Articles in this issue: Politics Business KAL’s cartoon This week’s cover Joe Biden’s effort to remake the economy is ambitious, risky—and selfish Nagging questions over the Adani empire won’t go away The Bank of Japan should stop defending its cap on bond yields Why the West’s oil sanctions on Russia are proving to be underwhelming Peru needs an early election and outside support, not interference Letters to the editor Ukraine should—and, properly supported, can—seize Crimea, argues Ben Hodges Talks between Russia and Ukraine would save lives, argues Christopher Chivvis America’s government is spending lavishly to revive manufacturing America’s hoped-for Asian semiconductor pact looks tricky South Korea still refuses to send arms to Ukraine Shah Rukh Khan faces down India’s Hindu right China’s put-upon maritime neighbours are pushing back Myanmar’s civil war has moved to its heartlands A new challenge to relations between America and China Will we ever know how many people died of covid-19 in China? A geopolitical setback for China in the Pacific Why Vladimir Putin is not a pariah in China America needs a new environmentalism Why holding bad police officers to account is so difficult The sport of ice fishing is being transformed by technology Why it was so easy for crooks to steal money meant for pandemic relief Medication for opioid addiction is getting easier to access Republicans are right that federal budgeting is a joke Nigeria’s presidential race goes down to the wire Can Kenya bring peace to eastern Congo? South Africa’s blackouts hurt the economy in unexpected ways Lebanon’s judges battle over their probe of Beirut’s port blast Israel’s government is facing anger from new and unexpected quarters France dumps Morocco in favour of Algeria Political turmoil is tearing Peru apart The United States says corruption in Paraguay starts at the top Ukraine’s troops in the east are quietly confident Georgia is drifting into the Kremlin’s orbit A campaign to “de-Russify” Ukraine is under way A burnt Koran holds back Sweden and Finland from joining NATO Pragmatism paints a paler shade of Green At last, populism in Europe is losing its mojo For Britain to grow faster it needs better managers The BBC World Service shuts several foreign-language radio services The BBC assesses its coverage of the dismal science The murder of a king makes for a most jolly day out Where should trans prisoners serve their sentences? Britain’s newest islets are made of wet wipes Meet Ms Heeves, the face of Britain’s new political consensus What next for Gautam Adani’s embattled empire? Hindenburg Research, attacker of the Adani empire The race of the AI labs heats up The relationship between AI and humans Things are looking up for Meta An alliance between Renault and Nissan gets a reboot China’s BYD is overtaking Tesla as the carmaker extraordinaire How Russia dodges oil sanctions on an industrial scale Is there a fix for Japan’s markets mess? The last gasp of the meme-stock era China is paralysing global debt-forgiveness efforts Rallying markets suffer from a doveish illusion Super-tight policy is still struggling to control inflation The AI boom: lessons from history The touchy-feely world of the metaverse and future gadgets People of different opinions process political data differently Birds are just as fashion-conscious as people Researchers find a way to make VR headsets more realistic Martin Wolf’s new book analyses the West’s malaise Explaining Chinese amnesia over the Cultural Revolution Released 50 years ago, “Soylent Green” is an eerie prophecy As Europeans went west, indigenous people travelled the other way Look closely at Peter Doig’s paintings. Then look again Some well-known etymologies are too good to be true Economic data, commodities and markets Habitat loss and climate change increase the risk of new diseases Why does Ukraine want Western jets—and will it get them? Who is Gautam Adani? Gina Lollobrigida’s ambition was her strength and her weakness Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)
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Articles in this issue: Politics Business KAL’s cartoon This week’s cover Joe Biden’s effort to remake the economy is ambitious, risky—and selfish Nagging questions over the Adani empire won’t go away The Bank of Japan should stop defending its cap on bond yields Why the West’s oil sanctions on Russia are proving to be underwhelming Peru needs an early election and outside support, not interference Letters to the editor Ukraine should—and, properly supported, can—seize Crimea, argues Ben Hodges Talks between Russia and Ukraine would save lives, argues Christopher Chivvis America’s government is spending lavishly to revive manufacturing America’s hoped-for Asian semiconductor pact looks tricky South Korea still refuses to send arms to Ukraine Shah Rukh Khan faces down India’s Hindu right China’s put-upon maritime neighbours are pushing back Myanmar’s civil war has moved to its heartlands A new challenge to relations between America and China Will we ever know how many people died of covid-19 in China? A geopolitical setback for China in the Pacific Why Vladimir Putin is not a pariah in China America needs a new environmentalism Why holding bad police officers to account is so difficult The sport of ice fishing is being transformed by technology Why it was so easy for crooks to steal money meant for pandemic relief Medication for opioid addiction is getting easier to access Republicans are right that federal budgeting is a joke Nigeria’s presidential race goes down to the wire Can Kenya bring peace to eastern Congo? South Africa’s blackouts hurt the economy in unexpected ways Lebanon’s judges battle over their probe of Beirut’s port blast Israel’s government is facing anger from new and unexpected quarters France dumps Morocco in favour of Algeria Political turmoil is tearing Peru apart The United States says corruption in Paraguay starts at the top Ukraine’s troops in the east are quietly confident Georgia is drifting into the Kremlin’s orbit A campaign to “de-Russify” Ukraine is under way A burnt Koran holds back Sweden and Finland from joining NATO Pragmatism paints a paler shade of Green At last, populism in Europe is losing its mojo For Britain to grow faster it needs better managers The BBC World Service shuts several foreign-language radio services The BBC assesses its coverage of the dismal science The murder of a king makes for a most jolly day out Where should trans prisoners serve their sentences? Britain’s newest islets are made of wet wipes Meet Ms Heeves, the face of Britain’s new political consensus What next for Gautam Adani’s embattled empire? Hindenburg Research, attacker of the Adani empire The race of the AI labs heats up The relationship between AI and humans Things are looking up for Meta An alliance between Renault and Nissan gets a reboot China’s BYD is overtaking Tesla as the carmaker extraordinaire How Russia dodges oil sanctions on an industrial scale Is there a fix for Japan’s markets mess? The last gasp of the meme-stock era China is paralysing global debt-forgiveness efforts Rallying markets suffer from a doveish illusion Super-tight policy is still struggling to control inflation The AI boom: lessons from history The touchy-feely world of the metaverse and future gadgets People of different opinions process political data differently Birds are just as fashion-conscious as people Researchers find a way to make VR headsets more realistic Martin Wolf’s new book analyses the West’s malaise Explaining Chinese amnesia over the Cultural Revolution Released 50 years ago, “Soylent Green” is an eerie prophecy As Europeans went west, indigenous people travelled the other way Look closely at Peter Doig’s paintings. Then look again Some well-known etymologies are too good to be true Economic data, commodities and markets Habitat loss and climate change increase the risk of new diseases Why does Ukraine want Western jets—and will it get them? Who is Gautam Adani? Gina Lollobrigida’s ambition was her strength and her weakness Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)