

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Tragedy in Japan: the killing of Abe Shinzo

Tragedy in Japan: the killing of Abe Shinzo

Japan’s prime minister from 2006-07 and 2012-20 died after being shot at a campaign event. Our Tokyo bureau chief analyses the implications for the country and its politics. The resurgence of a partic...

8 Juli 202224min

Send out the clown: Boris agrees to go

Send out the clown: Boris agrees to go

Boris Johnson is standing down as Britain’s prime minister. We consider his legacy and impact on British politics. Public attitudes on LGBT rights in South-East Asia are changing fast—and its laws are...

7 Juli 202220min

Rishi, you were here: Boris Johnson’s woes

Rishi, you were here: Boris Johnson’s woes

Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid, Britain’s finance and health ministers respectively, resigned yesterday; other officials soon followed suit. Once again, questions about Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s pol...

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Pressure gauged: the road to recessions

Pressure gauged: the road to recessions

Hints are turning to hard data: economic slowdowns are coming. We ask about the threat of recessions in different regions and about the effects they may have. The reckless behaviour of China’s fighter...

5 Juli 202222min

Southern strategy: the coming bid to retake Kherson

Southern strategy: the coming bid to retake Kherson

The city remains Ukraine’s only provincial capital to be taken by Russian forces—can Ukraine overcome its shortages of manpower and firepower to retake the province? Mexico’s official missing-persons ...

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Power strip: SCOTUS’s environmental ruling

Power strip: SCOTUS’s environmental ruling

America’s Supreme Court has essentially shorn the Environmental Protection Agency of its agency in making national policy. We ask what that means for the climate-change fight. Hong Kong is marking 25 ...

1 Juli 202227min

Son rise: the Philippines’ next President Marcos

Son rise: the Philippines’ next President Marcos

It is a remarkable turnaround for a notorious family: the late dictator’s son just took the reins. But how will he govern? Scotland’s separatist party is again pushing for an independence referendum. ...

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