The War Room newsletter: The most successful amphibious invasion In a bonus edition of our defence newsletter, Richard Cockett takes us back to 1066—and the Battle of Hastings
What will it cost to make Vladimir Putin stop? Europe must offer Ukraine a big enough financial package to deter the Kremlin
China is backing Russia’s war to keep America distracted, says Kaja Kallas China’s rulers want to show it is in their people’s interests to keep America focused on Europe, according to the EU’s foreign-policy chief
Meet the real screen addicts: the elderly The digital habits that defined youth are transforming old age
Brussels feels like a city preparing for war Europe readies itself to survive in a world of hostile strongmen
The War Room newsletter: Three lessons from a spy scandal Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, looks at an espionage fiasco in Britain
China tries shock-and-awe on Donald Trump Xi Jinping’s bet that dramatic escalation is the way to win a trade war
Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
Europe struggles to put homeland defence first Years of expeditionary operations leave it vulnerable if America abandons the continent
The Economist today newsletter: What happens when migrants stop coming? We are witnessing a turning point in migration, writes Adam Roberts, our digital editor
Can the West survive an age of brinkmanship? It is time to relearn the cold-war arts of escalation management
The flashing red threat from Russia’s dark fleet NATO navies struggle to contain a new danger on the seas
The War Room newsletter: The best tanks of all time In a bonus edition of our defence newsletter, Richard Cockett examines an icon from the battlefield
Europe’s astonishing drop in illegal migration Europe’s big, invisible wall is slowing boat crossings by migrants
The Economist Insider launches soon A new premium video experience from The Economist, coming on October 9th
A made-in-China plan for world domination Donald Trump is failing to stop China’s rise as a manufacturing superpower
The War Room newsletter: Why Trump wants a Taliban air base back The president’s neo-imperial worldview has something to do with it, according to Shashank Joshi, our defence editor