Trans formative: a landmark children’s-rights ruling
Britain’s High Court has ruled that puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria have been dispensed too readily, fuelling a debate that will be keenly watched abroad. A vote today on a law tig...
2 Dec 202021min
Nuclear-war head: assassination in Iran
The killing of the country’s top nuclear scientist comes at a tricky time: violent retribution may threaten hoped-for diplomacy with the incoming American administration. An artificial-intelligence br...
1 Dec 202019min
No show of force: France’s controversial police-protection bill
Protesters are raging against a proposed bill that would outlaw posting videos of alleged police brutality—just as two videos expose more such violence. High-stakes exams for students have been delaye...
30 Nov 202021min
One party to rule them all? India’s fraying democracy
Many of the country’s institutions are being slowly hobbled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government; we ask whether the world’s largest democracy is in peril. Sweden has a surprisingly entrenched...
27 Nov 202020min
At his majesty, displeasure: Thailand’s anti-monarchy push
A long string of pro-democracy protests are railing more and more against the king himself—and the protesters are younger and more fearless than ever before. The arrest of Bobi Wine, Uganda’s popular ...
26 Nov 202023min
Tigray area: Ethiopia’s deadly standoff
The northern region’s surrounded forces are ignoring Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s deadline to disarm. More regions are being drawn in—and a conflagration across the Horn of Africa looms. Artificial-int...
25 Nov 202021min
What funds we’ll have: green venture capital
The boom-and-bust of environmental-technology investing has settled out, and money is flooding in—both individual and institutional. We examine the green fields that lie ahead. Many Arab countries hav...
24 Nov 202022min
Playing his Trump cards: Biden’s China policy
The tone of America’s president-elect on China changed markedly through the campaign; his policies, at least at the outset, may differ little from those of his predecessor. We examine the stark racial...
23 Nov 202022min
