The true danger posed by Donald Trump
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Greenland’s meaning
The true danger posed by Donald Trump
Despite a tactical retreat, great risks remain
Modi dressed as Austin Powers jumping in front of an Indian flag
India
The odd thing about Modi’s mojo
Constraints make India’s prime minister govern better
A Palestinian girl looks out from a makeshift tent in a refugee camp in Gaza.
Stay the course
Trump’s Board of Peace is a distraction from the real work in Gaza
America’s president has unusual power to impose peace; he must continue to use it
An angry-looking robot on the left standing next to a US flag. On the right is the EU flag and the China flag closer together and another robot waving
Europe’s DeepSeek moment
Chinese AI is a risk for Europe. So is shunning it
Especially now that America is becoming a less reliable partner
An abstract RNA strand with flower buds sprouting
Trust the process
Britain’s good idea for custom genetic medicines
A way to tackle the tricky economics of drugs designed for one person
Letters
A selection of correspondence
Could Europe take on Russia without American help?
By Invitation
A portrait of Indermit Gill
Standards complaint
The biggest drag on global trade isn’t tariffs, but standards
Briefing
Danish military forces participate in an exercise in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland in 2025
Ice and heat
Donald Trump’s expansionist itch has undermined global security
He has suspended his predation of Greenland, but he cannot retract the mistrust it generated
Coloured houses covered by snow are seen from the sea in Nuuk, Greenland
Illogical expansionism
Donald Trump’s grab for Greenland makes no sense
It would harm America’s security and its economy
Illustration of two lighthouses at night: a dark U.S.-themed lighthouse on the left and a glowing Chinese lighthouse on the right, casting light onto paper boats bearing the UK and Canadian flags.
The Telegram
Western leaders navigate a lonely world
China cannot and will not save mid-size American allies from Donald Trump
Asia
Illustrated portrait of Narendra Modi
Bouncing back
The remarkable recovery of Narendra Modi
Rolling the dice
Japan’s popular new prime minister gambles on a snap election
Banyan
Who really won the war between India and Pakistan?
Plenty of fish
Homegrown apps are making dating in India less awkward
Antique planters
Ageing farmers threaten South-East Asia’s growth
China
Illustration of Trump facing Xi with a grid of icons between them including, an oil drum, a missile, an assault rifle, a drone, dollar signs, a globe and the outlines of Veneziela, Iran and Taiwan
What to do?
Donald Trump’s adventurism is unsettling China
Boosting consumption
Which Chinese provinces splash their cash?
The head and the heart
What’s a good man worth in China’s marriage market?
Chaguan
Xi Jinping is carrying Deng Xiaoping’s authoritarian torch in China
United States

Realists and restrainers
The meaning of “America First” is in flux
Trump v the central bank
Lisa Cook’s job at the Federal Reserve looks safe
Ski-haw!
Welcome to the wild world of skijoring
Failing the screen test
Ed tech is profitable. It is also mostly useless
ICE in a cold climate
Donald Trump’s siege in Minneapolis is floundering
Lexington
Why Minneapolis is at the centre of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown

The Americas
Illustration of Mexico's flag destructed with holes.
Power on paper
Mexico’s mighty left-wing government is floundering
Friendly fire
Canadian soldiers are subject to Donald Trump’s orders
Master fraud
The collapse of a Brazilian bank ensnares politicians and judges
Middle East & Africa
Armed members of Iran's police special forces stand guard at a pro-Government rally in Tehran, Iran
The cost of bloodshed
After Iran’s massacres, tensions grow inside the regime
Bored of peace
Trump’s grandiose peace plans may spell more pain for Gaza
An American ally is abandoned
How the Kurds lost control of north-eastern Syria
From candidate to fugitive
Uganda’s opposition leader is on the run
Fishy figures
African trade has been vastly underestimated
Europe
A collage illustration showing Donald Trump on one side with his arms wide open, on the other side are Viktor Orbán, Marine Le Pen, Jordan Bardella, Georgia Meloni and Alice Wiedel. A Greenland flag is between them and around there are stars within which
MAGA v MEGA
Donald Trump’s bullying is irritating his European populist chums
Derailing progress
An awful crash blots Spain’s gleaming super-fast trains
From Europe into space
A German company is poised to send a rocket into space from Norway
Drones and frost
Ukraine’s new air-defence whiz must stop a redoubled blitz
Speaking loudly, carrying a tiny stick
Russia’s no-show in Venezuela weakens its bad-boy image
Charlemagne
Europe’s five stages of grief for the transatlantic alliance
Britain
Kemi Badenoch holding pads for shocking the conservatives patient.
The opportunity in a crisis
A scenario for a Conservative comeback in Britain
Diego Garcia
Britain’s Chagos disposal looks like an idea out of time
Neighbourhood watch
What makes Britons oppose immigration?
Saltire of the earth
On Scotland’s nationalist fringes, a new Tartan intolerance rises
Bagehot
Affluenza: the new British disease
Business
A lipstick case containing a syringe
Looking like a trillion bucks
Why the beauty industry is booming
Code red
Chinese AI models are popular. But can they make money?
To the adopters, the spoils
Europe can still win the other AI race
On the fast track
Strava’s public listing will help it race ahead of competitors
Game of loans
The battle for Warner Bros is only getting fiercer
Bartleby
Signing the office birthday card
Schumpeter
TikTok is still a danger. America no longer cares
Finance & economics
Upwards view of silhouettes of labourers working at a Tawi Bridge construction site, with sunshine and blue sky in the background, on the outskirts of Jammu, India.
Rising giant
The ascent of India’s economy
Still afloat
Can America’s bond market keep defying the vigilantes?
The Takaichi trade
Japan’s bond-market tremble reflects a fiscal-monetary clash
Buttonwood
American decay versus American dynamism
Surprisingly stable
China hits its GDP target—in a weird way
Moving the dole posts
National job stereotypes need updating
Free exchange
An audacious new book about a “precocious” country
Science & technology
Illustration of three syringes with liquid coming out of them. The liquids are of three different colours, to signify that drugs are individualised to patients diseases.
Unique drugs for unique diseases
Treatment of a teenager with an ultra-rare condition is a medical milestone
How truffles spread
To disperse their spores, truffles rely on animals eating other animals
Wood enters the space age
Satellites encased in wood are in the works
The placebo effect
A new study highlights the brain’s role in immune health
Well informed
The most useful indicator of your overall health
Culture
Two inverted commas with cltr c written on the left one and cltr V on the right one
Copyrights and copywrongs
Are we all plagiarists now?
Painting the world red
Valentino was a fashion designer who rose above fashion trends
Back Story
Who’s afraid of Tucker Carlson?
The way we were
The credits are rolling on Sundance Film Festival in Park City
Whistle an (un)happy tune
Popular music is getting sadder and angstier
War games
A chilling, yet plausible scenario: What if Putin wins?
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Obituary
Cecilia Gimenez with "Ecce Homo"
Monstrosity or miracle?
Cecilia Giménez only meant to be helpful