The neglect of Asia was the great failure of Yalta, writes Stephen Kotkin
Black grouse and caviar helped Stalin get much of what he wanted, but his Red Army counted for more, says a notable historian of Russia
Archive 1945 is a project republishing The Economist’s original reporting on the final year of the second world war. Eighty years on, follow the course of the conflict week by week, in new instalments every Friday. In our entry of February 7th, we looked back at our coverage of Yalta.
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Vinod Khosla on how the anti-green agenda could help climate tech
The key will be to develop technologies at prices attractive to China and India
To understand America today, study the zero-sum mindset, writes Stefanie Stantcheva
Young people and city-dwellers are among those most likely to see one group’s gain as another’s loss
A congressman on how Democrats can regain the initiative on the economy
From housing to health care, the answer is to treat “cost disease”, says Jake Auchincloss
The best check on Fed politicisation is fear of being judged a failure, says Richard Clarida
To install a loyalist, Donald Trump will have to overcome barriers in the courts, in Congress and in markets
This is Europe’s Manhattan Project moment, argues a tech boss
NATO’s front line needs more money, says Gundbert Scherf, but just as important is smarter technology
The UN’s dysfunction undermines global security, argue Ban Ki-moon and Helen Clark
The organisation should not be held hostage by a few powerful states