Leaders
The new Germany
Thanks to Vladimir Putin, Germany has woken up
Less starry-eyed policies on security and energy should help it lead Europe
The Inflation Reduction Act
America’s climate-plus spending bill is flawed but essential
The green policies and drug reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act are big victories
Crunch time
How to help with energy bills
There are better, fairer and cheaper ways than meddling with prices
Lifelines of credit
The unexpected lesson of Ghana’s 17th IMF bail-out
It pays to ask for help early and often
Letters
On ESG investing, currency conversions, carp, hydrogen, alien life
Letters to the editor
Briefing
Schafft Deutschland das?
Germany is facing dramatic change in many dimensions all at once
It will not be easy to handle
Europe
The rungs of escalation
What would push the West and Russia to nuclear war?
Putin’s disposables
Russia is forcing Ukrainian conscripts into battle
Hidden injuries
Ukraine is on the edge of nervous breakdown
Defeat foretold
Can anything stop Italy’s radical right?
Sharp sadness
The mysterious French mustard shortage
Britain
Summer of discontent
Almost nothing seems to be working in Britain. It could get worse
The cost-of-living crisis
Britain’s economy is taking a drubbing
Borders and bottlenecks
The port of Dover is vulnerable to delay and disruption
Stop and think
Stop-and-search is on the rise again in Britain
Metered litres
Better measurement would help reduce water consumption
United States
And now for my next act
Joe Biden’s signature legislation passes the Senate, at last
Cops, robbers and votes
Crime and policing continue to split Democrats in Minnesota
Flying with guns
More Americans are trying to take their weapons on planes
Seeing the wood for the trees
Mass timber offers new hope for an old industry in the American West
Extreme goes mainstream
The insurrection failed. What now for America’s far right?
Middle East & Africa
Far from dead, liable to spread
How al-Qaeda and Islamic State are digging into Africa
Joule in the rain
The Emirates hope to jolt clouds into sharing their bounty
Too close to call
Why Kenya’s election is going down to the wire
Seventeenth time lucky
Ghana, an oft-lauded African economy, is back for a 17th bail-out
The Americas
The jet set and the rest
Inequality in Latin America is fuelling a new wave of populism
Caribbean conflagration
Human error may have played a role in Cuba’s oil-terminal fire
Asia
The three-body problem
The nuclear arsenals of China, India and Pakistan are growing
The crownless again shall be king
South Korea’s president is tightening his grip on the police
Voice recognition
Australia’s leader wants to include Aboriginals in the constitution
Polling badly
Papua New Guinea conducts its worst election ever
Peace, of a sort
Afghanistan is poorer and hungrier than a year ago
China
International
The best and the brightest
Much of Russia’s intellectual elite has fled the country
Business
Chinese private enterprise
Meet China’s new tycoons
Defence is the best offence
Can tech reshape the Pentagon?
More cash, stat!
After a covid-fuelled adrenaline rush, biotech is crashing
Finance & economics
Two cheers amid the fears
For a change, American inflation is lower than expected
A finite problem
China’s mortgage boycotts are a symptom of a broader crisis
Shorts, squeezed
Short-sellers are struggling despite a bad year for stocks
Science & technology
The 24th International AIDS Conference
Despite setbacks, HIV can be beaten
Culture
Playing fast and loose
A history of jazz’s relationship with organised crime
Home Entertainment
“Bambi” offers a horrifying portrait of eco-catastrophe
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Graphic detail
It pays to be friends
Friendship across class lines may boost social mobility and decrease poverty
The Economist explains
The Economist explains
What do caretaker governments take care of?
The Economist explains
Why isn’t Russia blocking GPS in Ukraine?
Obituary
The doors of perception