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China’s armed forces

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

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2023

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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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In search of forever

Slowing, let alone reversing, the process of ageing was once alchemical fantasy. Now it is a subject of serious research and investment, Geoffrey Carr reports

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The most personal technology

Demand for, and expectations of, in vitro fertilisation are growing. The technology is struggling to keep up, write Catherine Brahic and Sacha Nauta

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Battlefield lessons

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

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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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The ultimate supply chains

One of the foundations of modernity is about to be transformed, reports Hal Hodson

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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

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2022-2000

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Renovation required

Giorgia Meloni’s new government must make deep reforms if Italy is to regain its lost vitality, argues John Peet

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The challenge of the age

Adapting to climate change is urgent, feasible and woefully underfunded, argues Edward McBride

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The world divided

China wants to change, or break, a world order set by others. It may yet succeed, says David Rennie

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Regime change

Surging inflation and rising demands on governments have brought a pivotal moment for economic policy, says Henry Curr

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Technology Quarterly

Fixing the brain

The toolkit for tackling brain dysfunction is expanding rapidly, says Natasha Loder

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Violent crime in America

After a long decline, violent crime in America is rising again. Daniel Knowles looks at what can be done

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ESG investing

The environmental, social and governance (ESG) approach to investment is broken. It needs to be streamlined and stripped of sanctimoniousness, argues Henry Tricks

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Technology Quarterly

Climate technology

Electrifying everything does not solve the climate crisis, but it is a great start. Vijay Vaitheeswaran reports on what the transition still needs

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Latin America

Latin America is stuck between stagnation and street protest, argues Michael Reid

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China in Africa

To counter China’s growing role in Africa the West must first understand it, say Gady Epstein and John McDermott

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Technology Quarterly

The quantified self

Wearable fitness trackers and smartwatches are connecting health care to daily life, says Slavea Chankova

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Central banks

Central banks are under attack for failing to stop inflation. That partly reflects being given too many other jobs to do, argues Rachana Shanbhogue

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Florida

Florida is booming and becoming more important, with big consequences for America, says Alexandra Suich Bass

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Private markets

The past decade has been a golden one for private financial markets. As they become bigger they are being dramatically reshaped, says Matthew Valencia

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Technology Quarterly

Defence technology

War among the sensors poses new challenges, says Shashank Joshi

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The new interventionism

After a long liberalising era, the state has bounced back. That is not a good thing, argues Jan Piotrowski

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