Briefing

The state of play

A shift in the media business is changing what it is to be a sports fan

Team loyalty is being replaced by “fluid fandom”

When the shooting stops

Optimistic plans for post-war Gaza have little basis in reality

Aid, policing, reconstruction—everything is even harder than it sounds

Glad-handing and grinding teeth

Will Binyamin Netanyahu’s visit to America repair or weaken ties?

He may damage relations with Israel’s indispensable protector

Food for thought

Small investments in nutrition could make the world brainier

Many pregnant women and babies are malnourished—and not just in poor countries

A new podcast

Introducing “Boom!”

A six-part series about the generation that blew up American politics

Gerontocrats ascendant

One generation has dominated American politics for over 30 years

How have they become so entrenched?

President Lear

Senility in high office

Even leaders who are spry for their age eventually lose their grip

Demotivational speaking

Democratic bigwigs are starting to call for Joe Biden to step aside

A sitting congressman has broken ranks

The trouble with sequels

What would Joe Biden actually do with a second term?

He has a domestic agenda, but no easy way to bring it about

Model major-general

How AI is changing warfare

An AI-assisted general staff may be more important than killer robots

A botched hit

America’s assassination attempt on Huawei is backfiring

The company is growing stronger—and less vulnerable

Anatomy of a dressing-down

The people and places that turned away from the BJP

The heartland, and especially lower-caste voters, have soured on Narendra Modi