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The American economy

The envy of the world

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The American economy has left other rich countries in the dust. Expect that to continue, argue Simon Rabinovitch and Henry Curr


2024

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Must try harder

Schools in rich countries are making poor progress. They need to get back to basics, argues Mark Johnson

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Worlds apart

The American-led financial order is giving way to a more divided one

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The India express

With the right changes, it can become an engine of global growth, say Arjun Ramani and Thomas Easton

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The long goodbye

The next 50 years will be different, argues Vijay Vaitheeswaran in a special report

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Move fast and mend things

The super-rich are hoping to get money to the needy faster, says Avantika Chilkoti


2023–2000

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The new economy net zero needs

It is vital to climate stabilisation, remarkably challenging and systematically ignored

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Unknown soldiers

Overestimating China’s armed forces would be dangerous, argues Jeremy Page

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Homeland Economics

Governments across the world are rediscovering industrial policy. They are making a big mistake, argues Callum Williams

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Battlefield lessons

The war shows how technology is changing the battlefield. But mass still counts, argues Shashank Joshi

Cashless talk

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Cashless talk

The fight over payments systems is hotting up around the world. There may be surprising winners, says Arjun Ramani

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A difficult new world

Everything about carmaking is changing at once. The industry must reinvent itself to keep pace, says Simon Wright

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Insert coin

As video games move from teenage distraction to universal pastime they are following the same path as other mass media, says Tom Wainwright

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Frontline Formosa

Taiwan’s fate will, ultimately, be decided by the battle-readiness of its people, says Alice Su

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Erdogan’s empire

Approaching its centenary, Turkey faces an election that could decide its future as a democracy, argues Piotr Zalewski