Leaders
American politics
Joe Biden should now give way to an alternative candidate
His last and greatest political act would help rescue America from an emergency
Governing America
What to make of Joe Biden’s plans for a second term
His domestic agenda is underwhelming, unrealistic and better than the alternative
Pointers for the plenum
A pivotal moment for China’s Communist Party
Will Xi Jinping keep ignoring good advice at the party’s third plenum?
Can you make this clearer?
LLMs now write lots of science. Good
Easier and more lucid writing will make science faster and better
The centre cannot hold
Macron has done well by France. But he risks throwing it all away
After the election, populists of the right and left could hobble a centrist president
The British election
Keir Starmer should be Britain’s next prime minister
Why Labour must form the next government
Global warming
Simple steps to stop people dying from heatwaves
As much of the world roasts, don’t despair
Security and politics
Nigel Farage’s claim that NATO provoked Russia is naive and dangerous
It is also a wilful misreading of history
French peril
Emmanuel Macron’s project of reform is at risk
A snap election in France reveals the flimsiness of his legacy
The future of combat
AI will transform the character of warfare
Technology will make war faster and more opaque. It could also prove destabilising
The solar age
The exponential growth of solar power will change the world
An energy-rich future is within reach
Power and politics in India
India should liberate its cities and create more states
It doesn’t need more government. It needs more governments