Leaders
Subsidise people, not petrol
Nigeria’s catastrophic fuel crisis has a straightforward solution
How to scrap a popular yet ruinous subsidy
Mixed message
Mario Draghi’s best ideas are those Europe finds least comfortable
The danger is that it picks the easy ones
Red lines
The Labour government’s worrying lack of ambition in Europe
Sir Keir Starmer is trapped by the mindset of the post-Brexit years
Constitutional chaos
A make-or-break moment for Mexico
In America’s biggest trading partner the rule of law and democracy are under attack
Going dark
The real problem with China’s economy
The country risks making some of the mistakes the Soviet Union did
Monster vehicles
What to do about America’s killer cars
The country’s roads are nearly twice as dangerous as the rich-world average. It doesn’t have to be that way
AfDer Thuringia
How to deal with the hard-right threat in Germany
As extremists win more votes across Europe, forming moderate and effective governments is getting harder
Blocked and reported
As Brazil bans Elon Musk’s X, who will speak up for free speech?
Free expression has become a culture war, and those who should defend it are staying quiet
The new wall
Donald Trump’s promise of “mass deportation” is unworkable
Yet he could cause serious harm by trying
There must be blood
People should be paid for blood plasma
Shortages are hampering the production of essential medicines
A humanitarian disaster
Why Sudan’s catastrophic war is the world’s problem
It could kill millions—and spread chaos across Africa and the Middle East