Leaders
America v China
Why the China-US contest is entering a new and more dangerous phase
Chinese officials rage at what they see as American bullying
Green revolution 2.0
How to fix the global rice crisis
The world’s most important crop is fuelling climate change and diabetes
Constitutional crisis
Out of crisis, Israel has the chance to forge a new constitution
The government’s retreat has pulled Israel back from the brink. But its people remain deeply divided
Undead finance
America risks propping up zombie banks
The banking crisis may have calmed, but only because of a government backstop
Secession, season 1
The Scottish National Party’s limitations have been laid bare
Will Humza Yousaf learn the right lessons?
Letters
On colonialism, planting trees, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea, megaprojects, the Moon, Bibi
Letters to the editor
Briefing
A daunting arsenal
America’s commercial sanctions on China could get much worse
And China could retaliate in kind
Britain
Slowing the centrifuge
Under Humza Yousaf the forces that polarised Scotland are weakening
National treasures
The battle to keep “Portrait of Omai” in Britain
Neighbourhood watch
Britain announces another crackdown on anti-social behaviour
The great train robbery
Britain is still marked by the mistakes of the Beeching Report
Drip, drop, tick, tock
Fixing Britain’s national water supply will be a marathon
Europe
Vestigial network
Why Russian oil and gas is still flowing through Ukraine
Meet the hackers
Belarus’s beleaguered opposition is flirting with violence
Stranded assets
What to do with Russia’s abandoned luxury yachts?
No good options
A surge of migrants is reaching Italy
United States
China in your hand
Both America’s political camps agree that TikTok is troubling
Mistrust, don’t verify
Perils grow as America and Russia stop sharing data on nukes
Hogwarts and all
School-voucher schemes are spreading across America
Care for a shot of Malört?
Chicago tries to export its most unpleasant drink
Full-court press
Why winning a Wisconsin Supreme Court race matters so much
The Americas
A stricter welcome
Refugee-friendly Canada tightens its border with the United States
Middle East & Africa
Holy land, unholy mess
Israel’s government is still in a bind
No to number-plates
Why Lebanon’s drivers can’t be legal
Hunger in the Horn
Drought killed 43,000 people in Somalia last year
Zimbonomics 101
Zimbabwe wants to come in from the cold
Asia
Agriculture in Asia
The global rice crisis
So long, farewell
Middle-class Sri Lankans are fleeing their country
China
The Sino-American cold war
Can America and China avoid another diplomatic crisis?
Sea-cucumbers and fragrant harbours
Chinese nationalists are annoyed about colonial-era place names
International
Asia’s greatest race
Which will grow faster: India or Indonesia?
Business
Mastering the machine
Big tech and the pursuit of AI dominance
A six-way bet
Alibaba breaks itself up in six
The sack of Silicon Valley
Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone?
Finance & economics
The next shoe to drop
Commercial-property losses will add to banks’ woes
Credit where it’s dull
European banks and the price of safety
Funding conflict
Western lenders may regret forcing Ukraine to turn to the IMF
Neon lights, shining bright
How rare-gas supply adapted to Russia’s war
Losing its bite
Which countries have escaped the middle-income trap?
Free exchange
China is now an unlikely safe haven
Science & technology
Hyperspectral camouflage
Better camouflage is needed to hide from new electronic sensors
Botanoacoustics
Gene-editing has created a generation of musical crops
The hygiene hypothesis
More evidence that animals reduce childhood allergies
Culture
The evolution will not be televised
Why gradualists are usually right and radicals are wrong
Entertaining lives
“Masquerade” depicts the darkness behind Noel Coward’s frivolity
Margaret Thatcher and the IRA
“Killing Thatcher” tells the full story of the Brighton bombing
Laughter in the dark
In exile from Egypt, Bassem Youssef is still making people laugh
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Graphic detail
Political movements
America’s other great migration
Obituary
A world built on sand
Gordon Moore’s law was the spur that drove the digital revolution
By Invitation
The Economist explains
The Economist explains
Is your money safe in American banks?
The Economist explains