The Economist-20250816

The Economist

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Articles in this issue: Politics Business The weekly cartoon How to win at foreign policy Xi Jinping’s weaponisation of rare-earth elements will ultimately backfire America and its Asian allies need to spend more to deter China The shutdown of ocean currents could freeze Europe Why South Africa should scrap Black Economic Empowerment Is the legislation of the GENIUS Act deeply flawed? The far north has become NATO’s soft underbelly, writes John Bolton The world needs more than drugs to fight obesity, writes Novo Nordisk’s ex-boss China’s power over rare earths is not as great as it seems Why Donald Trump is wrong to take over the DC police Why the Trump administration excites some personal-injury lawyers How many pythons could you catch in ten days? Texas’s renegade Democrats prepare for a glorious defeat Trump 2 is pushing environmentalists to rethink their approach The real collusion between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin Liberal Uruguay and the right to die A martyr in the making? ...