The emergency goes on
Briefing: Life sentences for 12-year-olds in El Salvador. Back at the table after four decades for Israel and Lebanon. + How is new technology reshaping the battlefield?
Unmatched speed
Feature: How is new technology reshaping the battlefield? Matthew Ford on why the most sophisticated weapons systems can’t overcome the oldest problems in warfare.
The banks of the Danube
Briefing: A landslide and a tectonic shift in Europe. A blockade in the Strait of Hormuz—and a ceasefire with six days left. + What has the Iran war done to the global economy?
A whole civilization
The weekend despatch: Twenty-one hours in Islamabad, and what do you get. Eternal darkness in Lebanon. + Who is Fennesz?
Truce conditions
Briefing: A ceasefire no one seems to agree on. A NATO meeting someone in the room calls a “tirade of insults.” + Why is Pakistan in “open war” with the Taliban?
Borrowed trouble
Feature: Why is Pakistan in “open war” with the Taliban? Anatol Lieven on how Afghanistan became a battleground again.
Whiplash
Briefing: The U.S. president threatened to destroy a civilization and accepted a ceasefire, all in a day. Four astronauts are heading back from the far side of the Moon. + Six degrees above normal for the time of year from Delhi to the Pakistani border. Now what?
Ms. Cheng goes to Beijing
From the files: Why would a leading Taiwanese political figure be visiting Beijing? Hsin-Hsin Pan on the draw of power in China and the resilience of democracy in Taiwan.
High ground
The weekend despatch: The race to the lunar south pole. Five weeks of war, one month of occupation. + What is Širom?
‘Went smoothly’
Briefing: A U.S. attorney general seems to have done everything right except the job. The first people bound for the Moon in 53 years are off toward the far side. + What is money, anyway?
