23
Jan
The last vigil
The weekend despatch: In Hong Kong, memory is on trial. At Davos, nothing happens. + What's Elefant Records?
11 min read
The District bureau
Washington, D.C.
22
Jan
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?
6 min read
20
Jan
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?
7 min read
16
Jan
Somewhere else to go
The weekend despatch: U.S. allies are sorting by who has somewhere else to go. How China became so innovative while remaining so authoritarian. + What on Earth is drone metal?
12 min read
15
Jan
The difference three days made
Briefing: The U.S. Senate passes on restraining the president’s use of military power in Venezuela. Uganda votes in an internet blackout. + Why does American civil society look so fragile?
6 min read
13
Jan
On its way
Briefing: Crackdown and protests both escalate in Iran. Pushback from all directions with the head of the Federal Reserve under criminal investigation in the U.S. + How did American immigration enforcement get so radical, so fast?
6 min read
09
Jan
What’s America need allies for?
The weekend despatch: The U.S. has gone all in on dominance before. How North Korea got the bomb. + Why Westerns sound the way they do.
14 min read
08
Jan
Limitless
Briefing: Iran’s twelfth day. Trump’s one constraint. + Can Europe defend its northern border?
6 min read
06
Jan
Same streets, same dictators
Briefing: What comes next in Venezuela. What’s happening in Iran. + Why are business leaders across China disappearing into prisons?
7 min read
19
Dec
End games
The weekend despatch: Why is a living American president memorializing himself? A lemon-shaped planet with diamond rain. + How British is British R&B?
14 min read