Leaders
Reinventing globalisation
The tricky restructuring of global supply chains
Why too much resilience is dangerous
How democracies decay
Latin America’s vicious circle is a warning to the West
Economic stagnation, popular frustration and polarised politics are reinforcing one another
The week central banks changed course
The Fed and the ECB turn on a dime
The contradictions in policymakers’ goals are being exposed
Ever wider
The EU should declare Ukraine a candidate for membership
To do otherwise would be to appease Russia
Climate change
The property industry has a huge carbon footprint. Here’s how to reduce it
Some buildings should be retrofitted, others torn down
The misrule of law
Britain’s bill to rip up the Northern Ireland protocol is a terrible idea
Changes are needed. But that calls for pragmatism, not intransigence
Letters
On nuclear weapons, California, Southern Baptists, animals, management
Letters to the editor
By Invitation
Briefing
Chain reaction
The structure of the world’s supply chains is changing
The pandemic and war in Ukraine have speeded up the transformation
Europe
The unclubbable in pursuit of the unwelcoming
War on its doorstep has rekindled talk of enlarging the EU
The $500bn question
The EU has begun debating how to fund the reconstruction of Ukraine
Britain
Britain’s growth crisis
British cities all grow at roughly the same speed
Forms, frustration and fans
The Northern Ireland protocol enrages some businesses, pleases others
Asylum-seekers
The real test of the government’s Rwanda policy
The progressive pincer
Why the by-elections in Wakefield and in Tiverton and Honiton matter
Conversion rates
Britain’s gypsies have seen the light
United States
Walking and chewing gum
How America tries to grapple with China while confronting Russia
Wartime, all the time
A law meant to boost America’s security becomes industrial policy
Angst in the city
Safety worries are putting New Yorkers off returning to their desks
Middle East & Africa
Change you can’t believe in
Joe Biden’s Middle East policy looks a lot like his predecessor’s
Little left to steal
Bashar al-Assad is hollowing out Syria’s ravaged state
The son also rises
Is Uganda heading for a dynastic succession?
The Americas
Asia
China
Non-interfering mediation
China’s diplomats are trying to broker peace in foreign conflicts
Real-life problems
China ponders the humans behind “virtual idols”
International
Arms and armour
Does the tank have a future?
Special report
Latin America in the world
The rival influences of the United States and China
Latin America
Sources and acknowledgments
Business
The great Teslafication
How supply-chain turmoil is remaking the car industry
Human capital in the 21st century
How modern executives are different from their forebears
Bartleby
Work, the wasted years
Schumpeter
Amazon has a rest-of-the-world problem
Finance & economics
Twilight of the gods
Eight days that shook the markets
Moment of truth
The European Central Bank responds to market turmoil
A non-fungible policy
In stamping out covid, China has stomped on confidence
Free exchange
The Fed’s flawed plan to avoid a recession
Science & technology
Artillery technology
The modern cannons that may make the difference in Ukraine
Stent technology
How to hide surgical implants from the immune system
Pandemics
The origin of the Black Death
Culture
The other da Vinci code
Where did the “Mona Lisa” smile?
Home Entertainment
“Mother Night” dramatises the power of propaganda
Walking the floors
Alexandra Lange explores the history of American malls
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Graphic detail
The harshest affliction
Family separation among slaves in America was shockingly prevalent
The Economist explains
The Economist explains
Could artificial intelligence become sentient?
The Economist explains
