Leaders
Russia’s roulette
A war in Ukraine could have global consequences
Human suffering, economic shock and a geopolitical realignment
A turning point
Markets have fallen because the era of free money is coming to an end
Tighter money means financial volatility and economic uncertainty
Out of mind
Myanmar’s grinding conflict is at risk of being forgotten
Its neighbours should do much more to encourage the generals to change course
All-consuming
In defence of the consumer welfare standard
Competition policy should promote consumer welfare. But it should do so more competently
American drugs policy
Psychedelic therapy shows great promise. More states should legalise it
Oregon’s trailblazing sets a fine example
Letters
On Russia and Ukraine, Herbert von Karajan, Galicia, Mexican energy, blockchain, Boris Johnson
Letters to the editor
Briefing
A question the size of an army
What are Vladimir Putin’s military intentions in Ukraine?
Only he can say
Europe
Putin’s energy weapon
How will Europe cope if Russia cuts off its gas?
Misplaced sympathy
Germany’s new chancellor dithers in the face of Russia’s threats
Monumental mistakes
As the pandemic raged, Europe bulldozed historic buildings
Road-testing the French dream
Macron’s path to re-election runs through France’s outer suburbs
Britain
Brexit and Northern Ireland
Little sign of compromise over the Northern Ireland protocol
Silver linings playbook
Britain has long been a leader in genome-sequencing
State of emergency
Brexit and covid-19 have produced a bigger civil service
The City of London
Britain’s newly listed tech firms are taking a beating
Middle East & Africa
The juntas and the hunted
A coup in Burkina Faso will help the Sahel’s jihadists
Market preacher
Uganda’s most influential economist has died
UAVs over the UAE
The war in Yemen reaches Abu Dhabi
Lockdown love
Why some Saudi couples welcomed the pandemic
Jailhouse rocked
A prison battle in Syria was a disaster long foretold
United States
Vacancy on the Supreme Court
Justice Stephen Breyer retires after almost 28 years on the Supreme Court
New York gun violence
Eric Adams unveils his blueprint to help New York tackle violence
Autopsies and covid-19
America’s elected coroners are too often a public-health liability
Turn on, tune in
Sensible policy on psychedelic drugs is growing more common
Lexington
Environmental justice in the balance
The Americas
Asia
The enemy of my enemy
Myanmar’s generals have united the country—against themselves
Khyber crevasse
Afghans are more pessimistic about their future than ever
Demographic dance
How Kazakhstan became more Kazakh
China
Faster, higher, bossier
China is determined to make the Winter Olympics go smoothly
International
Game of chiplomacy
Will China dominate the world of semiconductors?
Technology Quarterly
Like smartphones, but lethal
The technology of seeing and shooting your enemies
All the targets, all the time
Synthetic-aperture radar is making the Earth’s surface watchable 24/7
See-through seas
Finding submarines is likely to get easier
Lots of signal, lots of noise
Where to process data, and how to add them up
Fierce contests
Deception and destruction can still blind the enemy
Business
Rewebbing the net
Will web3 reinvent the internet business?
Ich bin ein coder
What if all workers wrote software, not just the geek elite?
In short supply
Why supply-chain problems aren’t going away
Bartleby
Purpose and the employee
After the party
When will the semiconductor cycle peak?
Finance & economics
Forward in fear
The reasons behind the stockmarket turmoil
Material moves
Commodities traders brace for a war in Ukraine
Acquired immunity
How is Omicron affecting the global economic recovery?
Rescue mission
Has Deutsche Bank turned the corner?
MoneyToks
Personal finance is a hit on TikTok
Science & technology
Culture
The reflective screen
A history of the BBC makes for a fine history of the British
Finely spun yarns
In “Worn”, a clothes maven finds out where they come from
Home Entertainment
To understand the Roman empire, read Pliny the Younger
Musical posterity
Handel’s contemporaries shunned “Theodora”. But it is a masterpiece
Billionaires and inequality
“Davos Man” is a passionate denunciation of the mega-rich
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Graphic detail
Singing in tongues
