By Invitation | Holding the line
South Korea’s crisis highlights both fragility and resilience, writes Wi Sung-lac
The country is deeply polarised, but its living memory of military rule strengthens its commitment to democracy
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How to turn European savings into investment, innovation and growth, by Christine Lagarde
A fragmented financial infrastructure means that Europe gets less bang for its euro
An agenda to maximise AI’s benefits and minimise harms, by David Patterson
How technologists, researchers and policymakers can reassure people AI will serve the public good
A broader peace is within Israel’s grasp, say Tamir Pardo and Nimrod Novik
A former Mossad director and former foreign-policy adviser on an offer not to be refused
Three presidents on the partnerships that can at last transform Africa
Success teeters on bold, stable funding, say Julius Maada Bio, Lazarus Chakwera and Andry Rajoelina
Assisted-dying advocates’ claims of freedom have it backward, says Danny Kruger
One of a pair of essays in which members of Parliament argue their cases
My assisted-dying bill safely solves a grave injustice, says Kim Leadbeater
One of a pair of essays in which members of Parliament argue their cases