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Articles in this issue: Politics this week Business this week KAL’s cartoon Macroeconomics: The world economy’s strange new rules America and the Middle East: The man without a plan Autonomous cars: Traffic, jammed India’s economy: A big stink on the brink Pilfering potentates: How to keep your ill-gotten loot Letters to the editor: On our climate change issue Ukraine and impeachment: The backstory Oversight and impeachment: Wall of silence Offending China: Alley-oops Chicago neighbourhoods: Down the tracks Gay, trans and the law: Sextualism Atlantic City: Fix your hair up pretty Lexington: The rules of the game Canada’s election: Pocketbooks and the planet Bello: Vizcarra opens Pandora’s box Ecuador’s state of emergency: Will Lenín weather the storm? Privilege in South Korea: One country, two systems Teenage pregnancy in Thailand: A DJ saved my life Refugees in New Zealand: More Mr Nice Guy Financial centres in Asia: A tale of two cities Banyan: A history of violence Domestic violence: No escape Unrest in Hong Kong: Emergency brake Chaguan: Lessons from the square Turkey invades Syria: Green light, go Protests in Iraq: Streets of fury Elections in Mozambique: War wounds Demonetising old notes: Money to burn Africa’s money-launderers: Catch me if you can Poland: PiS at the polls Polish defence: A firmer fort Portugal: Hopes unfulfilled France: An enemy within Charlemagne: Undeserved detente Northern Ireland: The place with no government The Brexit negotiations: Die another day Psephology: Perils of polling Diplomacy: Protection racket Extinction Rebellion: Management theory for rebels Taxing motorists: Running on empty Church finances: The root of all fun Bagehot: Thatcherism today We’re hiring a journalist to write about British politics Pseudomeat: Fake moos The world economy: The end of inflation? The rich world: Finding Phillips Technology: Alexa, how much is it? Globalisation: Prices without borders The supply side: You’re hot then you’re cold Emerging markets: Fewer exceptions Central banks: A new monetarism Self-driving cars: Autonomous ways Sino-American economic war: One in the AI Bartleby: Second thoughts Airbus and Boeing: In for the long haul Saudi Aramco: Energetic listing America’s car industry: Strike force Schumpeter: Chalk and cheese Indian banks: Skeletons in the closet America’s economy: Facing factories Stock exchanges: Loved and lost Tether’s travails: Bitfinessed Instalment loans: Creditworthy Financial nationalism in South Korea: Investing for victory Buttonwood: Tale risk The Vatican’s finances: Divine speculation Free exchange: Clash of the titans The 2019 Nobel prizes: Supercharged! The global burden of disease: Building tomorrow Natural materials: Protect and survive Adventures in books: The library of ice Colonialism and commerce: Bad company Lies and statistics: Axes of evil An heiress at war: Big game hunted Musical diplomacy: The food of love Economic and financial indicators Anti-Semitism: Drawing the line Shuping Wang: The truth-teller of Henan Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)