Leaders

The end of the beginning

Central banks are winning the battle against inflation. But the war is just getting started

Politics and protectionism will make life difficult

American politics

Why Biden must withdraw

The president and his party portray themselves as the saviours of democracy. Their actions say otherwise

American politics

Joe Biden should now give way to an alternative candidate

His last and greatest political act would help rescue America from an emergency

Governing America

What to make of Joe Biden’s plans for a second term

His domestic agenda is underwhelming, unrealistic and better than the alternative

Pointers for the plenum

A pivotal moment for China’s Communist Party

Will Xi Jinping keep ignoring good advice at the party’s third plenum?

Can you make this clearer?

LLMs now write lots of science. Good

Easier and more lucid writing will make science faster and better

The centre cannot hold

Macron has done well by France. But he risks throwing it all away

After the election, populists of the right and left could hobble a centrist president

The British election

Keir Starmer should be Britain’s next prime minister

Why Labour must form the next government

Global warming

Simple steps to stop people dying from heatwaves

As much of the world roasts, don’t despair

Security and politics

Nigel Farage’s claim that NATO provoked Russia is naive and dangerous

It is also a wilful misreading of history

French peril

Emmanuel Macron’s project of reform is at risk

A snap election in France reveals the flimsiness of his legacy

The future of combat

AI will transform the character of warfare

Technology will make war faster and more opaque. It could also prove destabilising