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A glimpse inside Putin’s secret arms empire
3 days ago
The Economist tracks mobile signals to plot the Kremlin’s build-up
Saudi society has changed drastically. Can the economy change, too?
3 days ago
The government’s push to reduce dependence on oil is creating other distortions
Would Vladimir Putin attack NATO?
3 days ago
Russia is building up its forces, causing fear in its neighbours
Chinese military exercises foreshadow a blockade of Taiwan
10 days ago
The Trump administration’s fickleness is adding to the island’s anxieties
Any Chinese curbs on Taiwan’s trade would carry big economic costs
10 days ago
But China could calibrate a trade “quarantine” to limit unintended consequences
Can China sap a divided and isolated Taiwan of its will to resist?
10 days ago
Taiwanese are growing more doubtful that they can fend off their hostile...
Emigration from Africa will change the world
17 days ago
As other countries age, they will need African youth
Why can’t stinking rich Ivies cope with losing a few hundred million?
about 1 month ago
Their huge endowments are not easy to cash in
Donald Trump is battling America’s elite universities—and winning
about 1 month ago
The Ivy League sees little point in fighting the federal government in...
As Donald Trump’s trade war heats up, China is surprisingly confident
about 1 month ago
Should it be?
An unrestrained Israel is reshaping the Middle East
about 2 months ago
Its quest for hegemony will strain domestic cohesion and foreign alliances
An unrestrained Israel is reshaping the Middle East
about 2 months ago
Its quest for hegemony will strain domestic cohesion and foreign alliances