Briefing

The great mistake

A war meant to draw in the militant group’s allies has instead left them battered

Fissile fallout

The embattled clerical regime might feel the need for stronger deterrence

A widening breach

Russian advances, fatigue among its allies and political divisions at home leave it in a bind

Back to sleep

Our statistical analysis finds that woke opinions and practices are on the decline

A foregone confusion

The system is now stronger, but so is public mistrust of it

Lowering the veil

But the Communist Party’s internal information systems may also be flawed

Disaster in Darfur

El-Fasher, until recently a place of refuge, is under attack

Chaos machine

It is a sign of growing global impunity and disorder

An intensifying calamity

Millions are likely to perish

Woolly warrior

Her record suggests she would be a pragmatist

Economic self-harm

There is growing competition for the best and the brightest migrants

The left-behind

But manufacturing jobs are still in decline