May 11th 2024

The new economic order

Leaders

Red roses and smoked salmon

What companies can expect if Labour wins Britain’s election

The party that aspires to lead the country is courting business

The new economic order

The liberal international order is slowly coming apart

Its collapse could be sudden and irreversible

A judicious suggestion

How “judge-mandering” is eroding trust in America’s judiciary

The assignment of judges to cases should be random, not political

New management in Singapore

The world’s most improbable success story still needs to evolve

Under Lawrence Wong, the city-state has a new chance to change

Risks and rewards

Threats to Europe’s economy are mounting. Finance can help fortify it

Time to press ahead with banking and capital-market reforms

Crime and punishment

How to pacify the world’s most violent region

The iron-fist approach will not solve Latin America’s gang-violence problem

Letters

On Britain’s refugee policy, Reform UK, transmission markets, San Marino, Taylor Swift

Letters to the editor

By Invitation

Briefing

The great regression

The world’s economic order is breaking down

Critics will miss globalisation when it is gone

Asia

China

United States

Middle East & Africa

The Americas

Europe

Britain

Rayner of terror

Who is Angela Rayner?

International

International law and disorder

The world’s rules-based order is cracking

Special report

Deglobalisation of finance

Sources and acknowledgments

Business

How green is your Valley?

Big tech’s great AI power grab

Finance & economics

Science & technology

Culture

The Economist reads

Economic & financial indicators

The Economist explains

Obituary