Leaders
The lost leader
Germany’s failure to lead the EU is becoming a problem
A weak chancellor and coalition rows are to blame
Africa 2.0
How to ensure Africa is not left behind by the AI revolution
Weak digital infrastructure is holding the continent back
Game changer
A global gold rush is changing sport
Fans may be cooling on the Olympics, but elsewhere technology is transforming how sport is watched
American politics
Can Kamala Harris win?
Joe Biden’s vice-president has an extraordinary opportunity. But she also has a mountain to climb
Don’t stop the buck
MAGA Republicans are wrong to seek a cheaper dollar
It is hard to cast America as a victim of the global financial system
American politics
Joe Biden has given Democrats a second chance to win the White House
If they are not to squander it, they must have a proper contest
A profligate president
To halt Brazil’s decline, Lula needs to cut runaway public spending
Investors have started to worry
Chokka chokey
How Labour should reform Britain’s overstuffed prisons
With no room for new prisoners, something has to change
The Middle East
Gaza could become “Mogadishu on the Med”
Even if there is a ceasefire, its prospects are grim
America’s presidential election
Where would Donald Trump and J.D. Vance take America?
The anti-globalist MAGA enthusiast is more consequential than the average veep pick
The bull’s big blind spot
Euphoric markets are ignoring growing political risks
Investors’ exuberance in the face of political ructions is unlikely to pay off
Avian influenza
Millions of birds have died. How to stop humans dying, too
As isolated human cases of H5N1 emerge, now is the time to prepare