2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (93+ words) One disquieting lesson of history is that, although world wars affect nearly everyone, the task of avoiding them falls to a tiny number of decisionmakers. And those decisionmakers are sometimes fools. Russia has been driven mad. Could other countries suffer…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (58+ words) But China is paying little attention A trip to the mainland by the KMT's leader exposes a rift in the party But more than it admits News outlets put a premium on making the country seem harmonious An obsession with…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (14+ words) China may be building a big new airbase in the South China Sea'The Economist...

20+ hour, 27+ min ago  (85+ words) But America's past economic success is no guarantee of its future, writes Joseph Stiglitz Zsuzsanna Szelenyi, a former ally, on why she wants to see the back of him Ethan Mollick on why employers should treat AI as what it…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (56+ words) But more than it admits News outlets put a premium on making the country seem harmonious An obsession with GDP is replaced by an obsession with Xi Jinping The changes will affect every level. Except one The country is awash…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (202+ words) Earlier this year controversy erupted over a few dozen foreigners who want to work in Britain over the summer. Questions were asked in Parliament, and the government was forced into a U-turn. The migrant workers at the centre of the…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (75+ words) The US in Brief: A suspiciously familiar plan'The Economist The US in Brief: A suspiciously familiar plan Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter More from In brief The US in Brief: Donald Trump gets "em on the…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (90+ words) Hello from London. This week in Blighty: Nigel Farage leads a curious coalition of traditionalists and libertines" Or it will put the party's entire low-carbon project at risk It should sit tight for now, despite mounting pressure to protect consumers…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (94+ words) This article appeared in the Briefing section of the print edition under the headline "The Tisza is flooding" Some panicky investors are running for the exit There could be worse blockages than the Strait of Hormuz, our analysis finds Many…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (129+ words) AMERICA HAS struck more than 11, 000 targets in Iran since the start of its war, devastating military units, defence-industrial sites and nuclear facilities. But Iran has also exacted a real'and sometimes surprising'military cost. A daily newsletter with the best of our…...