Leaders
Russia and NATO
How to talk to Mr Putin
Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine has created a chance to enhance the security of Europe
High-voltage mire
Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s energy policy will hurt Mexico
Lawmakers should vote down the president’s proposals
Beware snake oil
Democrats seem drawn to hare-brained schemes to control inflation
It is up to central banks to bring price growth down
Pliant patriots
Hong Kong’s new legislature is a mockery of democracy
And its media are losing any independence
The meaning of green
The EU’s green rules will do too little to tackle climate change
Relying on investors to save the planet using a “taxonomy” has limits
Letters
On American power, wireless connections, Africa, cruise ships, restaurants, Stephen Sondheim
Letters to the editor
Briefing
Putin’s brinkmanship
Russia’s menacing of Ukraine is unlikely to induce NATO to retreat
It may have the opposite effect
Europe
Keep calm and carry on
Ukrainians are peculiarly relaxed about Russia’s troop build-up
To the end of the earth
Spain’s high-speed network reaches Galicia
Britain
A question of consent
The harm Prince Andrew does to the crown
Iconoclasm past and present
What a previous iconoclastic period reveals about the present one
Public art in Britain
The sorry tale of Margaret Thatcher’s statue
Middle East & Africa
When you are in a hole...
How Africa can reduce its reliance on commodities
The birds and the “be quiet”
A Ugandan court has unbanned sex education
How to capture a state
Jacob Zuma presided over a mountain of sleaze in South Africa
Bubbling below the surface
Many Saudis are seething at Muhammad bin Salman’s reforms
United States
Covid reconsidered
In America the pandemic seems to have hit a turning-point
Electoral administration
Reforming the Electoral Count Act would help prevent another riot
Medical schools and gender
Trans ideology is distorting the training of America’s doctors
Indigenous cuisine
Native American chefs are cooking up a culinary renaissance
Go forth and multiply
Can Mormonism thrive as a global religion?
Lexington
The insurrection, one year on
The Americas
Blast from the past
Mexico’s energy reforms will damage the economy and the rule of law
Bolsonaryo v Lulo
Video games involving politicians have gone viral in Brazil
Crushing disappointment
Why it is so tricky to buy a bulb of garlic in Cuba
Asia
Shouting at deaf old men
Kazakhstan’s president asks Russia for help as unrest grows
Elections and infections
Is India prepared for Omicron?
RAAring to go
Japan and Australia are cosying up to each other
Goodbye to all that
A growing number of soldiers are deserting the Burmese army
China
International
God, Mammon and real estate
The world’s religions face a post-pandemic reckoning
Business
The accidental mogul
Just how big in media does Apple want to be?
No child’s play
Streaming giants get more serious about children’s shows
Blood will have blood
A jury finds Elizabeth Holmes guilty of fraud
Cars of tomorrow
Cars meet chips in Sin City
Blue-collar burnout
Why workers are fleeing the hospitality sector
Bartleby
The rise of performative work
Finance & economics
House party
How long can the global housing boom last?
Gold standard
The EU’s green-investing “taxonomy” could go global
The new consensus
Economists are agreeing with each other more
North-eastern exposure
Could China’s north-east be home to its next banking disaster?
Direct to market
The rise of personalised stock indices
Free exchange
The IMF bashes the IMF over Argentina
Science & technology
Agricultural science in orbit
Outer space offers plant breeders some curious advantages
Culture
How things fall apart
An expert on civil war issues a warning about America
A journalist’s apprenticeship
Carl Bernstein’s memoir traces his path to Watergate
Tell it from the mountain
A climber’s story evokes classic mountaineering literature
The eyeballs have it
After 50 years, the Residents are still on the road
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Graphic detail
Obituary
Shame and champagne