International
Combat in orbit
War in space is no longer science fiction
Inside America’s celestial struggle against China and Russia
Isolationist America
The world is bracing for Donald Trump’s possible return
He could split countries into users, bruisers and losers
On the bench
Israel’s judge in The Hague is its government’s bogeyman
Aharon Barak led the controversial “constitutional revolution”
Israel in the dock
The genocide case Israel faces is more about politics than the law
But there are still grave doubts over its adherence to the laws of war
Gun, boat, diplomacy
Welcome to the new era of global sea power
Naval might is back at the heart of competition—and conflict
Once more unto the data breach
How ransomware could cripple countries, not just companies
Experts think 2023 was a record year for digital attacks
Red alert in the Red Sea
A new Suez crisis threatens the world economy
Global shipping firms are suspending voyages in the Red Sea
COP28 concludes
Climate talks at last lead to a deal on cutting fossil-fuel use
The historic agreement emerged only through bitter compromise
PISA tests
The pandemic’s toll on schooling emerges in awful new exam results
Grades in rich countries were sliding even before covid-19 spread
Islamism on the edge
A religious revolution is under way in the Middle East
Can it survive the Gaza war?
Fighting for survival
Many small islands have no room for manoeuvre at COP28
Simply put, their goal is staving off annihilation
Everything, everywhere, all at once
From Gaza to Ukraine, wars and crises are piling up
How diplomats and generals are running out of bandwidth