International
Going feral
Vladimir Putin’s spies are plotting global chaos
Russia is enacting a revolutionary plan of sabotage, arson and assassination
Elections everywhere
Over a billion have voted in 2024: has democracy won?
Half the world has had elections so far this year
Autocratic alliances
A new “quartet of chaos” threatens America
The rulers of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia are growing worryingly close
UNintended consequences
A UN vote on Palestine underlines America’s weakening clout
Russia and China are riding a surge of support for the Palestinians since the Gaza war started
The toil, tears and sweat of competition
Sport is getting hotter, harder and deadlier
As players vomit and boil, even John McEnroe reckons “it is not humane”
Signal boost
How encrypted messaging apps conquered the world
And why governments want to wrest back control
Too much, too little. Too late?
The poisonous global politics of water
Polarisation makes it harder to adapt to climate change
From Bangkok to Dubai
Indian tourists are conquering the world
A booming middle class, budget flights and Bollywood
Star wars: a new hope
Can Donald Trump’s Iron Dome plan keep America safe?
In a dangerous world, cutting-edge missile defence is all the rage
Tipping the balance
Why the war on childhood obesity is failing
Sugar taxes and obesity drugs will not be enough
A golden opportunity
Paris could change how cities host the Olympics for good
The games will test the success of new solutions to old bugbears
The Geneva Conventions at 75
Could America fight its enemies without breaking the law?
The speed and intensity of prospective conflicts could test the laws of war