Richard Cockett, a senior editor, analyses what makes good generalship—and ranks his top three 

They must contend with a fragmented market and hesitant customers

Defence firms in Ukraine make new weapons much faster and cheaper than most Western companies

America sets too little store by foreigners’ beliefs and values. It’s a costly mistake, each time

The Trump administration is cosying up to a new clique of “neo-primes”

Truces like the one in the Gulf get broken all the time. But they still work

Expensive fuel and fertiliser will lead to smaller harvests and higher prices

A sobering interview with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency

They never recovered from covid-19

A new book finds links between mass migration and democratic backsliding worldwide

The world’s biggest church is becoming less Eurocentric but more unruly

Chinese elites do not agree on who may win from the war in Iran

Iran’s conflict with Iraq in the 1980s provides valuable lessons for today, writes Richard Cockett, a senior editor

Foreign and African firms are giving the continent reasons for hope

Like some fusty old imperialist, Donald Trump is flummoxed by foreigners

The pace far outstrips that seen in Ukraine. Stocks are under severe pressure

Software is supercharging the process of finding things to bomb

Not long ago, India was cocky about handling an unpredictable America. No longer

Thousands of Shaheds are raining down on the Gulf

To avoid a row with Donald Trump, Western allies are endorsing Israeli theories of war