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  • Tuesday, 10 March, 2026
    Middle East war
    There is no easy exit to Trump’s war

    The US and Israeli attacks on Iran will leave the Middle East in greater turmoil

    The editorial board
    1 hour ago
    Members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society in red uniforms search through rubble and debris at a heavily damaged, smoking building
  • Monday, 9 March, 2026
    Global Economy
    The déjà vu of Europe’s energy shock

    The UK and EU must raise their game on power security

    The editorial board
    The Lalla Fatma N'Soumer LNG tanker docked at the Grain LNG terminal, with large spherical tanks visible on the ship.
  • Sunday, 8 March, 2026
    California
    Why California’s plan to tax billionaires is misguided

    In America’s federal system, the rich can easily shift to more competitive states

    The editorial board
    Row of colorful Victorian houses known as the Painted Ladies with the San Francisco skyline in the background.
  • Friday, 6 March, 2026
    Middle East war
    A turbulent week for financial markets

    Investors risk being too complacent about war in the Middle East

    The editorial board
    Two traders confer at their workstation on the New York Stock Exchange floor, surrounded by monitors and red "TRUMP" hats.
  • Thursday, 5 March, 2026
    Technology sector
    Lessons from Anthropic’s battle with the Pentagon

    Guardrails around the state’s use of AI warrant deeper and democratic deliberation

    The editorial board
    The Pentagon logo displayed behind a podium in the Pentagon briefing room, with blurred lights in the foreground
  • Wednesday, 4 March, 2026
    Middle East war
    The Gulf’s safe-haven status is under fire

    Iran’s retaliatory attacks tarnish the region’s touted image of stability

    The editorial board
    A yacht sails in front of thick black smoke rising from the port of Jebel Ali, with industrial tanks and cranes visible in the background.
  • Tuesday, 3 March, 2026
    UK economy
    A dull UK fiscal statement comes with a fragile outlook

    As global risks mount, Rachel Reeves must shore up Britain’s finances and growth agenda

    The editorial board
    Rachel Reeves stands outside No 11 Downing Street holding a red folder, with greenery blurred in the foreground
  • Monday, 2 March, 2026
    French politics
    France’s groundbreaking nuclear offer to Europe

    Macron’s decision to extend the deterrent is a boost for the continent’s defence

    The editorial board
    Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at a podium with French and EU flags in the background.
  • Sunday, 1 March, 2026
    Middle East war
    Trump’s epic gamble in the Middle East

    The US president’s goal of regime change augurs immense regional chaos

    The editorial board
    A mourner holds a large portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei above a crowd at Enqelab Square in Tehran, with Iranian flags visible.
  • Friday, 27 February, 2026
    UK politics
    An election that shakes up British politics

    The Greens’ victory is a crushing blow for Sir Keir Starmer

    The editorial board
    Hannah Spencer smiles in front of a projected Green Party logo at a rally with supporters.
  • Thursday, 26 February, 2026
    UK energy
    Britain’s great data centre balancing act

    Without careful handling, AI power demand could push up electricity prices and sink net zero plans

    The editorial board
    Rows of yellow network cables plugged into ports on a data centre server rack at Equinix.
  • Wednesday, 25 February, 2026
    Mexico
    Mexico’s biggest battle in the drug war is yet to come

    Killing a cartel boss is a start but politicians linked to crime also need tackling

    The editorial board
    National Guards in tactical gear stand on a rural highway near armored vehicles and patrol trucks blocking the road.
  • Tuesday, 24 February, 2026
    US-Iran tensions
    Donald Trump’s fateful decision on Iran

    The US president’s threatened war lacks a clear objective or a plan

    The editorial board
    An F/A-18E Super Hornet prepares for launch on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea as crew members work around the aircraft.
  • Monday, 23 February, 2026
    US politics & policy
    Donald Trump’s own private UN

    Western democracies need a strategy for engaging with the Board of Peace

    The editorial board
    Donald Trump, Prabowo Subianto, Edi Rama, Adel Al-Jubeir, Ilham Aliyev, and Ayman Safadi pose and smile at the Board of Peace meeting.
  • Saturday, 21 February, 2026
    Trump tariffs
    The Supreme Court’s tariff blow to Trump

    Uncertainty will linger as the president tests alternative legal options

    The editorial board
    Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Rose Garden, with large American flags in the background.
  • Friday, 20 February, 2026
    Jeffrey Epstein
    The message of Britain’s royal arrest

    Probe into former Prince Andrew over Epstein ties is an example for the US

    The editorial board
    Two police officers walk along a driveway toward the gated entrance of Royal Lodge, with pink buildings and green lawns visible.
  • Thursday, 19 February, 2026
    Global Economy
    Europe’s resurgent peripheral economies

    Fiscal discipline and structural reforms are paying off

    The editorial board
    An engineer wearing a hard hat and red protective gloves stands among rows of solar panels at a solar park.
  • Wednesday, 18 February, 2026
    An old party touts a new beginning in Bangladesh

    The BNP has won back power but must change the nation’s politics to satisfy voters

    The editorial board
    A group of young women pose for a selfie showing their inked thumbs after voting at a polling centre in Dhaka.
  • Tuesday, 17 February, 2026
    UK employment
    Labour’s own goals on jobs

    Raising payroll taxes and the minimum wage has hurt young workers

    The editorial board
    A woman carrying shopping bags walks past a closed coffee shop as three people look at travel offers in a travel agency window.
  • Monday, 16 February, 2026
    EU defence
    Europe’s path to security without the US

    The heads of Nato and EU Commission offer competing visions. Both have a point

    The editorial board
    Mark Rutte and Ursula von der Leyen walk together indoors, both smiling during a meeting in Brussels.
  • Sunday, 15 February, 2026
    Artificial intelligence
    The great software stock meltdown

    Sell-off may be overdone, but companies need to move faster to respond to AI

    The editorial board
    Traders in blue jackets work at computer stations on the trading floor, one writing on a tablet while others gesture and monitor screens.
  • Friday, 13 February, 2026
    Health
    The challenges of a weight-loss economy

    Can capitalism survive the curbing of appetites?

    The editorial board
    Three cups of ice cream — strawberry with fresh pieces, vanilla with nuts and syrup, and chocolate with chocolate pieces and a wafer stick — on a wooden table.
  • Thursday, 12 February, 2026
    US politics & policy
    US undermines democracy to promote Maga to the world

    America is adapting older tools to spread a cynical worldview

    The editorial board
    A stack of red "Make America Great Again" hats with white lettering is held in someone's hand.
  • Wednesday, 11 February, 2026
    European manufacturing
    How to deploy ‘Buy European’ rules

    They should be a scalpel, not a sledgehammer

    The editorial board
    France’s President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech surrounded by employees as he visits the new production lines at ArcelorMittals’s new electric steel production facility in Mardyck, northern France
  • Tuesday, 10 February, 2026
    Emerging market investing
    Emerging economies shine despite US volatility

    For the rally to endure, developing markets need to build on their resilience

    The editorial board
    Factory workers in Sonipat, India
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