Finance & economics
Trump’s tariff turbulence is worse than anyone imagined
Even his concessions are less generous than expected
Europe
The dangerous tension in Europe’s response to Trump
By trying to stop the rift, Europe may hasten it
Leaders
A fantastic start for Friedrich Merz
The incoming chancellor signals massive increases in defence and infrastructure spending
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Donald Trump said he would exempt the big three American carmakers—Ford, General Motors and Stellantis—from tariffs covering Canada and Mexico for one month...
In another blow to Ukraine’s war effort, John Ratcliffe, the head of the CIA, said that America is stopping intelligence-sharing with Kyiv...
The White House confirmed it was talking to Hamas about releasing hostages from Gaza...
America’s Supreme Court voted 5-4 to deny Mr Trump’s bid to freeze nearly $2bn in foreign-aid spending...
China’s leaders reveal their plan to cope with 2025
Beating trade wars and deflation and boosting science are priorities
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More on Trump, Ukraine and Europe
Trump’s armed forces won’t look like Biden’s
America is set to spend more—and differently
Europe vows to defend Ukraine, but prays for Trump’s support
A summit in London is stalked by the fear America will walk away
Rishi Sunak on why Ukraine should get Russia’s frozen assets, not just the interest on them
Worries that it could rock allies’ financial systems are overdone, says Britain’s former leader
The Telegram: America’s self-isolating president
No, Donald Trump’s Putin-wooing is not like Nixon going to China
World news
Andrew Cuomo plots a comeback in New York City
The disgraced former governor announces a run for mayor of the Big Apple
Anybody in Britain can call themselves a therapist
That opens the door to abuse
AI unleashes a weird new genre of political communication
Donald Trump’s Gaza video offers a taste of what is to come
The sea is swallowing an African island
In Sierra Leone, adjusting to a warmer climate is getting harder
Business, finance and economics
Trump’s new tariffs are his most extreme ever
America targets its three biggest trading partners: Canada, Mexico and China
America is at risk of a Trumpian economic slowdown
Protectionist threats and erratic policies are combining to hurt growth
Bartleby: The Economist’s office agony uncle is back
Another bulging postbag for Max Flannel
El Salvador’s wild crypto experiment ends in failure
Its curtailment is the price of an IMF bail-out. And one worth paying
The second Trump presidency
To make their numbers work, Republicans must slash health spending
Some proposed cuts to Medicaid could mean 20m lose their health insurance
America has never had state media like it does today
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are revolutionising presidential communication
Donald Trump should not replace us with his stooges, warns a fired inspector-general
Mark Greenblatt on the dangers America will face if oversight officials lose their independence
Edward Blum has new allies in his fight against affirmative action
The campaigner has battled race-conscious policy for decades. Now his time has come
Technology Quarterly: March 1st 2025
The age of CRISPR
Ida Emilie Steinmark explores whether it can deliver on its promise
- Can gene editing deliver on its promise?
- CRISPR could yet save millions of lives. Here’s how
- Epigenetic editors are a gentler form of gene editing
- Gene editing is already revolutionising research in the laboratory
- Eat your GE-greens
- Editing pigs, mice and mosquitoes may save lives
- Designing babies
- Gene editing can still change the world
- Acknowledgments
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Other highlights
Erotic writing is becoming more explicit
Gardening metaphors are out. Other things are very much in
Is posh moisturiser worth the money?
Don’t break the bank
How artificial intelligence can make board games better
It can iron out glitches in the rules before they go on the market
In James Bond, Amazon gains a thrilling new asset
But the clock is ticking on the character’s copyright
Edition: March 1st 2025
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