How far will he go?
Donald Trump: the would-be king
America is fated to wage a titanic struggle over the power of the president

Science & technology
How the Trump administration wants to reshape American science
The consequences will be felt around the world

Leaders
How to help young Africans thrive
As the rest of the world ages, young Africans are becoming more important
Asia
The US-Russia dogfight to sell India fighter jets
The Economist witnessed the first face-off between the world’s top stealth fighters
The world in brief
In an interview with Fox News Donald Trump dismissed Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, as powerless, saying he has “no cards” in negotiations...
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, vowed to make Hamas “pay the full price” for the “cruel and evil” violation of the ceasefire agreement after one of the bodies Hamas returned on Thursday was not that of Shiri Bibas...
Apple will stop offering secure encryption to users of its cloud storage in Britain, after the government sought access to the data...
Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange, said the Securities and Exchange Commission will drop its lawsuit over whether crypto assets should be regulated as securities...

Why so many children in America have ADHD
Not for the reasons espoused by Robert F. Kennedy junior

Free exchange: Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs are absurd
At first glance, they are a bureaucratic nightmare. On a closer look, they are even worse

Do better shoes help you run faster?
Yes, but the benefits won’t last

An Oscar-nominated film sparks a reckoning with Brazil’s dictatorship
“I’m Still Here” is as much about the country’s present as its past
Discover more
The Intelligence
Europe has no choice but to step up as America steps elsewhere
Donald Trump’s first 100 days
Keep tabs on his executive orders, cabinet picks and popularity
Europe’s worst nightmare

How Europe must respond as Trump and Putin smash the post-war order
The region has had its bleakest week since the fall of the Iron Curtain. The implications have yet to sink in

How Vladimir Putin plans to play Donald Trump
The Russian president thinks he is the better poker player

Team Trump wants to get rid of Volodymyr Zelensky
America’s president calls Ukraine’s president “a dictator”
Now is the time for Europe to show strength, not division, argues Sanna Marin
Finland’s former leader makes the case for stumping up tens of billions more for Ukraine
Trump’s world order

Charlemagne: Can Europe withstand four years of Trumpian assault?
The EU is in MAGA’s cross-hairs

The Telegram: Australia prepares for a lonelier, harsher world
The country has long relied on America for security and China for its prosperity. Those two pillars are wobbling

Reciprocal tariffs really mean chaos for global trade
America has tried reciprocity before, and discovered its flaws
Will it be Ukraine today, Taiwan tomorrow?
How Donald Trump’s about-turn in Europe will affect Asia
Germany’s election

Germany’s mind-bending electoral maths
The more parties qualify for parliament, the harder for Friedrich Merz to form a coalition

Who is ahead in the race for Germany’s next parliament?
Follow the polls and our prediction model in the run-up to February’s election

Can Friedrich Merz save Germany—and Europe?
He is on track to win the election, but to fix Europe he will have to fix his country first
Alice Weidel, Germany’s most vilified—and powerful—female politician
The hard-right AfD co-leader’s popularity (and that of her party) increased as she became more radical
The second Trump presidency

Elon Musk spells danger for Accenture, McKinsey and their rivals
Why the American government could turn against consultants

Is Elon Musk’s war on fraud just cover for a power grab?
America’s government has a big problem, but DOGE’s approach is unlikely to fix it

So far, mass deportation has been more rhetoric than reality
A raid in New Jersey highlights the barriers Donald Trump faces
Donald Trump’s foreign-aid cuts threaten his rural voters
The teardown of USAID threatens a programme that benefits farmers
World news

Javier Milei’s crypto misadventure
The Argentine’s first serious embarrassment as president

In Texas, vaccine-choice activists are ascendant
Amid a measles outbreak they are lobbying for more “medical freedom”

Rwanda tightens its grip over eastern Congo
The Congolese government has lost control of the region
Behind DeepSeek lies a dazzling Chinese university
It models itself on Stanford, and is in the tech hotspot of Hangzhou
Business, finance and economics

Why Xi Jinping is making nice with China’s tech billionaires
Jack Ma’s return may be the most lucrative of all time

American inflation looks increasingly worrying
Trump’s tariffs are fuelling consumer concerns, which may prove self-fulfilling

It’s not just AI. China’s medicines are surprising the world, too
Its firms are at the forefront of cheaper, faster drug discovery
Argentina’s Javier Milei is betting big on an oil gusher
The country’s shale fields are on track to yield 1m barrels of oil per day by 2030
Other highlights

The Louvre is hosting its first fashion exhibition
There is more to it than meets the eye

1843 magazine | Ukraine’s arteries: trains are the country’s lifeblood
Railways play a critical role in defending the country and bolstering morale

Escapism and fear made “The White Lotus” a pandemic-era hit
Now the show about obnoxious American tourists has become a drag
What explains the enduring appeal of Bridget Jones?
From spawning “chick lit” to becoming a Gen Z icon
Edition: February 22nd 2025
The would-be king
America’s would-be king
America is fated to wage a titanic struggle over the power of the president
Can Britain avoid tariffs?
It may continue to do so
Meet Generation Hustle
How to help young Africans thrive
China’s Silicon Valley
Behind DeepSeek lies a dazzling Chinese university
Technology Quarterly: March 1st 2025
The age of CRISPR
Ida Emilie Steinmark explores whether it can deliver on its promise
- Gene editing has arrived
- CRISPR cures face cost and safety concerns
- Gene editing has put biological research on a new trajectory
- Eat your GE-greens
- Editing pigs, mice and mosquitoes may save lives
- Designing babies
- Gene editing can still change the world