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Inflation is down and a recession is unlikely. What went right?
A few years ago, nobody thought that a soft landing was possible
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The ripple effects of Sudan’s war are being felt across three continents
It is a sign of growing global impunity and disorder
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How Vladimir Putin hopes to transform Russian trade
He believes the country’s future lies with China and India. What could go wrong?
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Vast government debts are riskier than they appear
A provocative new paper gets central bankers talking at Jackson Hole
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Jerome Powell (almost) declares victory over inflation
The Federal Reserve chairman strikes a notably doveish tone
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Narendra Modi faces a new threat: his Hindu nationalist patrons
India’s prime minister needs to fix a rift with the group that launched his career
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Israel’s settlers are winning unprecedented power from the war in Gaza
They are gaining land—and sway over the army, police and politics
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Israel and Hizbullah play with fire
They both attempt escalating attacks that fall short of all-out war
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Meta is accused of “bullying” the open-source community
It hopes its models will set the standard for open-source artificial intelligence
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The arrest of “Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg” has rattled social media
Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, faces a possible indictment in France
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The threat of war is empowering the Islamic republic’s hardliners
As a result, Iran’s new president is off to a disappointing start
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A shift towards green investment is under way in Africa
Green deals represent almost half of all venture-capital activity in the continent
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Wally Amos built, and lost, a delicious empire
The showbiz promoter of Famous Amos cookies died on August 13th, aged 88
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What a Japanese gold mine says about its approach to history
The site, recently declared a World Heritage site, is more contentious than it seems
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If a China and America war went nuclear, who would win?
After 45 days of conventional fighting nukes would be tempting, wargamers suggest
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The threat of war is empowering Iran’s hardliners
As a result, Iran’s new president is off to a disappointing start
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Making love not war in the Middle East
Israelis and Lebanese are finding each other on dating apps, whether they want to or not
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Africa’s green venture-capital shift
Green deals represent almost half of all venture-capital activity in the continent
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YouTube in Africa offers a new kind of news
Demographics and the weakness of traditional media explain the rise of video news