United States
The American and Russian right are aligning
MAGA men are warming to anti-liberal ideas emanating from Moscow
China
Why China hates the Panama Canal deal, but still may not block it
Xi Jinping might need to lose some to win some
Leaders
If you can’t find a place to rent, blame the government
Foolish crusades against landlords have made housing shortages worse
The world in brief
Israel hit sites in southern Lebanon with artillery fire and air strikes...
China’s prime minister, Li Qiang, said that his country was bracing for “unexpected shocks” from the intensifying trade war with America...
Pope Francis made his first public appearance since he was hospitalised more than five weeks ago with a life-threatening case of double pneumonia...
Thousands of protesters across Turkey continued to call for the release of Ekrem Imamoglu, the opposition mayor of Istanbul...
1843 magazine | A history of the Ukraine war in 48 dentists
The Russian invasion has created an epidemic of phantom pain. My jaw is just one of the casualties
Banyan: China’s cynicism offensive in Asia
Chinese diplomats won’t—or can’t—take full advantage of America’s mistakes
The luxury industry is poised for a deal wave
A proposed tie-up between Prada and Versace is just the start
Armin Papperger: the German arms boss Russia wants dead
Despite the risks, Germany’s most endangered businessman is doing nicely from a menacing world
Discover more
The Weekend Intelligence
The prison that works
Tracking the presidency
How popular is Donald Trump?
Canadian poll tracker
Ahead of elections later this year, the Liberals are surging
Superhumans
How to enhance humans
Finding ways to live much longer—and better—shouldn’t be left to the cranks
Dreams of improving the human race are no longer science fiction
But the “enhancement” industry is still hobbled by out-of-date regulation
Do lonely people have shorter lives?
What studying Britons can tell you about the risk factors for an early death
In search of forever
A special report on slowing the process of ageing (September 2023)
Games
Dateline history quiz
Guess when these extracts were published in The Economist
Mini crossword
Our wordplay puzzle
Pint-sized news quiz
Have you been following the headlines?
The consequences of Trumponomics
The Trump administration is playing a dangerous stockmarket game
American investors are extremely exposed to a sell-off—and so is the economy
Even the Trumpiest stocks are suffering
Investors may have misjudged which firms would thrive under the new administration
Will Trump’s tariffs turbocharge foreign investment in America?
Companies from Asahi to TSMC are expanding production in the country—for now
America is facing a beef deficit
Donald Trump’s tariff plans will make it worse, and burgers dearer
Trump and the world
The trap Vladimir Putin has set for Donald Trump
The Russian president wants to suggest that Ukraine is just a detail in a wider relationship
Donald Trump v the spies of Five Eyes
Will America’s president damage the world’s most powerful intelligence pact?
Will Donald Trump shape the Mexican president’s domestic agenda?
Claudia Sheinbaum has earned respect for her handling of Mr Trump
Why the Indian diaspora has not yet embraced Donald Trump
Despite his overtures
Technology Quarterly: March 1st 2025
The age of CRISPR
Ida Emilie Steinmark explores whether it can deliver on its promise
- Can gene editing deliver on its promise?
- CRISPR could yet save millions of lives. Here’s how
- Epigenetic editors are a gentler form of gene editing
- Gene editing is already revolutionising research in the laboratory
- Eat your GE-greens
- Editing pigs, mice and mosquitoes may save lives
- Designing babies
- Gene editing can still change the world
- Acknowledgments
Edition: March 22nd 2025
Rise of the superhuman
How to enhance humans
Finding ways to live much longer—and better—shouldn’t be left to the cranks
Erdogan arrests the candidate who could beat him
Turkey’s president fears to run against Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul’s mayor
The trap Vladimir Putin has set for Donald Trump
The Russian president wants to suggest that Ukraine is just a detail in a wider relationship
The judges Trump scorns should stand their ground
The rule of law is at stake
