Divergence
Why are younger men increasingly voting for the populist right and younger women, the environmental left? Rosie Campbell on a new gender divide in the Western world.
Whisked away
Why are millions of factory jobs leaving China? Victor Shih on the country’s extraordinary self-inflicted loss.
Help wanted
Where have all the workers gone? Matthew Notowidigdo on the transformation of the global labor market.
‘An unplannable environment’
What do the new U.S. tariffs mean for global trade? Martin Wolf on a rapid onset of radical uncertainty.
Moscow rules
How can Russia still be Europe’s biggest natural-gas supplier? Nicholas Kumleben on the Continent’s bad bet on a decades-long economic relationship with the Kremlin.
Chinese chess
What’s Beijing’s strategy for dealing with Donald Trump? Scott Kennedy on where China sees the threats and opportunities from the new U.S. administration.
Firsts among citizens
Is there really a “new oligarchy” in America? Quinn Slobodian on why so many Silicon Valley billionaires have gotten so involved in everyday American politics.
‘It’s a hydra’
What can democracies do about autocratic interference? Josh Rudolph on the challenges of resistance and resiliency.
Enigmas
What exactly is the problem here? Justin Callais on the ambiguities of corruption.
