Leaders
China’s next chapter
An obsession with control is making China weaker but more dangerous
The Communist Party’s five-yearly congress will further tighten one man’s grip
The Iceberg Lady
Liz Truss has made Britain a riskier bet for bond investors
There is no way for her to go back to the way things were before
Less is more
Europe is growing complacent about its energy crisis
More measures are needed to curtail demand and boost supply
Keep your powder dry
Emerging markets have coped with the rate shock surprisingly well
But the real test is yet to come
Soften the blow
Joe Biden is too timid. It is time to legalise cocaine
The costs of prohibition outweigh the benefits
Letters
On Russian draft-dodgers, peer review, Sir Keir Starmer, moths, John F. Kennedy
Letters to the editor
By Invitation
America and the Taliban
Afghanistan’s central bank needs its assets back, argues Graeme Smith
America’s 2022 midterms
A conversation with Stacey Abrams
Briefing
Mothering invention
China and the West are in a race to foster innovation
Which will have more success?
Europe
Not-so-special services
The war in Ukraine has battered the reputation of Russian spies
Missiles and bridges
Russia’s terror strikes fail to do much damage to Ukraine
Business as usual
Why Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan need each other
Britain
Playing with fire
Britain’s government is yet to deal with a mess of its own making
Apocalypse then
The BBC marks its 100th birthday
United States
Sow confusing
The Supreme Court ponders animal welfare
Midterm maths
Why Republicans are gaining ground in midterm polls
Nipped in the bud
Breast cancer has become less lethal in America
A stimulating debate
California’s inflation-relief payouts are a bad idea
Middle East & Africa
Tax them digitally
African governments hope digital taxes will fill a budget hole
All the mullahs’ bullets
Despite lethal repression, Iran’s protests continue
Slouching towards Damascus
Hamas ponders whether to cosy up to Syria’s brutal despot
An untapped reservoir
Middle Eastern countries are sitting on an ocean of natural gas
The Americas
Asia
Transitional justice
How to get Asia to net zero
Pilgrims’ pleas
What a church in Mumbai reveals about Indians’ desires
Tragedy after tragedy
After a mass killing, Thailand’s government declares war on drugs
China
Showtime in China
The Communist Party congress will highlight Xi Jinping’s power
Not going anywhere
China shows few signs of loosening its zero-covid policy
International
Thinking the unthinkable
Booming cocaine production suggests the war on drugs has failed
Special report
Sovereignty first
China seeks a world order that defers to states and their rulers
A stronger actor
China is exerting greater power across Asia—and beyond
The deglobalisation danger
Why America and Europe fret about China turning inwards
An island complication
China has chilling plans for governing Taiwan
An uncertain future
For Western democracies, the price of avoiding a clash with China is rising
Business
The profit cycle
Have profits peaked at American businesses?
No more Mr Nice Guy
America curbs Chinese access to advanced computing
Finance & economics
Defying gravity
Emerging markets look unusually resilient
Crime, then punishment
As Europe falls into recession, Russia climbs out
Preventing financial failure
Three economists win the Nobel for their work on bank runs
Pop dollar
Who will survive the fintech bloodbath?
Free exchange
Energy shocks can have perverse consequences
Science & technology
Cortical organoids
What happens when human brain tissue is implanted into rats
Biological neural networks
Nerve cells in a dish can learn to play Pong
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test
The DART planetary defence test worked 25 times better than hoped
Culture
Dashed hopes and bad omens
Might China have followed a more reformist path?
Chips and the world
“Chip War” traces the evolution of the semiconductor industry
World in a dish
A candid new book explores Anthony Bourdain’s trials
American culture
“Folk Music” traces Bob Dylan’s life through seven songs
Murdering the messenger
Katherine Corcoran chronicles the perils of Mexican journalists
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Graphic detail
The youngest victims
Demand for drugs caused a surge in child labour in Peru
The Economist explains
The Economist explains
Why did Joe Biden pardon people convicted of federal marijuana offences?
The Economist explains
Why the exodus of Russians to Central Asia matters
Obituary
From coal to gold