Heavy meddle: Trump and Brazil
President Donald Trump’s animus towards his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is best seen as solidarity with Jair Bolsonaro, another ousted president who clung to power. India has surpa...
30 Juli 202520min
Pause for little effect: a trickle of aid in Gaza
Localised “tactical pauses” in Gaza relieve international pressure on Israel more than they relieve the pressure of starvation on Gazans. We ask how the aid effort looks on the ground. Japan’s law on ...
29 Juli 202522min
EU gotta know when to hold ‘em: America’s latest trade deal
The European Union will swallow 15% tariffs in exchange for promises to buy American. We examine the accord and ask what will stick. The English region of the Midlands is unjustly overlooked, our corr...
28 Juli 202520min
Xiaomi the way: a Chinese tech giant gets bigger
The smartphone giant is now making strong inroads in the electric-vehicle market. But can its boss’s belovedness at home translate to success abroad? Britain and Argentina are putting past differences...
25 Juli 202523min
Anti-anti-corruption? A bill in Ukraine sparks protests
A new bill threatening the independence of anti-corruption agencies has brought Ukrainians onto the streets and rattled international observers. London’s electric bikes are making it ever more a cycli...
24 Juli 202523min
The smaller C: progress in beating cancer
Overall, more people are dying from cancer. But a closer look at the numbers reveals just how much success modern medicine has had at making the disease less deadly. The spiraling fortunes of Kraft He...
23 Juli 202521min
Hawks v talks: barriers to peace in Gaza
Even as Western countries band together to condemn Israel’s actions, aid remains at a trickle and the war is expanding into a central-Gazan city. We ask how the horrors might end. As with many technol...
22 Juli 202524min
Land of the rising shun? Immigration and Japan’s politics
The Liberal Democratic Party, which has dominated the country’s politics for seven decades, just got a pasting at the polls—again. We ask why staid politics are getting swiftly messy. Iceland is a NAT...
21 Juli 202522min
