Leaders
Stopgap deals do not mean Donald Trump’s trade war is over
Barriers between America and China are still far too high. So is uncertainty
Leaders
Is Donald Trump a good dealmaker?
Amid a flurry of moves, the president is turning America into the world’s broker, not its underwriter
Science & technology
The race to build the fighter planes of the future
They can hold more fuel, carry more weaponry and boast more computing power
The world in brief
Vladimir Putin will apparently not travel to Turkey for peace talks with Volodymyr Zelensky, his Ukrainian counterpart, according to a list distributed by the Kremlin...
Continuing his tour of Gulf states, Donald Trump arrived in Qatar...
Germany accused three Ukrainians of plotting an arson attack in co-ordination with Russia...
Fidesz, Hungary’s ruling party, introduced a bill in parliament that could curb donations to non-governmental organisations accused of “threatening Hungary’s sovereignty” and freeze their assets...
Trump’s decision to lift sanctions is a triumph for Syria’s president
But Ahmed al-Sharaa badly needs to reassure minorities at home
Bagehot: A world without Nigel Farage
British politics hinges on one man’s survival
How much worse could America’s measles outbreak get?
Our charts show how falling vaccination rates could lead to a surge in cases
Brazilian supercows are taking over the world
What a bovine beauty pageant says about the future of the world’s beef supply
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The Intelligence
Agony in Gaza as Israel blocks aid
Tracking the presidency
How popular is Donald Trump?
Essential India newsletter
Your weekly guide to an emerging great power
An existential struggle
What Putin wants—and how Europe should thwart him
Many Europeans are complacent about the threat Russia poses—and misunderstand how to deter its president
Would Vladimir Putin attack NATO?
Russia is building up its forces, causing fear in its neighbours
A glimpse inside Putin’s secret arms empire
The Economist tracks mobile signals to plot the Kremlin’s build-up
Russia’s military parades have become a sign of weakness
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Edition: May 10th 2025
All grown up: Saudi Arabia’s surprising transformation
Saudi Arabia grows up
The country is pulling off an astonishing transformation
India and Pakistan flirt with war—again
Luck stands between de-escalation and disaster
Chip smuggling out of control
How China is still getting its hands on Nvidia’s gear
Why Gen X is the real loser generation
Don’t cry for millennials or Gen Z. Save your pity for those in their 50s
Technology Quarterly: March 1st 2025
The age of CRISPR
Ida Emilie Steinmark explores whether it can deliver on its promise
- Can gene editing deliver on its promise?
- CRISPR could yet save millions of lives. Here’s how
- Epigenetic editors are a gentler form of gene editing
- Gene editing is already revolutionising research in the laboratory
- Eat your GE-greens
- Editing pigs, mice and mosquitoes may save lives
- Designing babies
- Gene editing can still change the world
- Acknowledgments
