Held fire: America’s murder rate slips
The absolute numbers remain troubling but a close look at statistics reveals that, across American cities, fewer people are being killed. That democracy is good for a country’s economy is taken as ort...
4 Sep 202321min
Paranoia politics: a Tunisian lesson in demagoguery
The president is using racist hate-mongering as both a rallying tool and a distraction mechanism. It is the oldest trick in the autocrat playbook and it proving effective. Why are some Americans flock...
1 Sep 202325min
Going, going… Gabon: another African coup
Putsches in Africa are becoming more common and there appears to be a trend. Are there more to come and is there any hope of restoring democracy? Lebanon’s tourism sector is bringing foreign money bac...
31 Aug 202322min
Game of drones: can Ukraine pull ahead?
Three months into the counteroffensive, the military is reaping the fruits of several months of drone development. But as the war continues, will it be able to scale up its capacity and outpace Russia...
30 Aug 202325min
Teutonic plague: is Germany the sick man of Europe?
Owing to a host of deep-rooted economic and political challenges, it could be the only G7 economy to contract this year. How might it turn the tide? More people want flashy, bigger electric vehicles, ...
29 Aug 202324min
Going non-nuclear: East Asia’s changing families
From Japan to South Korea, from China to Taiwan, family structures are becoming less traditional. More premarital cohabitation, single parenthood and two-income households are influencing demographics...
28 Aug 202329min
Fellow-BRICS road: a club expands
The alliance was always based more on common fortunes than common interests. We ask what to make of the six new members, and whether the bloc’s motley nature undermines its purpose. Regulation has str...
25 Aug 202324min
Flight of the long knives: Prigozhin’s reported death
History would suggest that the crash of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane was an assassination. Our correspondent considers what the supposed death of the Wagner Group’s leader means for Ukraine—and what it s...
24 Aug 202321min
