Leaders

The lost leader

Germany’s failure to lead the EU is becoming a problem

A weak chancellor and coalition rows are to blame

Africa 2.0

How to ensure Africa is not left behind by the AI revolution

Weak digital infrastructure is holding the continent back

Game changer

A global gold rush is changing sport

Fans may be cooling on the Olympics, but elsewhere technology is transforming how sport is watched

American politics

Can Kamala Harris win?

Joe Biden’s vice-president has an extraordinary opportunity. But she also has a mountain to climb

Don’t stop the buck

MAGA Republicans are wrong to seek a cheaper dollar

It is hard to cast America as a victim of the global financial system

American politics

Joe Biden has given Democrats a second chance to win the White House

If they are not to squander it, they must have a proper contest

A profligate president

To halt Brazil’s decline, Lula needs to cut runaway public spending

Investors have started to worry

Chokka chokey

How Labour should reform Britain’s overstuffed prisons

With no room for new prisoners, something has to change

America’s presidential election

Where would Donald Trump and J.D. Vance take America?

The anti-globalist MAGA enthusiast is more consequential than the average veep pick

The Middle East

Gaza could become “Mogadishu on the Med”

Even if there is a ceasefire, its prospects are grim

The bull’s big blind spot

Euphoric markets are ignoring growing political risks

Investors’ exuberance in the face of political ructions is unlikely to pay off

Avian influenza

Millions of birds have died. How to stop humans dying, too

As isolated human cases of H5N1 emerge, now is the time to prepare