Leaders
American politics
Will Donald Trump run again?
And, if he does, would Republicans pick him as their nominee?
The Tory leadership
What kind of prime minister will Britain get?
It will be a technocrat who knows what to do, or a politician who knows how to do it
The war in Ukraine
Stay cool on Kherson
Why Ukraine’s army should not rush to recapture the whole province
Beware bear traps
A fresh American bull market is under way. Can it last?
Investors have been cheered by rosy economic news
Never-ending story
Salman Rushdie and the struggle for free speech
A horrific attack shows the old battles still rage
The penniless v the merciless
Myanmar’s shadow government deserves more help
International recognition—and the money it would bring—would be a good first step
Letters
On nudge policies, German energy, careers, Russian colonialism, our summer issue, Don McLean
Letters to the editor
By Invitation
The 75th anniversary of Pakistan’s independence
Pakistan’s prime minister on his drive to modernise the country
The 75th anniversary of India’s independence
India’s future will be shaped by its expats, says Gaurav Dalmia
Briefing
The Nero of Mar-a-Lago
Donald Trump’s hold on the Republican Party is unquestionable
And it is putting his acolytes into offices that control elections
Europe
Stick or twist?
A Ukrainian counter-offensive in Kherson faces steep odds
The sharp end
Life in occupied Kherson is grim
No room for doubt
Russia compels religious leaders to show rapturous support for war
Bombs and balance sheets
Germany’s waterways are unsung, but essential
Rich pickings
Turkey plans to pave more of its coastline
Charlemagne
How the EU looks after a decade of horrors
Britain
The maverick v the wonk
Parsing the policies of Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak
Eye of the Neidle
In praise of financial professionals who turn into sleuths
A grave shortage
London’s cemeteries are selling second-hand graves. They need to
Counting on it
Are Catholics now the majority in Northern Ireland?
From Kampala to the Cabinet Room
50 years on from the arrival of the Ugandan Asians
United States
A paranoid style
Merrick Garland is not naive about political violence
Primary pugilism
In New York, once-friendly neighbours now battle it out
Responding to floods
America’s government is buying vulnerable homes amid rising flood risk
If pigs could fly
A push for more space for America’s farm animals is thwarted
The Supreme Court
America tussles over a newly fashionable constitutional theory
Middle East & Africa
Winner by a wafer
William Ruto is declared Kenya’s next president
Dead but not forgotten
A dictator’s ghost haunts Angola’s upcoming elections
Follow the leader
Arab central banks are tagging along with America’s rate rises
Go forth and multiply
In Israel, birth rates are converging between Jews and Muslims
The Americas
Pots of pink gold
A remote Canadian province luxuriates in the global supply crunch
Maduro’s mates
Venezuela’s dictator is less isolated than he once was
State organ
Brazil’s monarchy is gone but not forgotten
Asia
Five years on
The Rohingyas are being wiped out in slow motion
Cabinet me-shuffle
A secret government power grab is revealed in Australia
The riches of the earth
A judgment in Europe awards billions to a forgotten Filipino monarchy
Tasty stick growth
Prices are rising in Japan, but not wages
China
No way out
China’s economy is beset by problems
Airing grievances
The creative ways Chinese activists protest pollution
Big Fund, big problems
China’s chips push is mired in corruption allegations
International
Mean streets
Armies are re-learning how to fight in cities
Business
The elephant in the boardroom
Republicans are falling out of love with America Inc
Pragmatic eco-warriors
Germany’s Greens and Deutschland AG cross-pollinate
Lots of cattle, less hat
Can JBS remain the world’s biggest food producer?
Cell-side analysis
Could the EV boom run out of juice before it really gets going?
Finance & economics
American payments
Can the Visa-Mastercard duopoly be broken?
Cash guzzlers
How to encourage electric-car use
Death of the big bull
The investor whose ascent mirrored India’s
Of industrial hubs and spicy crayfish
Xi Jinping’s economic revolution aims to spread growth
Science & technology
Culture
The age of discovery
Damião de Góis and Luís de Camões embodied contrasting world views
World in a dish
The world’s best summertime drink relies on nature’s magic
Sri Lankan fiction
Shehan Karunatilaka returns with another thrilling satire
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Graphic detail
The Economist explains
The Economist explains
Why monsoon season will not solve India’s water crisis
The Economist explains
What is a recession?
Obituary
The joy of small things