Western leaders must seize the moment to make Europe safe
SINCE THE early months of the war in Ukraine three long years ago, the front line on the battlefield has hardly moved. But in...
Prabowo Subianto takes a chainsaw to Indonesia’s budget
On the campaign trail last year Prabowo Subianto, a former general with a sketchy human-rights record, pledged to give every ...
Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working
Work hard, children are told, and you will succeed. In recent decades this advice served the talented and the diligent well. ...
Donald Trump has begun a mafia-like struggle for global power
The rupture of the post-1945 order is gaining pace. In extraordinary scenes at the UN this week, America sided with Russia an...
CRISPR technologies hold enormous promise for farming and medicine
OF THE MANY patients who need an organ from a donor, 90% go without. About 240m people live with rare genetic diseases, most ...
Germany has mere weeks to shore up its defences
FRIEDRICH MERZ, who is likely to become Germany’s next chancellor, used his victory in Sunday’s elections to issue a remarkab...
Germany’s election victor must ditch its debt rules—fast
FRIEDRICH MERZ, who is likely to become Germany’s next chancellor, used his victory in Sunday’s elections to issue a remarkab...
Germany’s election victor must ditch its debt rules—immediately
FRIEDRICH MERZ, who is likely to become Germany’s next chancellor, used his victory in elections on February 23rd to issue a ...
How to help young Africans thrive
Some generations come of age just as their countries rise economically. Think of America’s baby boomers, China’s millennials ...
Xi Jinping wants the private sector to thrive again
Successful stockpickers need a particular set of skills—the ability to parse financial statements, decipher corporate strateg...