Leaders
Getting growing
How the Labour Party could end Britain’s stagnation
Even if the economy peps up, taxes will have to rise
The Modi Raj
A triumph for Indian democracy
The shock election result will change the country—ultimately for the better
Don’t do it
America’s billionaires should resist the urge to support Donald Trump
A Trump victory would reward them. But not enough to justify the risks
Single-party politics
Morena’s landslide win threatens to take Mexico down a dangerous path
The country’s newly elected president will need to show political courage
From chatbots to robots
Three reasons why it’s good news that robots are getting smarter
They are becoming more capable, easier to program and better at explaining themselves
The humiliation of the ANC
South Africa stands on the brink of salvation—or catastrophe
To prevent a coalition of chaos, Cyril Ramaphosa and the Democratic Alliance must do a deal
Letters
On Somalia, democracy in America, Shirley Conran, large language models, Beethoven’s ninth, TV comedy
Letters to the editor
By Invitation
Putin, the West and the rest
Yuval Noah Harari on how to prevent a new age of imperialism
Business and Trump
American business should not empower a criminal, says Reid Hoffman
Briefing
Electoral rebuke
Narendra Modi could respond to disappointment in two different ways
He could become more moderate and focus on the economy, or double down on Hindu nationalism
Anatomy of a dressing-down
The people and places that turned away from the BJP
The heartland, and especially lower-caste voters, have soured on Narendra Modi
Britain
Building blocks
Labour’s growth ambitions demand more radicalism on planning
Give me votes but not too many
What is the point of the Lib Dems?
A seaside tradition
The return of the Farage ratchet
Europe
The war in the south
In Crimea, Ukraine is beating Russia
Bulking up the Bundeswehr
Germany is thinking about bringing back conscription
Normalising the radicals
The Dutch are getting a half-populist, half-pragmatist government
D-Day 80 years on
Remembering the Normandy landings
United States
Fields of dreams
A new wave of stadium-building is busting budgets in America
Lexington
Grown up in the USA
Middle East & Africa
Long talk to freedom
South Africa’s future is in the hands of a divided ANC
Shooting for the hoops
The National Basketball Association is making a big bet on Africa
Avocado paradise
Why avocados are driving another sort of green economy in Kenya
An Israeli ceasefire proposal
Joe Biden leaked Israel’s first plan to end the war in Gaza
One step closer
Talk of war between Israel and Lebanon is growing
The lure of the Great Satan
The children of Iran’s revolution still want to go West
The Americas
Mexico’s new president
Claudia Sheinbaum’s landslide victory is a danger for Mexico
Climate migration
As seas rise, the relocation of Caribbean islanders has begun
Asia
Old ghosts, new nightmare
Rohingya are being forced to fight in Myanmar’s civil war
China
The bright side of China
Watch out Beijing, China’s second-tier cities are on the up
Scoring political points
Changes to China’s gaokao exam are about politics, not fairness
Low altitude, high ambitions
It’s a bird, it’s a plane…it’s a Chinese flying car
Business
Beyond petroleum
How Saudi Aramco plans to win the oil endgame
More than a token effort
G42, an Emirati AI hopeful, has big plans
The taste of things to come
Chinese fast-food insurgents are beating McDonald’s and KFC
Premium carmaker
Elon Musk could earn more at Tesla than other company bosses
Castles made of silicon
Should the world fear China’s chipmaking binge?
Finance & economics
Equities in Dallas
Want to avoid woke stockmarket rules? List in Texas
Rouble-rousers
European banks are making heady profits in Russia
Buttonwood
Should you buy expensive stocks?
Science & technology
Culture
Less Bond, more boffin
How to hire a spy
Forgoing the single life
Pop stars are all about albums
Your land is my land
What the left and right get wrong about imperialism
Not so Jolly Rogers
Forget Jack Sparrow and Captain Hook. Piracy is far more fearsome
The Economist reads
The Economist reads
Six non-fiction books you can read in a day
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
The Economist explains
The Economist explains
How lab-grown meat became part of America’s culture wars
The Economist explains
How powerful is the European Parliament?
Obituary
Unearthing ancient mysteries