The world this week

Politics
Business
KAL’s cartoon

Leaders

American politics
Leashed

Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party is tightening

The Tory leadership
Britain’s next prime minister

It will be a technocrat who knows what to do, or a politician who knows how to do it

The war in Ukraine
Stay cool on Kherson

Ukraine’s army should not rush to recapture the whole province

Stockmarkets
Beware bear traps

American markets are staging a recovery. Can it last?

Free speech and “The Satanic Verses”
Never-ending story

The old battles still rage, as the attack on Salman Rushdie shows

Myanmar’s civil war
The penniless v the merciless

The shadow government deserves much more help from the world
Letters

Letters to the editor
On nudge policies, German energy, careers, Russian colonialism, our summer issue, Don McLean
By Invitation

The 75th anniversary of Pakistan’s independence
Pakistan’s prime minister on his drive to modernise the country

The 75th anniversary of India’s independence
India’s future will be shaped by its expats, says Gaurav Dalmia

Health
We need to break the taboo around male fertility, says Leslie Schrock
Briefing

Donald Trump’s Republicans
That hideous strength

After the mid-term elections this November, the Republican Party will be Trumpier than ever
Asia

The Rohingya crisis
Slow death

Australian politics
Cabinet me-shuffle

Colonialism and law
The riches of the earth

East Asian security
Return to form

Japanese inflation
Tasty stick growth

Banyan
Storm in a port
China

The economy
No way out

Pollution
Airing grievances

Mao-loving websites
Seeing red

Semiconductors
Big Fund, big problems
United States

After the Mar-a-Lago drama
The paranoid style of Merrick Garland

New York’s 12th district
Primary pugilism

Alaska’s choice
Gone fishing

Flood risks
Buy-out on the bayou

Animal welfare
If pigs could fly

The Supreme Court
History test

Lexington
A Golden opportunity
Middle East & Africa

Kenya’s new president
Enter the strongman

Angola’s election
Dead but not forgotten

Arab central banks
Follow the Fed

Demography in the Holy Land
Go forth and multiply
The Americas

Saskatchewan
Pots of pink gold

Venezuela
Isolation interrupted

Monarchism in Brazil
State organ
Europe

Kherson
Stick or twist?

Occupied Ukraine
At the sharp end

Religious freedom
No room for doubt

Europe’s drought
Bombs and balance sheets

Tourism in Turkey
Rich pickings

Charlemagne
Old kid on the bloc
Britain

British politics
The maverick v the wonk

Financial crime
Eye of the Neidle

Education
Off the books

Death
A grave shortage

Northern Ireland’s census
Counting on it

The Ugandan Asians, 50 years on
From Kampala to the Cabinet Room

Bagehot
The limits of technocracy
International

Urban warfare
Mean streets
Business

Business and politics (1)
The elephant in the boardroom

Business and politics (2)
A burgeoning relationship

Food companies
Lots of cattle, less hat

The EV revolution
Cell-side analysis

Bartleby
When to trust your gut

Schumpeter
The parched throat
Finance & economics

Credit cards
Pay back

The green transition
Cash guzzlers

Indian finance
Death of a big bull

China’s cities
Inland, comrades!

Buttonwood
Don’t look down

Free exchange
Searching for slack
Science & technology

Air travel
Guilt-free flying

Metrology
Standard-bearer
Culture

Salman Rushdie
Freedom fighter

American politics
Tracking right

The age of discovery
Expanding horizons

World in a dish
Pineapple express

Sri Lankan fiction
Ghosts of history

Back Story
The heat is on
Economic & financial indicators

Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Graphic detail

Monkeypox
Network effects
The Economist explains

The Economist explains
Why monsoon season will not solve India’s water crisis

The Economist explains
What is a recession?
Obituary

Sempé
The joy of small things