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The alarming fragility of post-Assad Syria

Sectarian clashes show that Sharaa must create a more inclusive state

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The Editorial Board

Could Hungary’s faltering economy topple Orbán?

Rising prices and declining services for ordinary voters contrast with the excesses of those close to the prime minister

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The Big Read

Why are young adults in the English-speaking world so unhappy?

Society sold the dream of home ownership — then cruelly snatched it away

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John Burn-Murdoch

Investors beware the dangers lurking in private credit

For some observers, the rapid rise of this asset class invites unsettling historical comparisons

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Gillian Tett

What will it take for robotaxis to go global?

The concept has been proved, but scaling up services beyond a handful of cities will require tens of billions in new investment

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The Big Read

Starmer, Farage and the fight to own fairness

The right is proving better at connecting what it depicts as disconnected liberal attitudes to the unfairness of society

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Robert Shrimsley

Britain should come clean about its water industry

The government must admit that higher investment means rising utility bills for customers

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John Gapper

The risk to poor countries’ exports from the whims of the rich

Donald Trump’s tariff threat to Lesotho shows the danger of relying on preferential trade access

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Alan Beattie

The book that explains the billionaire doomers

A niche investment text from the 1990s reveals why powerful tech leaders fixate on the apocalypse

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Elaine Moore

What Trump should tackle next to boost growth

Permitting and housing reforms as well as R&D investment and more highly-skilled immigrants are needed

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Glenn Hubbard

Economics teaching has become the Aeroflot of ideas

The discipline is failing students by ignoring the biggest social, political and ecological challenges facing the world today

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Ha-Joon Chang

Buzz Aldrin and Vivek Lall: Calling all space pioneers — America needs you

Nasa must work with the private sector and international allies if it wants strategic dominance

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Space Industry

America mustn’t surrender its best weapon in the critical minerals battle

Congress cannot afford to allow the Defense Production Act to expire

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Laura Taylor-Kale

The growing Brics divide between carbon nations and electrostates

Energy systems can shape political institutions and make some nations more vulnerable to trade wars than others

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Benjamin H Bradlow

The world is run by old men in a hurry

The advanced age of leaders is a destabilising force in international politics

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Janan Ganesh

Coca-Cola gets roped into making America healthy again

Trump’s pressure on food and drink manufacturing raises questions of fairness and predictability

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Brooke Masters

DeepSeek is decoding Chinese destiny

The AI company’s ability to offer traditional fortune telling is proving popular as the economy slows

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Joe Leahy

The evolution of Marco Rubio

Once an advocate of US soft power, the secretary of state has embraced Maga values from isolationism to impatience with foreign aid

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The Big Read

The deceptive Trump economy

Six months in, the negative effects of the US president’s plans are only starting to be felt

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The Editorial Board

Europe’s approach to China and Russia isn’t working

Economic threats won’t help EU leaders shift Beijing’s stance — the right incentives might

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Alexander Gabuev

Our phones can alert us to earthquakes — but there’s a catch

What happens when some of the data that can make a difference lies in private hands?

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Anjana Ahuja

The Ukraine war will shape the world

We must not repeat the mistakes of the appeasers in the 1930s

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Martin Wolf

Trump — emperor of Brazil

The US president’s sympathy for disgraced strongman Bolsonaro is part of an alarming pattern

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Edward Luce

The EU should get tough with Trump on trade

Brussels needs to be ready to unleash its anti-coercion armoury

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The Editorial Board

How the diamond industry lost its sparkle

The explosion of lab-grown stones from China has shaken up the sector, leaving established players struggling for relevance

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The Big Read

Trump’s foreign policy is succeeding in dividing Europe

As far-right parties become more influential across the continent, it becomes easier for Washington to weaken the EU

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Nathalie Tocci

The rise and risks of stablecoins

US law bringing the asset into the mainstream has dangers for financial stability

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The Editorial Board

The internet hates my apostrophe

It turns out I am not machine readable — but that might be an advantage in the future

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Sarah Oconnor

The UK needs to pick up the pace on life sciences

Focusing relentlessly on low drug costs is the wrong approach

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Kate Bingham

How to help the financial sector promote growth — and how not to

Encouraging institutions to get bigger by taking risks is the opposite of what Reeves should do

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Martin Wolf

Can Europe break free of American tech supremacy?

The continent’s dependence on US groups for digital infrastructure is causing growing concern among executives and policymakers

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The Big Read

Tech shocks to industry have only just begun

The disruption that is hitting the manufacturing sector could come for healthcare next

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Rana Foroohar

Big Tech can beat political parties at their own game

Elon Musk does not need to launch the “America party” — he already owns the tools to herd individuals into a critical mass

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Nicolas Guilhot

Trump’s Medicaid cuts hit the wrong target

Work requirements for vulnerable people, gig workers and the self-employed won’t save much and deter genuine claimants

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Patti Waldmeir

‘Fiscal populism’ is coming for central banks

When monetary policy is set to meet government budgetary needs, these institutions become piggy banks

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Andy Haldane