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本期文章: Politics this week Business this week KAL’s cartoon Political reform in Britain: Remaking the state American politics: The art of losing Afghanistan: Leaving too soon Sovereign debt: A better way not to pay Race and health: Wanted: more data The second cold war: The China strategy America needs Letters to the editor: On the American election, Turkey, Thailand, a proverb, “Hamilton” Global technopolitics: The new grand bargain The White House: To the bitter end Missile defence: De profundis ad astra Political donors: My Kochtopus teacher The future of diplomacy: Altered State Corruption in the Midwest: All about power Cemeteries: Black tombs scatter Charters and covid-19: Crash courses Lexington: Audacious and obstructed Mexico: Smoke and legislators Ecuador: Piscine plunder Bello: The politics of destruction Afghanistan: Guns and poses Health care in Japan: Technological stunting Politics in Pakistan: A mountain to climb Islamophobia in India: Can you foil the love tonight? Abortion in South Korea: Pleasing no one Banyan: Quad stretches Joe Biden’s China policy: To a different tune The next China team: Second-chance saloon Chaguan: No more love letters Ethiopia’s civil war: The march to Mekelle Cattle rustling in South Africa: Where’s the beef? Mental health in Kenya: Shackling body and mind Iran in Africa: Looking for the next target Doctors in the Middle East: Out of practice Turkey’s economy: On the edge Bosnia-Herzegovina: Dayton at 25 Climate politics in Germany: Green on green Moldova’s election: The Sandu surprise Charlemagne: The rainbow curtain Constitutional reform: The executive unchained Environmentalism: The selfish green Foreign aid v diplomacy: Shotgun wedding Mass testing: Scouse lessons Bagehot: A modern Machiavelli Race and health: Far from equal Taiwan Inc in China: Scaling back German business: Pride and prejudice Walmart: Beastly earnings Initial pandemic offerings (2): Mouth-watering Initial pandemic offerings (1): Public holidays Bartleby: How to play the board game Schumpeter: Wring out those Bells Sovereign debt: Roll up, roll up and write down RCEP: Big deal Tax evasion: Court controversy Retail banks: Bye bye America Buttonwood: Sand in the gears China’s bond market: No guarantees The velocity of money: Changing down Shareholder litigation: Setting precedents Free exchange: Tragic rerun Aerial combat: Virtual mavericks Space exploration: Mandate of heaven Astronomy: Colliding stars Covid-19 vaccines: And then there were two Evolution: Cutting out the middle man Beethoven at 250: Ninth lives Anthropomorphic fiction: Four legs good Derring-do: Clouds of glory Globalisation: Ports in a storm Evil incarnate: Sexy beast Economic data, markets and commodities Technique in golf: Consultants of swing Jonathan Sacks: Words against noise Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)