Briefing
Emptying and fuming
America is uniquely ill-suited to handle a falling population
Which is a worry, because much of it is already shrinking
Risk of subsidence
Homeowners face a $25trn bill from climate change
Property, the world’s biggest asset class, is also its most vulnerable
Nuclear weapons
America and its allies are entering a period of nuclear uncertainty
And it means the balancing act is getting harder
Stranger danger
How to predict Donald Trump’s foreign policy
He may be inconsistent, but his advisers offer some clues
No winners
The war in Gaza may topple Hamas without making Israel safer
It will end up even more deeply mired in the conflict that is the main threat to its security
Who’s afraid of Wile E. Coyote?
America’s economy has escaped a hard landing
But there are still pitfalls ahead
Spoilers
Third-party candidates could be decisive in America’s election
But they have to get on the ballot first
Relentless reaper
America’s ten-year-old fentanyl epidemic is still getting worse
The government is spending record amounts, just to slow its growth
Present at the destruction
Can Europe defend itself without America?
It would need to replace military aid, a nuclear umbrella and leadership
The burning question
First electric cars. Next, electric factories?
They could be a major new way to slow global warming
Nationalists of the world, unite!
“National conservatives” are forging a global front against liberalism
The alliance may be incoherent, but that does not make it harmless
Dissipating dreams
China’s well-to-do are under assault from every side
Their agonies at the hands of markets and the state will reshape the Chinese economy