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Technology and society
A tech ethicist on how AI worsens ills caused by social media
The only cure is to impose change on AI firms’ incentives, argues Tristan Harris
Artificial intelligence
AI firms mustn’t govern themselves, say ex-members of OpenAI’s board
For humanity’s sake, regulation is needed to tame market forces, argue Helen Toner and Tasha McCauley
The future of Europe
Emmanuel Macron has done Europe a favour, reckons Germany’s opposition leader
But Friedrich Merz insists that the continent has “no time to die”
European security
Olaf Scholz on why Vladimir Putin’s brutal imperialism will fail
Germany’s chancellor says Europe needs more military muscle
Israel, America and the ICC
Powerful states are finding it harder to dodge legal challenges, says Marc Weller
The law professor believes the ICC’s creeping jurisdiction is part of a broader trend
Mexico’s presidential election
The probable next president outlines her plan to make Mexicans safer
The country needs reforms like those in the capital, says Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo
Mexico’s presidential election
The main opposition candidate on how to fight organised crime in Mexico
New leadership and outside help are needed, says Xóchitl Gálvez
Culture war and peace
Chigozie Obioma laments the West’s growing ideological tribalism
It is grounded in a fear of ideas, says the Nigerian novelist
Monetary policy: quantitative tightening
Central banks may have misread the impact of QT, says an economist
Tomasz Wieladek thinks it could lead to faster-than-expected rate cuts
The war in Gaza
Indonesia’s president-elect accuses the West of double standards
Valuing Ukrainian over Gazan lives is morally indefensible, says Prabowo Subianto
American politics
A conservative strategist on how Joe Biden can win
Sarah Longwell says “double-haters” will decide the election
Power in China
Desmond Shum on how Xi Jinping beat down China’s red aristocrats
It took one of their own to do it, says the businessman and author