Leaders
The future of combat
AI will transform the character of warfare
Technology will make war faster and more opaque. It could also prove destabilising
The solar age
The exponential growth of solar power will change the world
An energy-rich future is within reach
French peril
Emmanuel Macron’s project of reform is at risk
A snap election in France reveals the flimsiness of his legacy
An unrealisable idea
How to tax billionaires—and how not to
Closing loopholes would be a better bet than a levy on unrealised capital gains
Raising Argentina
Javier Milei’s next move could make his presidency—or break it
Radical experiments with the currency could spell disaster
Power and politics in India
India should liberate its cities and create more states
It doesn’t need more government. It needs more governments
Letters
On competition law, old people and savings, green belts, New York, worms, equality, followership
Letters to the editor
By Invitation
Artificial intelligence
Ray Kurzweil on how AI will transform the physical world
Briefing
Model major-general
How AI is changing warfare
An AI-assisted general staff may be more important than killer robots
Essay
The Sun machines
Solar power is going to be huge
Europe
France’s parliamentary election
Emmanuel Macron faces heavy losses after a short campaign
The French parliamentary elections
A hard-right 28-year-old could soon be France’s prime minister
Crumbling firewalls
Hard-right parties are entering government across Europe
The spoils of war
Russia’s latest crime in Mariupol: stealing property
Growing old together
Why southern Europeans will soon be the longest-lived people in the world
Britain
Britain’s general election
Britain’s Conservatives rule the Thames Estuary. Not for long
Filling the fiscal hole
What taxes might Labour raise?
Expectation management
Child poverty will be a test of Labour’s fiscal prudence
Death and salmon
Climate change casts a shadow over Britain’s biggest food export
Oh, Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn wants more nice things, fewer nasty ones
Without a care
The silence of the bedpans
Middle East & Africa
From chaos to country
Is a Palestinian state a fantasy?
War in the Middle East
Israel’s northern border is ablaze
The light continent
Private firms are driving a revolution in solar power in Africa
The rainbow nation’s election
A remarkable new era begins in South Africa
United States
Preparing for a takeover
Republicans are favoured to win the Senate. What would they do?
School of stocks
America is educating a nation of investors
On the trail in Colorado
Lauren Boebert’s primary is a window into everyday Trumpism
Beyond the border
Legal immigration to America has rebounded
The Americas
No pain, no gain
Javier Milei has turned Argentina into a libertarian laboratory
Asia
Marriage of convenience
Vladimir Putin’s dangerous bromance with Kim Jong Un
Marriage of equals
Thailand legalises same-sex marriage
Governing 1.4bn people
Why India should create dozens of new states
China
Picking through the ice
China and Russia have chilling plans for the Arctic
School spirit
China wants to export education, too
Leave the Hermès at home
China doesn’t want people flaunting their wealth
International
Attending university abroad
Brainy Indians are piling into Western universities
Business
Solar coaster
China’s giant solar industry is in turmoil
Powering up
India’s electronics industry is surging
Flying off the rails
European airlines are on a shopping spree
Finance & economics
The great escape
Why house prices are surging once again
Bardella’s potential burden
How bad could things get in France?
Leviathan bound
Indian state capitalism looks to be in trouble
Free exchange
Is America approaching peak tip?
Science & technology
Dark secrets
The dominant model of the universe is creaking
Sweet spot
The secret to taking better penalties
Paint by numbers
How physics can improve image-generating AI
Culture
Who are you calling a Neanderthal?
Theories of pre-history are a mirror on their times
No city of angels
Los Angeles is the capital of film noir
When screens clean the green
Technology has changed money-laundering
Everything to play for
How games and game theory have changed the world
The Economist reads
The Economist looks at
How to stare at the Sun, through art
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
The Economist explains
The Economist explains
How America’s presidential debates are changing this year
The Economist explains
How political “cohabitation” works in France
Obituary
No witches in this world