Europe in mortal danger: An interview with Emmanuel Macron

The world this week

Leaders

Emmanuel Macron speaking in his office

A region in mortal danger

Emmanuel Macron’s urgent message for Europe

The French president issues a dark and prophetic warning

The word LIES as bait on a fishing hook

Truth or lies?

How disinformation works—and how to counter it

More co-ordination is needed, and better access to data

Pro-Palestinian supporters confront police during demonstrations at The City College Of New York in New York, United States on April 30th 2024

All talk

Should American universities call the cops on protesting students?

The principles involved in resolving campus protests are not that hard

Dollar coins coming out of a purse hole.

Uncle Sam’s fiscal folly

America’s reckless borrowing is a danger to its economy—and the world’s

Without good luck or a painful adjustment, the only way out will be to let inflation rip

A child kicks a football in front of a mural of Nelson Mandela, in Soweto, South Africa

The dream that darkened

Why South Africans are fed up after 30 years of democracy

After a bright start the ANC has proved incapable of governing for the whole country

Yen symbols as downward arrows

The haven falls

Japan is wrong to try to prop up the yen

Supporting the currency is expensive and futile

Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf speaks during a press conference at Bute House.

A Holyrood ending

The wider lessons of Scotland’s political turmoil

Humza Yousaf’s resignation is the latest in a string of setbacks

Letters

On assisted dying, poor fishermen, military conscription, children and smartphones, RFK junior

Letters to the editor

By Invitation

Briefing

House of cards made with US flag looking credit cards

Budgetary blindness

America’s fiscal outlook is disastrous, but forgotten

On the campaign trail, both main candidates largely ignore the problem

International

Economic & financial indicators

The Economist explains