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Lessons from ancient India on post-conflict reconstruction

Peace engineering is difficult to measure but critical to do

yesterday 30

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Guru Madhavan

The world is moving on to trade without the US

Many nations have been responding to Trump tariffs not by retaliating but by courting other trade partners

yesterday 10

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Ruchir Sharma

The TikTok test for Trump’s corporate America

App’s fate should be determined by rule of law, not the dealings of a president

yesterday 1

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The Editorial Board

Europe should stop panicking and seize the opportunities Trump offers

It is time for the EU to get down to business

yesterday 2

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Martin Sandbu

Rwanda’s troublemaking in DRC would be easy to stop

Western countries let the African nation get away with fomenting conflict in its neighbour

yesterday 1

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Jason Stearns

Crypto is celebrating but Trump’s boosterism could end badly

China’s deflating housing market offers an interesting parallel

previous day 20

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Eswar Prasad

Chimney sweeps and mouse men should stigmatise the rest of us

It is wise to acknowledge their deep understanding of nature and the elements

previous day 10

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Ella Risbridger

The Southport case puts our definition of terrorism on trial

Pre-empting violent crime might be possible in some circumstances if we categorise them differently

previous day 10

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Terrorism

Cecile Richards, reproductive rights activist, 1957-2025

She became a household name as leader of Planned Parenthood, a target for the US conservative right

previous day 10

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Cecile Richards

How Australia became a test bed for the future of farming

Experimental fungi and ‘robotic bees’ are among the ag-tech innovations being trialled in a country on the frontline of climate change

friday 10

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The Big Read

Trump is becoming the technoking of America

The president is surrounded by the leaders of the richest and most powerful companies in history — but their dominance may yet be checked

friday 10

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John Thornhill

How to respond to Trump 2.0

America’s partners must defend their values as well as their interests

friday 9

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The Editorial Board

Five ways to fix the knowledge crisis in the age of Trump

Elites must not be complacent about a widening epistemological gulf which threatens democracy

friday 10

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Gillian Tett

Chinese start-ups such as DeepSeek are challenging global AI giants

Their models are cheaper thanks to US export restrictions that have inadvertently spurred innovation

friday 30

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Angela Zhang

Gen Z Americans are leaving their European cousins in the dust

Millennials across the west were united in their economic malaise. Their successors not so much

friday 40

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John Burn-Murdoch

Government must resist the urge to interfere

The chancellor is right to say that regulation is often an obstacle to growth — it needs to be much smarter

friday 30

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Camilla Cavendish

Stephen Miller, Trump’s implementer-in-chief

The fiery anti-immigrant ideologue has made himself indispensable to the president

friday 3

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Person In The News

Trump’s new economic war

The president’s ultimatums and demands on allies and rivals suggest he will use America’s financial might as a cudgel

friday 5

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The Big Read

How to stop Donald Trump exporting trade wars

Distortions from US tariffs need not be disastrous

23.01.2025 30

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Alan Beattie

Petrol cars are on their way out. Are you ready to go electric?

By 2030 the UK government wants 80 per cent of new cars to be EVs. These are the changes needed to accelerate the transition

23.01.2025 20

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Visual Story

BP is a victim of wishful thinking on fossil fuels

The UK energy company trails Shell and others in value after years of offering investors false hope

23.01.2025 10

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John Gapper

Eagles, flags and a thumbs up: what Trump’s White House website tells us

His revamped online presence portrays the president as part action hero, part hard-nosed CEO

23.01.2025 9

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Elaine Moore

Murdoch’s money protects him even from princes

The media tycoon is happy to spend to contain a scandal — including in his legal battle with a British royal

23.01.2025 9

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Robert Shrimsley

Trump and the troublesome priest

The president complained about the bishop’s mixing of religion and politics but in his version of Christianity the two are intertwined

23.01.2025 10

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Henry Mance

When peak Chinese oil demand meets ‘drill, baby, drill’

Trump’s slogan is a bet on the energy status quo, not on the future

23.01.2025 1

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The Editorial Board

How to solve world hunger

Averting a tragic mismatch between global food supply and demand requires moonshot ideas

22.01.2025 30

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Anjana Ahuja

The quest to create European corporate champions

Worries about the EU’s waning competitiveness have prompted a rethink of merger rules that prioritised consumers

22.01.2025 10

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The Big Read

Corporate America discovers that activists can judge-shop too

As conservatives find judicial allies, companies should expect more challenges

22.01.2025 20

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Brooke Masters

Trump’s assault on the global corporate tax regime

President threatens retaliation against ‘discriminatory’ levies on US multinationals

22.01.2025 1

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The Editorial Board

The strange liberal nonchalance about Trump’s return

Having supposedly worried too much about him last time, people are overcorrecting

22.01.2025 10

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Janan Ganesh

On fiscal policy Rachel Reeves must show, not tell

The chancellor needs to act upon her tough rhetoric if she is to assuage bond markets

22.01.2025 10

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Chris Giles

Millionaires in Dubai make everyone else feel poor

The influx of ultra-rich expats is putting pressure on the lifestyles of the merely wealthy

22.01.2025 10

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Chloe Cornish

If the UK wants to lead in AI, it must fund more PhDs

Universities are the cornerstone of the country’s reputation as a global research hub but the business model is in crisis

22.01.2025 2

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Jeremy Silver