Taliban America will have to resume negotiations with the Taliban eventuallyThe Economist Talking chopAmerica will have to resume negotiations with the Taliban eventually It cannot win the war in Afghanistan by force of arms. But it should …
Vaping Don’t panic about e-cigarettesThe Economist Banning them all will cause far more harm than good “IT’S TIME to stop vaping,” says Lee Norman, a health official in Kansas. Six people are dead in …
Markets A singular opportunityThe Economist Europe’s best hope of economic revival lies in reanimating its neglected single market EVERY FIVE years the appointment of a new team at the European …
Huawei Huawei has made a peace offering that deserves considerationThe Economist A way forward?Huawei has made a peace offering that deserves consideration The idea of selling off its 5G intellectual property is not so …
Internet Now the world will change as computers spread into everyday objectsThe Economist Chips with everythingNow the world will change as computers spread into everyday objects The “Internet of Things” will fundamentally change the …
Mario Draghi Mario Draghi and the ECB confront a slowing euro zoneThe Economist What Mario Draghi should do to perk up Europe’s economyMario Draghi and the ECB confront a slowing euro zone As the risk of recession in Europe rises, …
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson’s Unconservative PartyThe Economist The Tories’ tightening embrace of radical populism sets Britain up for a dangerously polarised election BORIS JOHNSON has been Conservative leader for …
Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence and warThe Economist As computers play a bigger role in warfare, the dangers to humans rise THE CONTEST between China and America, the world’s two superpowers, has many …
Mauricio Macri Blame populists, not reformers, for Argentina’s latest fiascoThe Economist A superclassic crisisBlame populists, not reformers, for Argentina’s latest fiasco The economy has suffered from the legacy of the past and fear of …
Bashar al-Assad Syria will poison the region for years to comeThe Economist Assad’s hollow victorySyria will poison the region for years to come Basher al-Assad is on the verge of retaking Idlib province, the last rebel …
Farming The foody benefits of farming verticallyThe Economist MANY FOODIES pin the blame for farming’s ills on “unnatural” industrial agriculture. Agribusinesses create monocultures that destroy habitat and …
Japan South Korea and Japan are taking their historical feud too farThe Economist Slight clubSouth Korea and Japan are taking their historical feud too far But America bears much of the blame for the bickering, too NORTH KOREA has …
Opioids Legal settlements alone will not solve America’s opioid crisisThe Economist The cost will run to hundreds of billions of dollars, meaning taxpayers will have to foot most of the bill THIS WEEK saw a landmark reckoning in court …
Boris Johnson How Parliament can stop Boris Johnson’s no-deal BrexitThe Economist Who you gonna call?How Parliament can stop Boris Johnson’s no-deal Brexit The prime minister has sidelined Parliament and set a course for no-deal. …
Democracy The corrupting of democracyThe Economist DEMOCRACIES ARE generally thought to die at the barrel of a gun, in coups and revolutions. These days, however, they are more likely to be strangled …
Cathay Pacific Why China’s assault on Cathay Pacific should scare all foreign firmsThe Economist Cathay’s maydayWhy China’s assault on Cathay Pacific should scare all foreign firms China can get its way in corporate boardrooms but hurts itself …
Coal Asian governments are the biggest backers of the filthiest fuelThe Economist Betting on blackAsian governments are the biggest backers of the filthiest fuel Even as private investors are shunning coal, states are throwing cash …
Olaf Scholz Germany needs fiscal stimulus. Here’s how to do itThe Economist Take aimGermany needs fiscal stimulus. Here’s how to do it The economy needs both permanently higher investment and a temporary boost ON AUGUST 19TH …
Matteo Salvini Now is not the time for an election in ItalyThe Economist Budget before ballotNow is not the time for an election in Italy A snap poll could make the debt-laden country’s budget woes worse THE REMARKABLE thing …
Capitalism Big business shareholders and societyThe Economist ACROSS THE West, capitalism is not working as well as it should. Jobs are plentiful, but growth is sluggish, inequality is too high and the …
News (U.S.) Markets are braced for a global downturnThe Economist The signals from bonds, currencies and commodities are increasingly alarming LOOKING FOR meaning in financial markets is like looking for patterns in …
News (U.S.) One way or another the deluge is comingThe Economist A world without beachesOne way or another the deluge is coming THE OCEAN covers 70.8% of the Earth’s surface. That share is creeping up. Averaged …
Zimbabwe’s economy is crashing and its people are hungryThe Economist Land of hope and worryZimbabwe’s economy is crashing and its people are hungry AFTER DECADES of mismanagement and corruption, Zimbabwe is a wreck. Its …
America should not rule out using nuclear weapons firstThe Economist Finger on the buttonAmerica should not rule out using nuclear weapons first IN 1973 Major Harold Hering, a veteran pilot and trainee missile-squadron …
As societies polarise, free speech is under threat. It needs defendersThe Economist Speak upAs societies polarise, free speech is under threat. It needs defenders WHO IS THE greater threat to free speech: President Donald Trump or …
Modi’s revocation of Kashmir’s autonomyThe Economist Why Modi’s move on Kashmir is likely to achieve the opposite of what he intends WHEN THE princely state of Jammu & Kashmir joined the fledgling Indian …
Dangerous miscalculationsThe Economist America cannot have a strong economy, a trade war and a weak dollar at the same time SINCE THE trade war began in 2018 the damage done to the global …
The ban on trading ivory is unfair but necessaryThe Economist Elephant in the roomThe ban on trading ivory is unfair but necessary NEARLY 6,000 species of animals and about 30,000 species of plants are listed in …
America is the only rich country that has frequent mass shootingsThe Economist Mass shootingsAmerica is the only rich country that has frequent mass shootings THE TWO mass shootings within 24 hours of each other last weekend, one …
