THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The new shape of war‘…

Smart tech is making war a dumber choice

Smaller, weaker countries can defend themselves more easily with cheap, deadly kit

The imperial vision of Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed

The prime minister’s ambitions threaten both his country and the Horn of Africa

How East Asia should respond to its China shock

As they deindustrialise, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan must reform

Attacking Cuba would be a huge mistake

But Donald Trump could make a deal with the communist regime

Why the world needs more franchises

From pizza to Pilates, franchises mint millionaires and make customers happy

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘A Starship enterprise’

SpaceX is capitalism on rocket fuel

Make what you will of Elon Musk, his rocketry firm is a marvel of free markets

American growth could be even better

MAGAnomics shows the world what not to do. But also what America keeps getting right

Why NATO needs a Plan B

Mark Rutte is wrong to quash talk of one. The risks of the alliance unravelling are too great to ignore

How to stop the Ebola outbreak

The latest epidemic in central Africa is a warning about future pandemics

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The summit of suspicion‘…

The Trump-Xi summit will expose a dysfunctional duo

Mutual vulnerability is no substitute for global leadership

Narendra Modi’s party is on a roll in India

The BJP has beaten a bad ruler in West Bengal. But India must not become a de facto one-party state

The world must stop AI from empowering bioterrorists

The threat from new pathogens is an even graver danger than AI-backed hackers

Europe is unshackling business. But not enough

Why market liberals must win the battle for Brussels—and national capitals, too

To fight antisemitism, first grasp where it comes from

What looks like a 21st-century problem has deep, dark roots

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Still in La La land‘…

Oil markets are still in La La land

Prices have risen sharply. Unfortunately, they still have further to go

How Kevin Warsh could save the Federal Reserve

There is much to like about the next Fed chairman—if his backbone holds

The AI supply crunch is here

Choke points are changing AI’s economics

The UAE doubles down on Israel and America

The consequences of the Emirates’ departure from OPEC

How to capitalise on London’s thriving financial industry

The City has bounced back despite fears over Brexit

Is Samia Suluhu Hassan Africa’s most disappointing president?

A sham election, a massacre whitewashed