1843 magazine | Tulsi Gabbard’s road to Damascus
How a peace-loving Democrat from Hawaii became an apologist for one of the world’s most brutal dictators
Middle East & Africa
Iran’s alarming nuclear dash will soon test Donald Trump
There is no plausible civilian use for the enhanced uranium Iran is producing
The world in brief
A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to freeze most federal assistance while it conducts an ideological review of government spending...
American tech stocks recovered some of their losses following Monday’s rout...
Israeli troops will remain indefinitely in parts of Syria that they seized after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December, according to Israel’s defence minister...
At least 15 people were killed during a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in India...
Rwanda does a Putin in Congo
To understand the seizure of Goma, consider a parallel with Ukraine
A big, beautiful Trump deal with China?
Washington hawks puzzle over calls for China to help in Ukraine, and hints of a possible TikTok reprieve
Who is ahead in the race for Germany’s next parliament?
Follow the polls and our prediction model in the run-up to February’s election
Why “Emilia Pérez” is loved by Hollywood and hated by everyone else
And the Oscar for Worst Picture goes to…
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Donald Trump’s first 100 days
We are tracking his second term. Keep tabs on his executive orders, cabinet and popularity
Donald Trump’s second term
A controversial idea to hand even more power to the president
Impoundment is about to come a step closer
The White House has been fluid on gender for a decade
Trump’s order “restoring biological truth” will not be the last word
America has an imperial presidency
And in Donald Trump, an imperialist president for the first time in over a century
Donald Trump has rewritten the history of January 6th
By pardoning violent offenders, he ignored his own team’s advice
China, America and AI
Chinese AI is catching up, posing a dilemma for Donald Trump
The success of DeepSeek and other Chinese modelmakers threatens America’s lead
DeepSeek sends a shockwave through markets
A cheap Chinese language model has investors in Silicon Valley asking questions
Why Chinese AI has stunned the world
DeepSeek’s models are much cheaper and almost as good as American rivals
A $500bn investment plan says a lot about Trump’s AI priorities
It’s build, baby, build
World news
Rwanda’s reckless plan to redraw the map of Africa
The fall of Goma could trigger another Congo conflict
Syria’s new rulers say they are keen to integrate foreign fighters
Outsiders continue to see them as a threat
Britain’s government lacks a clear Europe policy
It should be more ambitious over getting closer to the EU
François Hollande hopes to make the French left electable again
The former president moves away from the radicals
Business, finance and economics
Will America’s crypto frenzy end in disaster?
Donald Trump’s team is about to bring digital finance into the mainstream
Bartleby: Knowing what your colleagues earn
The pros and cons of greater pay transparency
China’s financial system is under brutal pressure
When will something break?
The Arctic: climate change’s great economic opportunity
An enormous prize is on offer. When might it be grasped?
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1843 magazine | The warlord, the oligarch and the unravelling of Russia’s Amazon.com
Before the Ukraine war, Wildberries was a giant of e-commerce. Now it’s caught up in a medieval blood feud
Archive 1945 | January 24th edition
This week: Germany’s war machine, and the liberation of Auschwitz
Sex, drugs or chastity?
Pope Francis has written the first memoir by a sitting pope. God help us
Should you worry about microplastics?
Little is known about the effects on humans—but limiting exposure to them seems prudent
Russia and Ukraine
Amid talk of a ceasefire, Ukraine’s front line is crumbling
An ominous defeat in the eastern town of Velyka Novosilka
Russian pilots appear to be hunting Ukrainian civilians
Residents of Kherson are dodging murderous drones
Ukrainian scientists are studying downed Russian missiles
And learning a lot about sanctions-busting
What North Korea gains by sending troops to fight for Russia
Resources, technology, experience and a blood-soaked IOU
The World Ahead 2025
Europe in 2025
Under its new government, Germany will move to the right
Getting the economy going will be the priority
Africa in 2025
Africa will have some of the fastest-growing economies in the world in 2025
Several fast-growing economies show that not everyone is having a lost decade
Business in 2025
Is this the year that Boeing turns itself around?
America’s aerospace giant will hope 2025 is better than 2024
Culture in 2025
China’s ultra-short dramas will enjoy long-term success
Entertaining and innovative, micro-dramas are flourishing both at home and abroad in 2025
Edition: January 25th 2025
Project 1897: The imperial presidency
China’s lean, mean AI machine
The success of DeepSeek and other Chinese modelmakers threatens America’s lead
Starmer needs an EU reset
And Britain’s prime minister needs to be clearer about what the country needs
Amping up electricity trading
Why don’t more countries import their electricity?
Pontification: the pope’s memoir
Pope Francis has written the first memoir by a sitting pope. God help us
The World Ahead 2025
Future-gazing analysis, predictions and speculation
- The perils of the world’s third nuclear age
- The South China Sea could become a major flashpoint in 2025
- Pressure to migrate is increasing—but so is the backlash
- India’s economy will soon overtake Japan’s
- The year ahead will be perilous for Emmanuel Macron’s government
- How the world lines up, from wars to whales
Special reports: January 11th 2025
The Africa gap
The economic gap between Africa and the rest of the world is getting wider, says John McDermott
- The economic gap between Africa and the rest of the world is growing
- Africa is undergoing social change without economic transformation
- Africa has too many businesses, too little business
- African elites should align themselves with their countries’ needs
- The African investment environment is at its worst in years
- To catch up economically, Africa must think big
