The coldest night
Briefing: Moscow granted Trump’s ceasefire request—then broke it at the worst moment for him. A former U.K. ambassador faces criminal investigation over his Epstein ties. + Why is Saudi Arabia investing so heavily in football?
The men who kept coming back
The weekend despatch: Reams of casual correspondence with a convicted predator. A new moon rocket approaches the launch pad. + Why can’t Tinariwen play in the U.S.A.?
Into the Gulf
Briefing: A U.S. carrier strike group is taking position off Iran. Four Western leaders have visited Beijing in a month. + Who’s got the best AI?
The jagged frontier
Feature: Who’s got the best AI? Selina Xu on America’s intelligence explosion—and China’s “dark factories.”
A new route around America
Briefing: The EU and India lock in the biggest trade deal either has ever signed. More high-level intrigue in Beijing. + Why is the Arctic so important?
The last vigil
The weekend despatch: In Hong Kong, memory is on trial. At Davos, nothing happens. + What's Elefant Records?
The art of the deal
Briefing: A Greenland agreement, minus Greenland. Pinochet’s lawyers return. + The post-Cold War economic order is crumbling—what’s taking its place?
An age of coercion
Feature: The post-Cold War economic order is crumbling—what’s taking its place? Nicholas Mulder on the forces behind the “phase shift” in the world economy.
Where’s the line
Briefing: Eight NATO allies face tariffs, or worse, unless they sell Greenland to America. Three Minnesota leaders face grand jury subpoenas. + Can Europe save its auto industry?
The specter of Detroit
Feature: Can Europe save its auto industry? Sander Tordoir on how Chinese competition, American tariffs, and self-inflicted injury have put Europe’s carmakers on the brink.
