It is vital to climate stabilisation, remarkably challenging and systematically ignored
St Augustine’s climate policy
Carbon dioxide removals must start at scale sooner than people think
On the other hand…
Not all tonnes are created equal
Overestimating China’s armed forces would be dangerous, argues Jeremy Page
In 1957 america was gripped by fears of a “missile gap” with the Soviet Union. The Kremlin had stunned the world with a test flight of an intercontinental ballistic missile (icbm) and the launch of Sputnik. An American intelligence report predicted that by 1962, the Soviets could have 500 icbms, outstripping America’s arsenal. When word of that leaked, a political furore erupted. Eyeing the presidency from his Senate seat, John F. Kennedy demanded action to prevent a Soviet “shortcut to world domination”.
The PLA needs them to operate all its new weapons
But China’s military tech still lags behind the West’s
Governments across the world are rediscovering industrial policy. They are making a big mistake, argues Callum Williams
The war shows how technology is changing the battlefield. But mass still counts, argues Shashank Joshi
Jamming is knocking drones and missiles out of the sky
The fight over payments systems is hotting up around the world. There may be surprising winners, says Arjun Ramani
Payment is one of the most fundamental economic activities. To buy anything, you need something the seller wants. One option is barter, but that is beset by friction (what are the chances of having something your counterparty wants at any exact moment?). Early forms of money, from cowrie shells to beads to metal coins, offered a solution: they were always in demand to settle transactions.
The car industry
The industry must reinvent itself to keep pace, says Simon Wright
Electrification
The car industry is electrifying rapidly and irrevocably
As video games move from teenage distraction to universal pastime they are following the path of other mass media, says Tom Wainwright
Streaming subscriptions have revolutionised music and television. What will they do to games?
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