Leaders
The war in Ukraine
A new nuclear era
With his threats to use the bomb, Russia’s president has overturned the nuclear order
The coming downturn
A recession in America by 2024 looks likely
It should be mild—but fear its consequences
Into the unknown
Two erratic presidential candidates put Colombia at risk
In a run-off in June voters will choose between an ex-guerrilla or a TikTok populist
Coral reefs
Those in peril in the sea
A mix of natural resilience and human ingenuity can save endangered ecosystems
Put out more bunting
The significance of the Platinum Jubilee
The celebrations are absurd, but the queen represents continuity and consensus
Letters
On electoral reform, wearable devices, India, business and pleasure
Letters to the editor
By Invitation
Russia and Ukraine
Recep Tayyip Erdogan on NATO expansion
Germany and Ukraine
The German chancellor may be turning a corner, says Thorsten Benner
Briefing
Armageddon used to this
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has eroded the nuclear taboo
This war is unlikely to go nuclear. But it is increasing the risk that future conflicts will
Europe
Fighting in Donbas
Russia threatens to capture Severodonetsk
Tragedy on Shakespeare Street
How war has changed Ukraine’s second city
Germany and Ukraine
Olaf Scholz’s dithering is damaging Germany’s international image
For hedgehogs, not road hogs
France is building overpasses to reduce roadkill
Britain
Separation anxiety
Britain’s Supreme Court takes a conservative turn
What changed?
Boris Johnson’s position is looking precarious
Architecture and commerce
The fall and rise of the British market hall
A criminal form of justice
An 18th birthday is bad news for children awaiting trial
Business as flusual
What if the flu were treated more like covid, not the other way round?
United States
American supermarkets
Why Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores
Hey, big spender
LA’s mayoral race may reveal the limits of progressive politics
Pro-choice priests
The many clergy in America who support abortion rights
Alternative narratives
Gun groups have their own ideas for preventing mass shootings
Policing differently
Since George Floyd’s murder, new ways of policing have been spreading
Lexington
The zombie nuclear deal
Middle East & Africa
Better luck this time
Somalia’s new president vows to beat back jihadists, then talk to them
Bail for the rich, jail for the poor
How Kenyan courts benefit the mighty and punish the needy
More than just business buddies
Israeli firms and tourists are piling into Morocco
The Americas
Fight the power company
A Peruvian farmer takes on Germany’s largest electricity firm
The great rain robbery
Why Peruvian villagers tore down a flood-warning system
A change is gonna come
A leftist ex-guerrilla and a populist face off for the Colombian presidency
Asia
Another long march
Imran Khan is jeopardising Pakistan’s attempts to fix its economy
The rights of one man
Kazakhstani voters may revoke their ex-president’s vast privileges
China
Not so spooky
China’s spies are not always as good as advertised
Treasured islands
China’s interest in the Pacific islands is growing
Down with the tyrants
China’s war over sand
International
Survival of the bookish
Climate change is harder on less educated people
Business
On her CEO’s secret service
Corporate espionage is entering a new era
Patent aggression
Has Russia legalised intellectual-property theft?
Hire hurdles
Is big tech’s red-hot jobs market about to cool?
Finance & economics
The shape of things to come
What America’s next recession will look like
Crude calculations
Why the oil price is spiking again
Balance of payments
The changing American consumer
Buttonwood
The return of the inventory cycle
Free exchange
Should China spend more on infrastructure?
Science & technology
Coral conservation
Corals are threatened by global warming
Testosterone and family life
Fatherless sons have more testosterone
O for the wings of an albatross
Borrowing tricks from birds may result in smoother flights
Conserving amphibians
The health-giving benefits of Jacuzzis—for frogs
Culture
The new ventriloquists
ABBA and the rise of the work-from-home rock star
Stuck in the middle with you
The problems with complex supply chains
New American fiction
“Nightcrawling” is a gritty, accomplished debut novel
Home Entertainment
Arthur Russell was an indecisive, brilliant composer
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Graphic detail
Beating the bounds
America’s congressional maps are a bit fairer than a decade ago
The Economist explains
The Economist explains
Why this Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to be unusually stormy
The Economist explains
Why fertiliser prices are soaring
Obituary
To ride, to win