International
Gangsters’ paradise
The world is losing the fight against international gangs
Globalisation and technological progress are leading to a boom in organised crime
COP29 in Baku
Half a loaf, at best, from the climate talks
This year’s negotiations made very modest progress
University in America and Britain
Is your master’s degree useless?
New data show a shockingly high proportion of courses are a waste of money
The Telegram
The perils of appeasing a warlike Russia
Finland’s cold-war past offers urgent lessons for Ukraine’s future
From Biden-world to Trump-world
The danger zone between two presidents
The world’s bad actors will relish any power vacuum
The Telegram
How to avoid Oval Office humiliation
A dozen officials offer tips on the dangerous art of Trump-flattery
Dethroning fossil fuels
King coal is dirty, dangerous—and far from dead
Rumours of its rapid demise have been greatly exaggerated
The Telegram
The world faces its worst trade wars since the 1930s
Donald Trump’s re-election accelerates a crisis for globalisation
Global disorder
America’s allies brace for brinkmanship, deals—and betrayal
From Ukraine to Israel there is a frantic scramble to flatter and sway Donald Trump
Global opinion
What the world thinks of Trump, Ukraine and Chinese supremacy
A new poll of 30,000 people worldwide has some surprising results
Money mayhem
A surprise new twist in Putin’s currency wars
The BIS ditches a new payments platform the Kremlin wants to mimic
Diplomacy on ice
Intrigue, greed and hostility burn in the Antarctic
If you thought its freezing icescapes would escape a world on fire, think again