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Articles in this issue: Politics this week Business this week KAL’s cartoon Global warming: In the line of fire Euro-zone austerity: The Greece-y pole The Horn of Africa: How to make Eritrea less horrible Brexit: No ordinary deal Philosophy brief: The brains trust On Brexit, the Helsinki summit, Spain, cinema, Foucault: Letters to the editor Indian energy: The black hole of coal The Democrats: Splitting the difference The politics of climate change: A slow thaw Lipizzans: Dancing horses in the Midwest The GDP figures: Growing pains Defence spending: Pushing the boat out Lexington: The gift of low expectations Brazilian banks: In the doldrums, with full sails Argentina’s beef exports: Bull market Cannabis in Canada: The high street Bello: Judging the judges Pakistan’s new prime minister: A man, no plan A controversial register of citizens in north-east India: We are Assamese if you please Rebellion in the Philippines: Murder in Mindanao Slumming it in South Korea: Fan fare for the common man Banyan: When everyone is the last one out Trouble in Tianjin: Where are the people? Greyhound racing in Macau: Bow-wowing out Eritrea: A flicker of light in a prison state Zimbabwe’s elections: A bloody ballot Syria’s refugees: The long road back Saudi Arabia: Hosannahs in the sand? The Palestinians: From bankrupt to banged up Russia and nuclear power: Atoms for peace Repression in Turkey: Erdogan’s hostages Ukrainian politics: The dark operetta Biochips: Bjorn Cyborg Charlemagne: Cheer up, Deutschland Brexit with no deal: Ready or not The economics of stockpiling: Prepping for Brexit Britain’s third party: Entryist dads The right to die: An end to proceedings Slavery: Of manacles and manicures Espionage and business: Tinker, techie, startup, spy Saving the world order: Picking up the pieces China’s venture titans: Feeding frenzy Bartleby: Mission implausible The technology industry: FATWIN v MAGA Food labelling: Got oats? Business and demography: Silver linings Commercialising autonomous vehicles: Gently does it The blockchain and energy: Greens meet geeks Greece: Far from the finish line Consumer lending: Buy now, pay later Index investing: How low can you go? Myanmar’s state-owned enterprises: Living fossils Buttonwood: Made in Japan Free exchange: Homespun economics John Stuart Mill: Against the tyranny of the majority Wildfires: Forewarned is forearmed Long sightedness: I can see clearly now Environmental safety: Hazchem or not? Marine biology: The biter bit Ten years on: The last crash, and the next Classical music: How to make a great orchestra Mikhail Zoshchenko: Satire and the Soviet Union Indian independence: Midnight at the margins Johnson: The cost of an accent Mary Ellis: In love with Spitfires Output, prices and jobs Trade, exchange rates, budget balances and interest rates The Economist commodity-price index Manufacturing activity Markets Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)