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The world this week
Politics
https://www.economist.com/the-world-...07/31/politics
Business
https://www.economist.com/the-world-...07/31/business
The weekly cartoon
https://www.economist.com/the-world-...weekly-cartoon
Leaders
The climate needs a politics of the possible
Greenlash :: To win voters’ consent, policymakers must offer pragmatism and hope
https://www.economist.com/interactiv...f-the-possible
What opponents of the EU-US trade deal get wrong
Transatlantic trade truths :: Internal reform matters more than external trade
https://www.economist.com/leaders/20...deal-get-wrong
America is easing chip-export controls at exactly the wrong time
Block off the old chips :: The ban on sales to China was working, and should be kept in place
https://www.economist.com/leaders/20...the-wrong-time
Spain’s scandal-plagued prime minister should step down
Just passing time :: Pedro Sánchez needs to let his country’s democracy renew itself
https://www.economist.com/leaders/20...ould-step-down
The world needs a better way to share genetic information
Bad protocol :: That will involve a wholesale rethink of the Nagoya protocol
https://www.economist.com/leaders/20...ic-information
In recognising Palestine, Britain and France won’t advance peace
The What For declaration :: They could even set it back
https://www.economist.com/leaders/20...-advance-peace
Letters
The consequences of age-related testosterone decline in men
A selection of correspondence :: Also this week, Chris Wright, academic pay, UAE foreign policy, cameras, ice cream, brand manipulation
https://www.economist.com/letters/20...decline-in-men
By Invitation
Donald Trump’s war on climate science has staggering implications
Trashing climate science :: Even a policy of “drill, baby, drill” would imply more climate research, not its evisceration, says Ralph Keeling
https://www.economist.com/by-invitat...g-implications
Briefing
Donald Trump’s war on renewables
Big, beautiful, bonkers (cont.) :: A not-quite-total eclipse of the solar
https://www.economist.com/briefing/2...-on-renewables
America is slashing its climate research
Nothing to see here :: Hear no science, see no science, speak no science
https://www.economist.com/briefing/2...imate-research
The humbling of green Europe
It was all going so well... :: Europe’s hard right is pushing the continent’s climate consensus hard. The response so far is tepid
https://www.economist.com/briefing/2...f-green-europe
United States
America is remaking its disaster-relief system
After the floods :: The administration hopes to undo perverse incentives
https://www.economist.com/united-sta...-relief-system
US Space Command is preparing for satellite-on-satellite combat
Up to the skies :: Stephen Whiting, the general in charge, offers a glimpse of the near future
https://www.economist.com/united-sta...tellite-combat
Modular homes are helping LA’s wildfire survivors rebuild
Small and beautiful :: Could factory-made units ease America’s housing shortage, too?
https://www.economist.com/united-sta...vivors-rebuild
What pro wrestlers in Chicago say about America
Takedowns for hipsters :: Beyond the WWE, liberals grapple with a MAGA bastion
https://www.economist.com/united-sta...-about-america
What Donald Trump is teaching Harvard
Fight or flight :: Under pressure, America’s oldest university may make a deal
https://www.economist.com/united-sta...aching-harvard
Donald Trump’s redistricting ploy is politics at its most cynical
Lexington :: But the Democrats’ response is self-defeating
https://www.economist.com/united-sta...s-most-cynical
The Americas
Donald Trump’s unprecedented attack on Brazil’s judiciary
A new assault :: He has placed sanctions on the judge leading the prosecution of Jair Bolsonaro, his ideological ally
https://www.economist.com/the-americ...zils-judiciary
Panamanian farmers versus global shipping—and Donald Trump
Damned if you don’t :: A new dam should ease the Panama Canal’s water woes. Those against it don’t have a chance
https://www.economist.com/the-americ...d-donald-trump
Álvaro Uribe, a former president of Colombia, is convicted
A polarising verdict :: The country is increasingly divided
https://www.economist.com/the-americ...a-is-convicted
Asia
Why did Thailand and Cambodia fight a senseless border war?
Fog of war :: After five days, 40 people are dead. But few know what caused the skirmish
https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/...ess-border-war
Indian firms aim to gorge on weight-loss drugs
Fat chance :: Domestic demand is surging. And Indian generics could make slimming cheaper worldwide
https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/...ght-loss-drugs
South-East Asia makes an AI power grab
Pincer movements :: No other region is as appealing to both America and China
https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/...-ai-power-grab
South Asian women will be hurt by the trade war
Tariffs unstitched :: Unless Bangladesh and Sri Lanka strike a deal with Donald Trump
https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/...-the-trade-war
Why Indians suffer from a colonial mindset
Banyan :: The overbearing role of the state has never been challenged
https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/...lonial-mindset
China
Can pensioners rescue China’s economy?
Grey power arising :: The government is stingy and timid when it comes to retirement benefits
https://www.economist.com/china/2025...chinas-economy
Everyone loses in the rage of China’s delivery wars
Deliver us :: Companies are caught in a race to the bottom
https://www.economist.com/china/2025...-delivery-wars
Middle East & Africa
Iran’s supreme leader is fading into the shadows
The hidden imam :: His diminishing power makes the country’s future increasingly uncertain
https://www.economist.com/middle-eas...to-the-shadows
Famine in Gaza shows the failure of Israel’s strategy
Only bad options :: It has become an international pariah without vanquishing Hamas
https://www.economist.com/middle-eas...raels-strategy
Ziad Rahbani held a mirror to Lebanese society
What about tomorrow? :: The musician and playwright died on July 26th, aged 69
https://www.economist.com/middle-eas...banese-society
Helen Zille wants to save South Africa, starting in Johannesburg
Cape crusader :: The chair of the Democratic Alliance has a lot to say—and a lot to do
https://www.economist.com/middle-eas...n-johannesburg
Can a home-grown telecoms firm connect South Sudan to the world?
Keeping it local :: Civil war need not be an insurmountable obstacle
https://www.economist.com/middle-eas...n-to-the-world
Europe
Pedro Sánchez is fighting for his political life
Waiting for the end :: Shaken by a corruption scandal, Spain’s prime minister is at the mercy of events and of his fickle allies
https://www.economist.com/europe/202...political-life
The German politicians who want to bar the AfD from government jobs
Better out than in? :: If the party cannot be banned, perhaps its civil servants can be
https://www.economist.com/europe/202...overnment-jobs
Can interceptor drones stop Russia’s terror bombing?
Robot shield :: Vast waves of drones are overwhelming Ukraine’s air defences
https://www.economist.com/europe/202...terror-bombing
Ever more Ukrainian women are joining the army
Lady killers :: A growing group that is changing society
https://www.economist.com/europe/202...ining-the-army
France’s top general says Russia could attack in five years
French force :: Thierry Burkhard, the Forces Armées’ departing chief, says Europe has work to do
https://www.economist.com/europe/202...-in-five-years
Why Italy’s next cultural capital looks like a disaster zone
Reconstructive criticism :: Sixteen years after an earthquake, L’Aquila has yet to shake off the damage
https://www.economist.com/europe/202...-disaster-zone
Britain
Is Britain’s net-zero push to blame for its high energy prices?
Bills, bills, bills :: A mighty rise in electricity costs has complicated the drive for clean power
https://www.economist.com/britain/20...-energy-prices
Lessons from the last nuclear power plant in Scotland
If you can’t build them, extend them :: Torness is closing in on its 40th birthday
https://www.economist.com/britain/20...nt-in-scotland
Does Nigel Farage’s plan for halving crime in Britain add up?
Salvadorean solutions :: No. But that might not be the point
https://www.economist.com/britain/20...britain-add-up
Britain presses on with its tilt to the Indo-Pacific
Doubling down, down under :: Despite signs of American misgivings
https://www.economist.com/britain/20...e-indo-pacific
In Britain, same-sex marriages are more common for women than men
Twelve years on :: But the men seem to benefit more
https://www.economist.com/britain/20...women-than-men
What the World Snail Racing Championships says about rural England
Slowly does it :: Summer fetes show there is still hope for the English village
https://www.economist.com/britain/20...-rural-england
England’s women’s soccer team bring it home
The lionesses’ roar :: Victory in the European Championship is a rare moment of national joy
https://www.economist.com/britain/20...-bring-it-home
Starmer’s Palestine problem
Bagehot :: Sir Keir Starmer defined himself against Labour’s preoccupation with Palestine. It now defines him
https://www.economist.com/britain/20...estine-problem
International
How spy agencies are experimenting with the newest AI models
Model students :: America has better technology. But will China adopt it more quickly?
https://www.economist.com/internatio...west-ai-models
Could AI tilt the outcome of elections?
Artificial interference :: New research shows it is being used for good and ill
https://www.economist.com/internatio...e-of-elections
Can China save South Africa from Donald Trump?
The Telegram :: South African leftists dream of telling the West to get lost
https://www.economist.com/internatio...m-donald-trump
Business
Can Bernard Arnault steer LVMH out of crisis?
Wham, bam, monogram :: Investors are starting to call for the luxury conglomerate to break itself apart
https://www.economist.com/business/2...-out-of-crisis
The remarkable rise of “greenhushing”
Eyes on the prize :: Businesses once trumpeted their climate goals. Now they are quietly plugging away
https://www.economist.com/business/2...f-greenhushing
America’s ailing health insurers
On the sick list :: An industry that has run on government money faces a reckoning
https://www.economist.com/business/2...ealth-insurers
How big tech plans to feed AI’s voracious appetite for power
Unplugged :: As data centres get more energy-hungry, the hyperscalers get more creative
https://www.economist.com/business/2...tite-for-power
Hello Kitty’s owner is purring contentedly
The cat that got the cream :: Sanrio is becoming a powerhouse of licensing intellectual property
https://www.economist.com/business/2...ng-contentedly
Who will pay for the trillion-dollar AI boom?
Schumpeter :: A technological revolution meets a financial one
https://www.economist.com/business/2...dollar-ai-boom
Finance & economics
Who’s feeling the pain of Trump’s tariffs?
Pitching in :: Foreign companies are sharing the load. For now
https://www.economist.com/finance-an...trumps-tariffs
The trade deal with America shows the limits of the EU’s power
EU-US trade deal :: The bloc opts for prudence over defiance
https://www.economist.com/finance-an...-the-eus-power
Despite double dissent, Jerome Powell retains his hold on markets
Divided decision :: A hawkish tilt changes rate-cut expectations
https://www.economist.com/finance-an...old-on-markets
Uncovering the secret food trade that corrupts Iran’s neighbours
Dodging sanctions :: Oil and terrorism are not the country’s only exports
https://www.economist.com/interactiv...orbidden-fruit
A fresh retail-trading frenzy is reshaping financial markets
Meme stocks :: Blame apps and DORKs, not stimmies
https://www.economist.com/finance-an...ancial-markets
The deeper reason for banking’s retreat
Credit creators :: Why bankers no longer play golf at 3pm
https://www.economist.com/finance-an...nkings-retreat
Japan’s dealmaking machine revs up
Buttonwood :: Private equity is enjoying a renaissance in an unlikely place
https://www.economist.com/finance-an...achine-revs-up
Science & technology
China has top-flight AI models. But it is struggling to run them
Unleash the dragon :: Trump’s U-turn on chip-export controls could be a boon
https://www.economist.com/science-an...ng-to-run-them
Scientists want to sequence all animals, fungi and plants on Earth
Gotta catch ‘em all :: But international regulation and precarious funding threaten their efforts
https://www.economist.com/science-an...lants-on-earth
How to build a ship for interstellar travel
Galaxy brains :: Winners of a design competition include conjoined Ferris wheels and a 58km-long cylinder
https://www.economist.com/science-an...stellar-travel
Can you overcome an allergy?
Well informed :: Treatment is improving, even for the most dangerous
https://www.economist.com/science-an...ome-an-allergy
Culture
Blockades, blackouts and bullets: China invades Taiwan on screen
Telling it Strait :: “Zero Day Attack”, a TV series, is terrifying audiences in Taiwan
https://www.economist.com/culture/20...iwan-on-screen
With a four-octave range, Cleo Laine could sing everything—and did
She’s the tops :: The “First Lady of Jazz” died on July 24th, aged 97
https://www.economist.com/culture/20...ything-and-did
The humble tomato salad holds lessons for how to eat well
World in a dish :: An exquisite Italian iteration proves that even simple dishes can be sublime
https://www.economist.com/culture/20...ow-to-eat-well
Who was Cecil Rhodes?
Colonial legacies :: A new biography describes the businessman and imperialist behind the global protest movement
https://www.economist.com/culture/20...s-cecil-rhodes
Hemingway remains the most famous 20th-century American novelist
#1 Also Rises :: A much-imitated style, celebrity fans and a life-turned-myth all help
https://www.economist.com/culture/20...rican-novelist
Can Test cricket survive a sticky wicket?
Playing the long game :: A journalist goes out to bat for the five-day format
https://www.economist.com/culture/20...-sticky-wicket
Economic & financial indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Indicators ::
https://www.economist.com/economic-a...es-and-markets
Obituary
Tom Lehrer found matter worth roasting everywhere he looked
Time to transubstantiate! :: America’s best modern satirist died on July 26th, aged 97
https://www.economist.com/obituary/2...here-he-looked
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