Briefing
Briefing
The transactional world Donald Trump seeks would harm not help America
Ukraine, Gaza and China will all test his self-interested approach to diplomacy
Briefing
America’s military supremacy is in jeopardy
To win future wars it needs new weapons, new suppliers and a new system of procurement
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Many governments talk about cutting regulation but few manage to
Yet radical deregulation is often a big boost to growth
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Why Chinese AI has stunned the world
DeepSeek’s models are much cheaper and almost as good as American rivals
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The right in Congress and the courts will reshape Donald Trump’s agenda
As dominant as the new president is, there is still life in Washington’s institutions
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How far will Donald Trump go to get rid of illegal immigrants?
It is his signature policy, but the obstacles are daunting
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Young customers in developing countries propel a boom in plastic surgery
Falling costs and converging beauty standards spur new habits
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The Assad regime’s fall voids many of the Middle East’s old certainties
What if Syria abandoned its hostility to the West and stopped menacing Israel?
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Syria has exchanged a vile dictator for an uncertain future
It is not clear how stable or how benign the new regime will be
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Gambling is growing like gangbusters in America
Technology and legal changes are spurring a betting bonanza