Leaders
The Prince
How to make sense of Xi Jinping, China’s enigmatic ruler
His project to restore the Communist Party’s overbearing role has grim implications for China and the world
Baloney ballots
Ignore Putin’s fake referendums and keep helping Ukraine
Phoney polls conducted at gunpoint do not make Ukrainian land Russian
The rate shock
Markets are reeling from higher rates. The world economy is next
If the Fed tightens until something breaks, the first cracking sounds could be in Europe
All talk, no trousers
The fundamental contradiction of ESG is being laid bare
Profit-seeking companies have too little incentive to save the planet
On shaky ground
Iran’s tired regime is living on borrowed time
A wave of protests portends more to come
Britain in crisis
How not to run a country
Liz Truss’s new government may already be dead in the water
Letters
On the British monarchy, clean energy, Norway, Vladimir Putin, New York
Letters to the editor
By Invitation
Briefing
The Prince among princelings
An investigation into what has shaped Xi Jinping’s thinking
A new podcast series explores what lies behind the Chinese leader’s power
Europe
Nothing to celebrate
Vladimir Putin stages four fake referendums in occupied Ukraine
Shiver for longer
Europe’s next energy crunch
For whom the bell is sold
Going for a bong: the global trade in church bells
Britain
Polled and sleepy
What British people think about economic growth
Cold, hard truths
The National Health Service faces a terrible winter
United States
Coming attractions
What would Republicans do with a House majority?
Unnatural disaster
Hurricane Ian pummels Florida
Roundabout magic
What Carmel, Indiana, can teach America about urbanism
Midterm maths
How to spot a swing voter
America’s labour market
Trump counties are recovering faster than Biden counties
Back to the bench
What to expect from the new SCOTUS term
Lexington
John Fetterman is a canny politician
Middle East & Africa
Dispatch from a forgotten war
Congo says martial law has brought calm. Yet violence is rising
Women lead the way
Iran’s ruling ayatollahs are hanging on
Tongue in retreat
Losing the language of the Koran
The Americas
Asia
Capital punishment
Guess which city holds the record for the most name changes?
Hostel to fortune
Australia needs foreign backpackers to return
Charged atmosphere
South Korea’s makers of electric vehicles receive a nasty shock
China
After Liu He
Who will be China’s next economic tsar?
Procreative differences
China is trying to get people to have more babies
International
On the ladder
Could the war in Ukraine go nuclear?
Business
Debt that taxes
A reckoning has begun for corporate debt monsters
Giorgia on their mind
What Italian business makes of Giorgia Meloni
Hope after Jope
Unilever’s problems will not go away with its boss
Painful memory
Why some chipmakers are hurting much more than others
The nuptials-industrial complex
Matrimony is one of India’s biggest businesses
Finance & economics
The chill spreads
Financial markets are in chaos. What next for the real economy?
The great tightening
Global rate rises are happening on an unprecedented scale
Last Man Standing
Japan’s monetary policymakers are sticking to their guns
Saviour state
The world enters a new era: Bail-outs for everyone!
Buttonwood
Investment banks are sharpening the axe
Science & technology
Trainspotting
Keeping trains apart is crucial to safety
Culture
Art and politics in Japan
An art festival reflects the threat to free expression in Japan
Roaring into the maw
In “Shrines of Gaiety”, girls vanish in the London of the 1920s
World in a dish
On the curious and enduring appeal of Waffle House
The German way of war
“Iron and Blood” questions the story of German militarism
No other way but through
“Life is Hard” is a consoling guide to this vale of tears
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Graphic detail
Shining light on lies
A study of lights at night suggests dictators lie about economic growth
The Economist explains
The Economist explains
Why the capture of a Russian T-90M tank matters
The Economist explains
Who are Iran’s hated morality police?
Obituary
The ghosts within