Thomas Neff’s idea rid the world of a third of its nuclear warheads
The physicist and government adviser died on July 11th, aged 80
Taiwan is beefing up its military exercises to counter China
The island’s new defence minister wants more practice and less performance
Why the AI revolution is leaving Africa behind
Large infrastructure gaps are creating a new digital divide
Rwandan soldiers may outnumber M23 rebels in Congo
The prospect of dislodging the rebels is becoming dimmer
Bibi Netanyahu offered spectacle over substance in America
His fourth address to Congress was historic, but held few answers for Israelis
Israel and the Houthis trade bombs and bluster
For now, though, neither side is a strategic threat to the other
The strong dollar is hurting exports from Latin America
For three small dollarised economies it has exposed a lack of competitiveness
Machines might not take your job. But they could make it worse
How robots and AI change the meaningfulness of work
Is this a new age of warrior Japan?
The country is spending more on its armed forces. But not everyone is on board
Why investors are unwise to bet on elections
Turning a profit from political news is a lot harder than it looks
Revisiting the work of Donald Harris, father of Kamala
A combative Marxist economist with White House influence
Paris could change how cities host the Olympics for good
The games will test the success of new solutions to old bugbears
A shift in the media business is changing what it is to be a sports fan
Team loyalty is being replaced by “fluid fandom”
Why is Mark Zuckerberg giving away Meta’s crown jewels?
Augustus Caesar goes on the open-source warpath
Donald Trump’s promise of a golden age for oil is fanciful
There is not much he could do to boost fossil fuels—or rein in clean energy
A weakened Narendra Modi subsidises jobs and doles out largesse
The prime minister has had to compromise after a disappointing election
Why is Xi Jinping building secret commodity stockpiles?
Vast new holdings of grain, natural gas and oil suggest trouble ahead
A weakened Narendra Modi subsidises jobs and doles out pork
The prime minister has had to compromise after a disappointing election
Is this a new era of warrior Japan?
The country is spending more on its armed forces. But not everyone is on board