The Economist / International

1. Inside the fight for MAGA’s foreign policy

   Donald Trump’s court squabbles over the future of American power

2. What’s worse for innovation: MAGA or Mao?

   Donald Trump and Xi Jinping share a dangerous nostalgia

3. Western armed forces have struggled to fill their ranks to deter Russia

   More sensible recruiting policies could help

4. Trumpworld thinks Europe has betrayed the West

   Centrist governments across the continent rightly sense a trap

5. AI is upending the porn industry

   Synthetic smut will soon be flooding the internet, bringing new opportunities and perils

6. The writings of John Parker

   A selection of his most memorable articles

7. The wrong sort of peace leads to the next war

   Donald Trump’s approach to peacemaking ignores crucial lessons from history

8. John Bolton thinks America is past “peak Trump”

   Donald Trump’s former national security adviser speaks to The Economist

9. COP30 ends with a whimper

   The climate conference acknowledged that more climate action is needed, then failed to provide it

10. Erik Prince, America’s most notorious mercenary, spies opportunity in chaos

    The return of the Blackwater founder is a sign of the times

11. How Chinese underground banks became the world’s biggest money-launderers

    They connect rich Chinese, drug cartels and North Korean hackers—without anyone meeting

12. The loneliness of America’s model ally

    Donald Trump has no desire to play global cop. That is tough on Denmark, a loyal sheriff’s deputy

13. China’s creepiest export surge

    Countries are queuing to buy the tools and techniques of the CCP’s security state 

14. Beijing insiders’ plan to play Donald Trump

    They see America’s president as a golden opportunity for China

15. A new industry of AI companions is emerging

    It may have profound implications for society and what it means to be human

16. China places a Hong Kong-sized bet on Western decline

    The territory aims to prove that a non-free society can be a global financial hub

17. The War Room newsletter: Did a Russian weapon spook Trump?

    Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, talks missile protection—in Yorkshire

18. The War Room newsletter: The most successful amphibious invasion

    In a bonus edition of our defence newsletter, Richard Cockett takes us back to 1066—and the Battle of Hastings

19. What will it cost to make Vladimir Putin stop?

    Europe must offer Ukraine a big enough financial package to deter the Kremlin

20. Donald Trump’s trade power is vast, but self-defeating

    The view from Canada, as Trumpian threats fly