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Mr Putin has successfully divided Europe and America—again
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Xi Jinping tries to press China’s advantage in South America
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The world in brief
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Scott Bessent, Mr Trump’s treasury secretary, hailed “substantial progress” in trade talks between America and China...
Israel’s foreign minister, Gideon Saar, said that his country fully endorses Mr Trump’s plan for getting humanitarian aid into Gaza...
America and Iran completed the latest round of talks about the latter’s nuclear programme...
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Many Europeans are complacent about the threat Russia poses—and misunderstand how to deter its president
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Edition: May 10th 2025
All grown up: Saudi Arabia’s surprising transformation
Saudi Arabia grows up
The country is pulling off an astonishing transformation
India and Pakistan flirt with war—again
Luck stands between de-escalation and disaster
Chip smuggling out of control
How China is still getting its hands on Nvidia’s gear
Why Gen X is the real loser generation
Don’t cry for millennials or Gen Z. Save your pity for those in their 50s
Technology Quarterly: March 1st 2025
The age of CRISPR
Ida Emilie Steinmark explores whether it can deliver on its promise
- Can gene editing deliver on its promise?
- CRISPR could yet save millions of lives. Here’s how
- Epigenetic editors are a gentler form of gene editing
- Gene editing is already revolutionising research in the laboratory
- Eat your GE-greens
- Editing pigs, mice and mosquitoes may save lives
- Designing babies
- Gene editing can still change the world
- Acknowledgments
