In a gangsterish age, the UN needs an ultra-pragmatist as secretary-general

Jonathan Rosenthal, our international editor, takes an infantry fighting vehicle for a spin 

Entire campaigns—and the fate of civilisations—have turned on a siege, writes Richard Cockett, a senior editor

Blame technology, inflation and customers’ shifting habits

Europeans are keen on nuclear collaboration with Emmanuel Macron. What if Marine Le Pen becomes president?

Heatwaves are making access to AC a political problem around the world

Donald Trump may hate to hear it, but Barack Obama was right about avoiding “stupid shit”

The World Cup finalists are strikingly different teams 

But a degree of protection from coercion remains possible

America’s quest for AI dominance is scary. China is not the solution

Some governments are lowering the age of criminal responsibility. That may backfire

The NATO chief Mark Rutte is quite annoying. It is in a worthy cause

German tanks are returning to a region they once razed

Can Taiwan use its chipmaking industry to strong-arm Donald Trump?

Some at college or university are testing no better than ten-year-olds

Autocracies are taking over conflict mediation. The deals they are making look different

Forget middle-power coalitions. Japan and its neighbours know that only America can deter China

Being rich helps, but being open to immigration works best of all

So has FIFA, the outfit that administers it

The leaders of America, China and Russia scorn consensual politics. That is a mistake