Donald Trump poses the biggest danger to the world in 2024
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The World Ahead
The World Ahead
Introducing The World Ahead 2024
Leaders
America and the world
Donald Trump poses the biggest danger to the world in 2024
What his victory in America’s election would mean
Gaza
The rights and wrongs of Israel and Hamas at al-Shifa hospital
Why Israel must meet and exceed the requirements of the laws of war
Inflated hopes
Will Japan rediscover its dynamism?
Rising prices and animal spirits give it a long-awaited opportunity
Dying in plain sight
The world is ignoring war, genocide and famine in Sudan
America is distracted, the UN is not interested
Scientific methods
To supercharge science, first experiment with how it is funded
Too much of researchers’ time is spent filling in forms
Governing Britain
If Labour is to succeed in power, it must fix the Treasury
The finance ministry protects the country from disaster—but also holds it back
Letters
On Israel and Gaza, Li Keqiang, feta cheese
Letters to the editor
Britain
Treasury island
Why Britain’s Treasury must change its ways
Stopping the planes
The Supreme Court rules against Britain’s Rwanda plan. What now?
Going up in smoke?
Vaping is big business in Britain
Europe
On the verge of a nervous breakdown
Spain’s prime minister secures his job, at a high cost
Gang of rivals
Sweden is suffering a grim wave of gang violence
Dancer in the dark
As Ukrainian men head off to fight, women take up their jobs
Soft power, then and now
The ancient Eleusinian mysteries get a new incarnation
United States
Shut it all down (next year)
America’s government isn’t shutting down just yet
Pro-choice religious exemptions
Some progressives are arguing for a religious right to abortion
Beyond the classroom
Inside a month of America’s school shootings
Middle East & Africa
The end of the beginning
The battle of northern Gaza is almost over
The region reacts
Many Arab governments would like to see Hamas gone
The forgotten war
A genocidal militia is winning the war in Sudan
Aisle be there for you
Africa’s supermarket revolution
The Americas
Missing in action
Mexico’s foreign policy is unambitious and erratic
The exodus economy
Latin America’s most powerful new gang built a human-trafficking empire
Asia
A chance to rise again
Is Japan’s economy at a turning point?
Good news for China
Taiwan’s opposition parties unite
Swadeshi spirits
Premium Indian whisky is booming
China
Flying Tigers, smiling dragon
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping rediscover the joy of talking. Good
Bromptons, not blusher
China’s shoppers are gloomy and picky
International
Everything, everywhere, all at once
From Gaza to Ukraine, wars and crises are piling up
Business
A place in the sun
Can the Mediterranean become Europe’s energy powerhouse?
A gulf between them?
Three climate fights will dominate COP28
Son rise, Son set
After WeWork’s fall, what next for SoftBank?
Putt option
Netflix takes a swing at live sport
A lifestyle on the ocean waves
Why the market for superyachts is booming
Finance & economics
Personal finance
How the young should invest
Empty Framework
Joe Biden’s failures on trade benefit China
Reasons to be cheerful
What will artificial intelligence mean for your pay?
Free exchange
The false promise of green jobs
Science & technology
Giving science a shot in the arm
New ways to pay for research could boost scientific progress
Rip van Winkle, the microbe
Was an ancient bacterium awakened by an industrial accident?
The wisdom of youth
Could newborn neurons reverse Alzheimer’s?
Culture
Historical friction
Much of “The Crown” is nonsense
Bottle shock
How to spot a fake wine
The scales of injustice
Can trials heal the wounds of war?
Pass the popcorn
The best films of 2023, as chosen by The Economist
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
The Economist explains
The Economist explains
How the term “genocide” is misused in the Israel-Hamas war
The Economist explains
The difference between a “ceasefire” and a “humanitarian pause”
Obituary
A hundred ways to peace
Vivian Silver knew no good could ever come of war
The Economist reads
The Economist reads