Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, answers your questions in the final edition of 2025

This map reveals what scientists care about—and what armed forces don’t want to share

Generation Z is becoming less invested in university and more interested in skilled trades

Allies are planning for a lonelier, harsher world: a report from South Korea

Donald Trump’s court squabbles over the future of American power

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping share a dangerous nostalgia

More sensible recruiting policies could help

Centrist governments across the continent rightly sense a trap

Synthetic smut will soon be flooding the internet, bringing new opportunities and perils

A selection of his most memorable articles

Donald Trump’s approach to peacemaking ignores crucial lessons from history

Donald Trump’s former national security adviser speaks to The Economist

The climate conference acknowledged that more climate action is needed, then failed to provide it

The return of the Blackwater founder is a sign of the times

They connect rich Chinese, drug cartels and North Korean hackers—without anyone meeting

Donald Trump has no desire to play global cop. That is tough on Denmark, a loyal sheriff’s deputy

Countries are queuing to buy the tools and techniques of the CCP’s security state 

They see America’s president as a golden opportunity for China

It may have profound implications for society and what it means to be human

The territory aims to prove that a non-free society can be a global financial hub