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An address not fit for America’s 250th birthday
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Alas, almost no foreign leader is as reasonable as Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb
Some of the world’s most powerful judges have an over-cosy relationship with business and political elites
Should AI labs unquestioningly obey the Pentagon’s orders?
John McDermott, our chief Africa correspondent, talks to Hakainde Hichilema
Sonny Loughran, our Britain intern, explains why it will be hard to convict Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, China’s frosty reception in the region is complicating its plans
Some of the country’s brightest are cashing in on a state-backed surge
The process will be slow and politically fraught