Leaders
Trump has gambled
How to win peace in the Middle East
After the bombs should come a plan to reset the region
Jabbers and nuts
RFK’s loopy approach to vaccines endangers Americans
Donald Trump’s health secretary undermines global public health, too
The economic consequences of war
How the defence bonanza will reshape the global economy
As they spend big, politicians must resist using one pot of money to achieve many goals
The wrong proscription
Banning the opposition is no way to revive Bangladesh’s democracy
The Awami League has a dire record. But voters should have a free choice
The new ambassadors
Chinese brands are sweeping the world. Good
From fast food to video games, new marques are making their mark
Letters
A selection of correspondence
A closer look at American finance
By Invitation
Big powers and the United Nations
The UN’s dysfunction undermines global security, argue Ban Ki-moon and Helen Clark
Briefing
Obliterated or simply obscured?
How much did America’s bombs damage Iran’s nuclear programme?
Assessments vary wildly and it is impossible to know for sure
Complex post-industrial military
The war in Ukraine shows the West can re-arm without re-industrialising
Industrial capacity in peacetime is no longer necessary for success during war
Asia
After the revolution
A big mistake by Bangladesh
The art of no deal
India gets no favours from Trump
A tarnished legacy
Asia’s disgraced saint
Love hurts
Japan’s civil war over surnames
China
Who will be chosen?
The Dalai Lama faces a horrible dilemma
Write and wrong
Chinese cops are cuffing erotica
The illiberal arts
China’s new army of engineers
United States
I came, I bombed, Iran
The fallout from Trump’s Iran strikes is political, too
Socialism for thee
The meaning of Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York
One Big Beautiful Bill
Why America’s hospitals don’t want their taxes cut
Showtime buttons up
Even for $10bn, the Los Angeles Lakers may look like a bargain
MAHA not funny
Robert F. Kennedy looks set to mess with vaccines
The Americas
All that glitters
The gold bull-market has a dirty secret
Petro and the pueblo
Colombia’s dire president gets desperate
Pitch perfect
Dutch football has a secret team
Middle East & Africa
The world’s new back office
Call centres could be a gold mine for Africa
Deaths in the night
Farmers in central Nigeria are being killed with impunity
Charting the horror
As all eyes are on Iran, the horror in Gaza persists
Europe
The jobs of war
A defence splurge will slow Europe’s deindustrialisation
Austerians no more
Germany is embarking on an almighty borrowing binge
Rise of the robots
Ukraine is inching towards robot-on-robot fighting
Bitcoin, Babis and automobiles
A bitcoin scandal is good news for the Czech Donald Trump
Britain
In the driving seat
The “motorsport mindset” behind Britain’s success in Formula One
Relative values
The culture wars are coming for cousin marriage in Britain
International
Red lights, green lights
Sex work in the gig economy
Business
Soft-toy power
It’s not just Labubu dolls. Chinese brands are booming
Vibe valuing
AI valuations are verging on the unhinged
Getting paid
How OnlyFans transformed porn
Schumpeter
Who needs Accenture in the age of AI?
Finance & economics
Minimising, maximised
How to escape taxes on your stocks
A large hump
Jane Street’s sneaky retention tactic
Can’t live with them…
Politicians slashed migration. Now they face the consequences
Free exchange
Why commodities are on a rollercoaster ride
Science & technology
Culture
Standing athwart history, yelling stop
William F. Buckley, the man who put the charm into conservatism
Infectious storytelling
How zombies explain Brexit: the satire of “28 Years Later”
The Economist reads
The best novels published in the second quarter of 2025
Frame of mind
A new Dutch museum tackles migration through art
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Obituary
The woman in white