The new face of terror

The world this week

Leaders

Al-Qaeda returns

The new face of terror

The West thought it was winning the battle against jihadist terrorism. It should think again

Brazil’s future

Has Brazil blown it?

A stagnant economy, a bloated state and mass protests mean Dilma Rousseff must change course

E-cigarettes

Sending the wrong smoke-signal

European lawmakers should reject proposals to control electronic cigarettes as strictly as medicines

Talking to Tehran

Curb your enthusiasm

A nuclear deal with Iran would be a great prize: that is a reason to keep the sanctions

David Cameron

Remember what you once were

The prime minister should reclaim the radical centre of British politics

Germany’s election

Angela’s dilemma

After a stunning victory, Angela Merkel needs to pick a partner for government. She should look to the Greens

Letters

Letters

On renewable energy, debt, Liberia, Canadian wireless companies, Chernobyl, Nomura, farming, welfare, noisy tourists, Manchester and Liverpool, secret meetings

Briefing

The state of al-Qaeda

The unquenchable fire

Adaptable and resilient, al-Qaeda and its allies keep bouncing back

Europe

Germany’s election

A new match for black

Italian politics

Still a puppet master

France’s economy

Budgetary blues

Serbian politics

Nasty fight ahead

Russia in the world

Preening

Charlemagne

Waiting for Angela

Britain

Labour’s energy policy

Tilting at windmills

Tourism and the economy

Easy come, easy go

Britain and India

The odd couple

The Americas

Venezuela’s economy

Maduro’s balancing act

Mexican wine

The Napa of Baja

Special report

The economy

The price is wrong

Agriculture v industry

Leave well alone

Infrastructure

The road to hell

Pensions and education

Land of the setting sun

Consumer goods

Looks good

Business

Generations in the workplace

Winning the generation game

E-cigarettes

Kodak moment

BlackBerry

Still in a jam

The cannabis business

Here come the suits, man

Semiconductor equipment

Applied economics

China’s film business

Leading man

Auction houses in China

Christie’s v the people’s army

Finance & economics

Buttonwood

The big issues

Bank of America’s trial

A case of note

Canada’s housing market

Moody Mark, sunny Stephen

Mobile banking in Myanmar

Leapfrog spotting

Free exchange

The missing millions

Current-account imbalances

Less skewed

Financial consulting

Advice squad

Schools brief

Stimulus v austerity

Sovereign doubts

Science & technology

China in space

How long a reach?

A carbonic computer

Cylinder head

Marine ecology

Sea wolves

Genetic oncology

Cancer cartography

Culture

Giddy up

Nuclear weapons

Start worrying

The life of J.D. Salinger

The stranger

London’s golden age

Playing dirty

A history of 1945

Darkness before dawn

New British fiction

Perfect change

Obituary

Marcel Reich-Ranicki

Marcel Reich-Ranicki

Middle East & Africa

Iranian nuclear talks

Jaw-jaw for now

Syria’s war

Their own men

Egypt’s opposition

Blues Brothers

United States

The mayoral race in Boston

Party time

Food stamps

Pincer movement

Water and agriculture in Kansas

Sip it slowly

Politics and energy policy

Appalachian fall

Lexington

Hey! Hey! LBJ!

Asia

Politics in Malaysia

Bumi, not booming

Violence in Pakistan

Cold shoulder for Sharif

India’s informal economy

Hidden value

Sri Lanka’s Tamils

Harder lines

China

Scientific research

Looks good on paper

The Bo Xilai trial

End of the road?

Power and money

Wealthy politicians

International

Street protests

The weapon of choice

Noble titles

Honours and offers

Selling citizenship

Papers please