Briefing
The Palestinians’ future
Has the war in Gaza radicalised young Palestinians?
After Gaza, how will the Palestinians try to build their state?
No common purpose
A year on, Israeli society is divided about the lessons of October 7th
Hawks and doves, religious and secular, right and left—all the old cleavages are resurfacing
On many fronts
The bloodshed in the Middle East is fast expanding
Israel seems certain to retaliate to Iran’s missile attack
The great mistake
What Hamas misunderstood about the Middle East
A war meant to draw in the militant group’s allies has instead left them battered
Fissile fallout
After the decapitation of Hizbullah, Iran could race for a nuclear bomb
The embattled clerical regime might feel the need for stronger deterrence
A widening breach
Ukraine is on the defensive, militarily, economically and diplomatically
Russian advances, fatigue among its allies and political divisions at home leave it in a bind
Back to sleep
America is becoming less “woke”
Our statistical analysis finds that woke opinions and practices are on the decline
A foregone confusion
What will happen if America’s election result is contested?
The system is now stronger, but so is public mistrust of it
Lowering the veil
The Chinese authorities are concealing the state of the economy
But the Communist Party’s internal information systems may also be flawed
Disaster in Darfur
“Hell on earth”: satellite images document the siege of a Sudanese city
El-Fasher, until recently a place of refuge, is under attack
Chaos machine
The ripple effects of Sudan’s war are being felt across three continents
It is a sign of growing global impunity and disorder
An intensifying calamity
Anarchy in Sudan has spawned the world’s worst famine in 40 years
Millions are likely to perish