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Three cheers for a steady 2024 but this is no time for complacency
Developers are constructing more in high-risk areas — illustrating the twin challenges of adapting to severe weather while addressing a housing...
The system is a natural monopoly but has become a regulatory maze
The practical impact of mass ageing has suddenly become more dramatic and potent
The risk is that President Javier Milei declares victory in his economic programme too early
Artificial intelligence companies must decide how to pay for the human-generated content they need
Victory against terrorist organisations demands collaboration between governments, faith leaders and civil society
Labour will use the geopolitical crisis to defy its own members about the new priorities for a rearming economy
Ensuring fair competition in the digital sphere risks antagonising the new US administration
As traditional parties decline, vaccine scepticism has become one of the anti-establishment forces filling the vacuum
‘Gold card’ visa plan intensifies the global battle to attract the super-rich
The lesson of this world-changing month is that geography matters — despite what the Brexit campaign claimed
The defence of freedom at home and in Europe is the paramount task facing likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz
Relations between Detroit and Windsor, joined by a cross-border tunnel, are being marred by Trump’s threats
The latest film in the Marvel franchise is typical of Disney’s timidity in recent years
The underlying problems behind the crisis have not yet been resolved
Washington has decided to abandon both Ukraine and its postwar role in the world
The Chinese AI start-up should worry Silicon Valley and investors betting on US exceptionalism
With ruthless purges of the US government, the president is tipping the scales towards autocracy
UK pressure on Apple for data access could leave the majority less safe
Order is being maintained by a patchwork of factions. Combining them into a national security apparatus is a delicate process
Fair competition, regulatory certainty, industry subsidies and financial security are all under attack
The future of the post-1945 security order hangs in the balance
It always was — at the right price and for those with eyes wide open to the economic downside
The first moves by Germany’s chancellor-designate are bold and encouraging
Europe will have to defend liberal democracy without American support
The UK government should learn from the sorry history of cartels and monopolies
Progressive events relieve pressure but fail to loosen the grip of the country’s rigid political system
Expectations of Germany’s next chancellor are already sky-high but coalition talks will be tough
University leavers should have benefited from a tighter labour market. Why are so many still searching for a job?
By losing our ability to see things at face value we are losing our grip on reality
Not as many hard-charging banks as you might think
Trump’s bold international leadership aligns interests and benefits all
And they should identify those they are willing to lift in order to secure a just and durable peace in Ukraine
Reviving the nation’s animal spirits will require consistent efforts to win investors’ trust
A central goal of Trump’s henchmen is to defang the EU’s regulatory power for the benefit of American Big Tech