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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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.
Limitless
Briefing: Iran’s twelfth day. Trump’s one constraint. + Can Europe defend its northern border?
