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本期文章: Politics this week Business this week KAL’s cartoon After the fall of Afghanistan: Where next for global jihad? Britain’s foreign policy: A rock in a hard place The Federal Reserve: The Powell punt Tim Cook’s Apple: The future of Cappletalism In praise of physics: To see a world in a grain of sand Letters to the editor: On refugees, Bolivia, Primrose Hill, Pacific island nations, Monty Python Global jihad: A new model for the armies Cities: Fogged in Evacuating Afghans: The left-behind The Supreme Court: In the shadows Infrastructure month: Off to the races Medical ethics: Signs of vitalism Lexington: Total recall Central America: Joe Biden’s other headache Bolivia: A palaeontological paradox Mexico’s raffle: A bad lot Afghanistan’s deadline: The final countdown Afghan corruption: Nation-gilding Australia’s pandemic: Covid how much? Singapore: More young people are flying the nest Banyan: The beeping pandemic The other outbreak: Fearing the wurst Ideology: One more thought Chaguan: Why China gets so angry Kenya: Not above the law Hissène Habré: Death of a dictator Uganda and Afghanistan: Willing hosts The UAE and Afghanistan: Retirement home for exiles Lebanon: Extra-virgin territory Germany: What a time to be Olaf Germany: A visit to an AfD stronghold France: Hoping for their time Labour markets: Not yet out of the woods Russia: Bigots anonymous Charlemagne: Nowhere fast The special relationship: Yet another squabble OnlyFans: No sex please, we’re skittish Gamekeeping: Pheasants revolt Trade unions: Bosses beware Gangs: Not even past Housing: Build it and they will rent Crossrail: Light at the end of the tunnel Bagehot: His master’s voice Agriculture: Farming’s new frontiers The Arab world: A misshapen square The resistance axis: Pyrrhic victory Islamism and its discontents: No solution The Abraham accords: A farewell to arms Regional institutions: Talking heads Sisi’s Egypt: The new Nasserism The future: Staying at home Privatisations in India: Gone today, here tomorrow Apple: The great successor’s second act Amazon gets physical: Jeff and Andy’s Bartleby: Why women need the office Schumpeter: Jackpot! Unemployment insurance: Disappearing incentives The fight over the Fed: The new Powell doctrine Capital markets: Bright SPARC Payments in Russia: Homegrown fare Buttonwood: Closed for business Free exchange: Fleshing out the olive What is a species anyway?: On the origin of “species” Fundamental physics: Bye, bye, little Susy Instant history: A cough heard round the world Class and education: Noblesse disoblige Judy Chicago: Fireworks and feminism Economic data, commodities and markets Forensic statistics: The font’s the thing Ernst van de Wetering: Nobody but him Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)