International
America and the Middle East
Reassessing Obama’s biggest mistake
How much was his red line in Syria to blame for America’s lost credibility?
Is a bigger party a better one?
The BRICS bloc is riven with tensions
China’s plan to expand the club reveals the contradictions at its core
Shock trauma
What Ukraine’s bloody battlefield is teaching medics
Western armies have not dealt with mass casualties since the 1950s
Thinking for themselves
Western values are steadily diverging from the rest of the world’s
People’s principles were expected to align as countries got richer. What happened?
Hunting for a breakthrough
The Ukrainian army commits new forces in a big southward push
After eight of weeks of slow progress, it is trying to revive its counter-offensive
Grain wreck
Russia is attacking Ukraine’s agricultural exports
It is blowing up both the facilities used to ship food out and the deal that grants it safe passage
Asia’s biggest beasts
What if China and India became friends?
Setting aside their border dispute could transform their relationship—and geopolitics
Seeking “strategic autonomy”
What would Europe do if Trump won?
Even as NATO meets, Europeans are exploring a plan B
Shaping up and tooling up
NATO is drafting new plans to defend Europe
They look set to be approved at a crucial summit in Vilnius
The great dilemma
NATO is agonising over whether to let Ukraine join
America is not keen for the country to enter the alliance—yet
Making it as migrants
India’s diaspora is bigger and more influential than any in history
Adobe, Britain and Chanel are all run by people with Indian roots