Britain’s prime-minister-to-be faces a big task to maintain his authority
Putting boots on the ground would not help Ukraine, but it might help Europe find the stomach for war, writes Nathalie Tocci
The country’s coming election may be its most important ever
Also this week, the backlash against AI, homelessness, Eisenhower and roads, oil predictions
Bureaucracy is nightlife’s toughest bouncer
Antagonism between the sexes does nothing to address China’s demographic problems
On the contrary, Andrey Melnichenko’s essay is about how to make sure nothing changes at all, says Boris Bondarev
The low-hanging-fruit school of reforming the British state
Also on the daily podcast: fed-up Africans turn to Starlink for their internet and a very silly “The Odyssey” adaptation
A burst of Indian diplomacy exemplifies the trend
But a degree of protection from coercion remains possible
The generals pushed back at his efforts to modernise the army