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本期文章: Politics this week Business this week KAL’s cartoon Israel and Palestine: Two states or one? Corporate investment: Innovation nations The euro zone: Take one for the team Ventilation: Fresh thinking about fresh air Mexico: The false messiah Letters to the editor: On digital currencies, technology and China, Wyoming, ice hockey Mexico: The puritan from Tepetitán Texas politics: Red-faced Policing: Body of evidence Central America: Foreign domestic policy Infrastructure year: Build back under budget Conservation: Wildlife wars New York: Island mentality Lexington: Veep stakes Brazil’s politics: Losing traction Chilean politics: New faces galore Peru’s election: Commies, crooks and bloodshed Buttergate: Udder absurdity Myanmar after the coup: Quaking money-makers Business in Myanmar: General disorder Politics in Bangladesh: Back in line Conservation in Australia: Humpback comeback Infections in India: The other side Banyan: Beached Inequality in education: Serve the rich Wedding rites: Will you mortify me? Chaguan: China’s revealing Afghan strategy Israel and Palestine: A process in pieces Islam and homosexuality: Muslim pride Mali: Coup within a coup Abubakar Shekau: Sixth time unlucky Belarus and Russia: An ever deeper union Central Europe: The spirit of ’68 Turkey: The untouchables Saving Setesdal: Fiddlers of the fjords Greater Paris: Beyond the fringe Charlemagne: How farmers rule Europe The BBC: A colossus quietly crumbles Free-trade deals: Trussed but verify Dominic Cummings: The messenger shoots The City of London: A quiet place Nature writing: Literary Friction Online justice: You’re on mute, m’lud Money: Cash is king Bagehot: Mr Levelling Up Where covid-19 came from: Looking again The lab-leak hypothesis: Possible, but far from proven The future of Big Oil: The little Engine that could E-commerce logistics: Formula races Money for something: Chinese tech’s online binge Property deals: Second time lucky Cruise ships: Cabin fervour Bartleby: The dangers of decision fatigue Schumpeter: AT&T in a spin Business investment: The coming capex carnival The euro zone: Dividing lines Buttonwood: The anti-fiat punto Covid-19: The best public investment ever Inflation: House on fire Property in France: Terminal value Investing in China: The cross-border chase Free exchange: Hot stuff Covid transmission: Surface to air Pest control: Cas-9-trated Autonomous weapons: Fail deadly Water supply: A better fog trap Literature and memory: Secrets and lies Satirical fiction: The hard sell Urban life: Czechs and balances Censorship: And be damned Persian music: Stream of consciousness Economic data, commodities and markets Politics and demography: Brahmins v merchants Yuan Longping: To feed the world Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)