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本期文章: Politics Business KAL’s cartoon Geopolitics: Russia’s roulette Financial markets: A turning point Myanmar: Out of mind Trustbusting: All-consuming American drugs policy: Oregon’s trailblazing Letters to the editor: On Russia and Ukraine, Herbert von Karajan, Galicia, Mexican energy, blockchain, Boris Johnson The Ukraine crisis: Place your bets Vacancy on the Supreme Court: Exit left New York crime: New sheriff in town Insider trading: Capitol gains Sports betting: Playing for high stakes Autopsies and covid-19: The politics of death Drug policy: Turn on, tune in Lexington: Environmental justice in the balance Argentina: Mad existence Brazilian Portuguese: Talk talk Bello: The bear in the Caribbean Myanmar’s coup, one year on: The enemy of my enemy Life in Afghanistan: Khyber crevasse Post-Soviet demographics: Kazakhifying Kazakhstan Banyan: Put down your truncheons The Winter Olympics: Faster, higher, bossier Chaguan: How China sees war in Ukraine West Africa: The juntas and the hunted Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile: Market preacher The war in Yemen: UAVs over the UAE Weddings in the Gulf: Lockdown love Islamic State: Jailhouse rocked Gas exports: Putin’s energy weapon Germany and Russia: Misplaced sympathy Architecture: Lockdown knockdown Electoral geography: Road-testing the French dream Charlemagne: The mess without Boris Johnson: Yes man Monetary policy: Buzzkill Brexit and Northern Ireland: No surrender Decoding life’s blueprint: Silver linings playbook The civil service: State of emergency The City of London: Punishment beating Eradicating termites: Resident weevil Bagehot: Wrecking ball A global contest over semiconductors: Game of chiplomacy Hide and seek: War among the sensors Synthetic-aperture radar: All the targets, all the time Finding Captain Nemo: See-through seas? Signals from noise: Heads in the clouds Fierce contests: Adapt and survive The future of cyberspace: Rewebbing the net Software development: Going codeless The shortage economy: More pain, no gain Bartleby: Purpose and the employee Chipmaking: Party on Schumpeter: The greening of steel Financial markets: Forward in fear Commodities: Material moves The global economy: Acquired immunity? German banking: Rescue mission Financial influencers: MoneyToks Free exchange: From QE to QT eVTOLs: Race to the sky Data privacy: Your secret’s safe with me Conservation: Save the rhino, save the plant Photography: Prometheus unframed The BBC at 100: The reflective screen Clothing and textiles: Finely spun yarns Roman life hacks: Ancient and modern Musical posterity: He on wings could rise Down with the mega-rich: The wealth of nations Johnson: Remembrance of times past Indicators: Economic data, commodities and markets Musical tastes: Singing in tongues Thich Nhat Hanh: The time is now Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)