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.
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.
‘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.
‘You’d be paranoid too’
Feature: Can Europe defend its northern border? Paul Taylor on the Nordic bulwark against Russia.
‘It’s a question of Party discipline’
Feature: Why are business leaders across China disappearing into prisons? Jiangnan Zhu on the motives behind Beijing’s anti-corruption campaign.
The three-body problem
How much does North Korea depend on China and Russia for its future? Rachel Minyoung Lee on nuclear weapons, technology transfers, and a newly emboldened Kim Jong Un.
‘A huge, flying conflict of interest’
Feature: What does Qatar want from America? Nick Cleveland-Stout on Doha’s massive influence operation in Washington.
‘It’s a scramble’
Feature: Why are so many foreign powers involving themselves in Africa’s deadliest civil war? Alex de Waal on the plunder of Sudan.
‘This time, he has the cadres’
Feature: Is Donald Trump really deconstructing democracy in the United States? Steve Hanson on the American consolidation of patrimonial rule.
