At the neighbor’s pleasure
Briefing: The trade pact America won’t renew—or give up on. In South Africa, migrants driven out by a deadline with no force of law. + Why is Turkey’s government moving so hard to kill off its opposition?
No tanks required
Why is Turkey’s government moving so hard to kill off its opposition? Ezgi Başaran on the weakness behind a new show of strength.
No good options
Briefing: Two Talibans vs. Pakistan. An Ebola strain with no vaccine. + What are Pakistan’s ruling generals getting from a war they can’t win, anyway?
A 10-day peace
The weekend despatch: Tanker crews back to dodging fire in Hormuz, days after it officially reopens. Bronze Age correspondence, X-rayed through the envelope. + How does FIFA end up with its World Cup anthems?
An order from no one
Briefing: An unofficial deadline to empty South Africa of migrants. The U.S. Supreme Court’s clearance to deport 350,000 Haitians and Syrians. + Has Iran ended America’s dominance in economic warfare?
‘Shells within shells’
Feature: Has Iran ended America’s dominance in economic warfare? Nicholas Mulder on why the Americans can still squeeze their allies but not their rivals.
The only suspect
Briefing: A knife-edge election in Colombia, and a defeated president who says Israel hacked it. Communist Cuba opens its economy to foreign capital, and the Americans move to scare it off. + What’s extreme heat do to you?
The art of not losing
The weekend despatch: A war to disarm Iran ends with a pledge to build it up again. Nature, it turns out, is still selecting. + What’s Rock Action Records?
A treaty in Versailles
Briefing: Months of war meant to disarm Iran end with hundreds of billions pledged to rebuild it. Ukraine’s drones torch the fuel Russia is using to fight it. + How’s the green transition going?
Incumbents
Feature: How’s the green transition going? Thea Riofrancos on the politics the technology can’t solve.
