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.
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?
‘A terrain of struggle’
Feature: Why does American civil society look so fragile? Dylan Riley on why so many nonprofits and universities have been folding under pressure from the U.S. administration.
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?
Shock and awe
Feature: How did U.S. immigration enforcement get so radical, so fast? Austin Kocher on Trump’s refitting of a system his predecessors built.
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?
‘You’d be paranoid too’
Feature: Can Europe defend its northern border? Paul Taylor on the Nordic bulwark against Russia.
Same streets, same dictators
Briefing: What comes next in Venezuela. What’s happening in Iran. + Why are business leaders across China disappearing into prisons?
