Briefing
Crossroads at a crossroads
Could Erdogan be ousted in Turkey’s coming election?
His exit would reshape the country and reverberate around the world
Military-industrial complexity
Russia’s economy can withstand a long war, but not a more intense one
Its defences against Western sanctions can only stretch so far
From strength to strength
America’s economic outperformance is a marvel to behold
But the country could still undercut its own success
Trans substantiation
The evidence to support medicalised gender transitions in adolescents is worryingly weak
The effectiveness and side-effects of the most common treatments are not well understood
A daunting arsenal
America’s commercial sanctions on China could get much worse
And China could retaliate in kind
Intransigence mixed with emollience
Iran wants a detente with its neighbours but not with America
A swooning economy and popular unrest notwithstanding, it is sticking to its nuclear programme
The lodestar state
Texas’s latest boom is its biggest yet
The state is sucking in people, companies and federal spending
Storm warning
America and China are preparing for a war over Taiwan
It would spread far across the region, with devastating consequences for the world
Big shots
A new class of drugs for weight loss could end obesity
They promise riches for drugmakers, huge savings for health systems and better lives for millions
A hail of destruction
Data from satellites reveal the vast extent of fighting in Ukraine
The scars of the war can be found far beyond the front lines
A year of war: Ukraine’s self-belief
The war is making Ukraine a Western country
But the cost is appalling
A year of war: Militarising Russia
The invasion has stalled, but Putin’s war on dissent marches on
Russian society is almost as closed and repressive as it was in Soviet times