The cost of the global arms race
What a “war tax” means for the global economy
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Martin Amis: An Appreciation
Our critic assesses the achievement of Martin Amis, Britain’s most famous literary son.
Software
In ‘Fires in the Dark,’ Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers
In “Fires in the Dark,” Jamison, known for her expertise on manic depression, delves into the quest to heal. Her new book, she says, is...
Medicine & Health
Book Review: ‘NB by J.C.,’ by James Campbell
“NB by J.C.” collects the variegated musings of James Campbell in the Times Literary Supplement.
Book Review: ‘Dom Casmurro,’ by Machado de Assis
“Dom Casmurro,” by Machado de Assis, teaches us to read — and reread — with precise detail and masterly obfuscation.
The Detective Novel ‘Whose Body?,’ by Dorothy L. Sayers, Turns 100
Dorothy L. Sayers dealt with emotional and financial instability by writing “Whose Body?,” the first of many to star the detective Lord Peter Wimsey.
Psychology
Astronomy
Book Review: ‘The Late Americans,’ by Brandon Taylor
Brandon Taylor’s novel circulates among Iowa City residents, some privileged, some not, but all aware that their possibilities are contracting.
Policy
Martin Amis’s Best Books: A Guide
The acclaimed British novelist was also an essayist, memoirist and critic of the first rank.
Books & Literature
Europe can’t decide how to unplug from China
We calculate the continent’s exposure to the Asian power
Energy
European Affairs
After 12 years of blood, Assad’s Syria rejoins the Arab League
One of the 21st century’s worst war criminals makes a comeback
The 2023 crony-capitalism index
War, tech woes and cock-ups have pummelled certain plutocrats
Technology
How the war split the mafia
It has transformed crime not only in Russia and Ukraine, but around the world
World News
Press release - Crypto-assets: green light to new rules for tracing transfers in the EU
Parliament endorsed the first EU rules to trace crypto-asset transfers, prevent money laundering, as well as common rules on supervision and customer protection.Committee on Economic...
European Affairs
Economics
Press release - Stopping the flow of dirty money: Parliament ready for negotiations
MEPs will open talks with the Council of the EU on reforming the EU’s anti-money laundering rules to help authorities crack down on the illicit...
European Affairs
Policy
The world’s deadliest war last year wasn’t in Ukraine
Sudan is not a one-off. There’s a disturbing resurgence in civil wars
Engineering
World News
How to survive a superpower split
We analyse the crafty countries that don’t want to pick sides
Energy
Was your degree really worth it?
Crunching the puny financial benefits of many university courses
Which will grow faster: India or Indonesia?
Both countries are pioneering new ways to get rich in a troubled world
World News
Press release - New EU measures against money laundering and terrorist financing
MEPs approved stricter rules to close existing gaps in combating money laundering, terrorist financing and evasion of sanctions in the EU.Committee on Economic and Monetary...
European Affairs
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How the Iraq war bent America’s army out of shape
As it exhausted itself battling insurgents, China re-armed
What does Xi Jinping want from Vladimir Putin?
Big questions loomed behind the Chinese leader’s trip to Moscow
Russia’s friends are a motley—and shrinking—crew
They are a coalition of the failing; the Soviet Remembrance Society; and a gang of opportunists
Emmanuel Macron’s vision of a more muscular Europe is coming true
But his allies disagree on its strategies and goals
European Affairs
Press release - MEPs to discuss the InvestEU implementation
MEPs are likely to focus their questions on the support for sustainable investment, innovation and job creation in the EU.Committee on BudgetsCommittee on Economic and...
European Affairs
Economics