International
New arrivals, old problems
Why migration is in such a mess once more
Violence and poverty are pushing the desperate towards jobs and safety
Social media are not real life
Israel is more popular than social-media posts suggest
In properly weighted opinion polls, support for the Palestinians is much less marked
Views of the Middle East
The culture war over the Gaza war
The conflict is raging on streets and screens in the West
From defence to offence
The three steps on America’s ladder of military escalation
Could America be dragged back into another Middle East war?
It’s not easy being green
The global backlash against climate policies has begun
Cost, convenience and conspiracy-mongering undercut support for greenery
Afropopulism approaches
Africa’s coups are part of a far bigger crisis
Democracy is under threat from graft, stagnation and violence
Assassin’s creed
States are becoming more brazen about killing foes abroad
Some countries are finding new justifications for political murders
Counsels of war
Are Ukraine’s tactics working?
Slow progress on the battlefield prompts quarrels over strategy
The new zing in zoning
The growing global movement to restrain house prices
From America to New Zealand YIMBYs push market-led solutions
Oppenheimer’s nightmares
A new nuclear arms race looms
It will be harder to stop than the contest of the cold war