Europe
America is selling a Ukraine peace plan. No one is buying, yet
If they can’t seal the deal, Donald Trump’s team may walk away
Leaders
How to keep AI models on the straight and narrow
Interpretability techniques are powerful, but must be used with care
The world in brief
Donald Trump condemned a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, that killed 12 people, as “very bad timing”...
Meanwhile Mr Trump insisted that America and China were engaged in trade talks—despite China’s denial that any such negotiations were taking place...
Soldiers from India and Pakistan exchanged fire along the countries’ border in Kashmir...
Shares in Alphabet jumped after the tech giant reported better-than-expected results in the first quarter of 2025...
Donald Trump’s antics mean new boldness is needed in UK-EU links
From trade to defence, both Britain and the European Union must reset their ambitions for their relationship
Schumpeter: Watch out, Elon Musk. Chinese robots are coming
Why China may win the great automaton race
What’s wrong with democracy in Europe?
It is the most democratic region in the world. But people are increasingly fed up
How Donald Trump might steal Christmas
Toymakers are being walloped by tariffs
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The Intelligence
Trump’s attacks on the Fed put cracks in another institution
Tracking the presidency
How is America’s economy faring under Donald Trump?
Canadian poll tracker
Ahead of elections later this month, the Liberals are surging
This week
This week’s most important political stories
Pope Francis dies at the age of 88, America increases pressure on Ukraine to agree to a peace deal with Russia—and more
This week’s most important business stories
The dollar drops to a three-year low, the UAE is to use AI to write legislation—and more
Letters
On challenges faced by Brazil’s Supreme Court, productivity in Britain, abundance liberalism, Guinness
The weekly cartoon
A lighter look at this week’s events
Canada
How Donald Trump caused a political earthquake in Canada
The left has united against him, and against Canada’s Conservatives
How Canada went from preachy to pragmatic
On the eve of an election, its political transformation is stunning
Poll tracker
Canada’s Liberals are surging
Justin Trudeau’s resignation and Donald Trump’s tariffs gave them a boost
To see off the Trump challenge, Canada must fix its productivity problem, says Michael Ignatieff
The former Liberal leader on the threats that come not from Washington but from within
Donald Trump v America’s universities
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Edition: April 26th 2025
Trump’s first 100 days, and beyond
Trump: only 1,361 days to go
Donald Trump’s second term is a revolutionary project. Will it succeed?
Don’t mess with the Fed
Jerome Powell wins a reprieve. But expect more showdowns between the White House and the Fed
Africa’s unstoppable diaspora
Emigration from Africa will change the world
When AIs break the rules
AI models can learn to conceal information from their users
Technology Quarterly: March 1st 2025
The age of CRISPR
Ida Emilie Steinmark explores whether it can deliver on its promise
- Can gene editing deliver on its promise?
- CRISPR could yet save millions of lives. Here’s how
- Epigenetic editors are a gentler form of gene editing
- Gene editing is already revolutionising research in the laboratory
- Eat your GE-greens
- Editing pigs, mice and mosquitoes may save lives
- Designing babies
- Gene editing can still change the world
- Acknowledgments
