Leaders
Diminishing returns
Too many master’s courses are expensive and flaky
Governments should help postgraduates get a better deal
Danger and deals in the Middle East
From Nixon to China, to Trump to Tehran
Iran is weak. For America’s next president that creates an opportunity
On another planet
Elon Musk is Donald Trump’s disrupter-in-chief
The entrepreneur will be let loose on America’s government
Act now, Mr Merz
Germany cannot afford to wait to relax its debt brake
It should move before the election
The long haul
Everything about climate change may seem grim. It isn’t
The fight for a stable climate will be fought using technology
The loyalty test
Matt Gaetz’s nomination to be attorney-general is an ill omen
It shows how far Donald Trump is willing to go to dominate the machinery of government
America’s lame-duck period
How to avoid global chaos in the next ten weeks
Risks abound in the limbo between now and Donald Trump’s swearing-in
Caretaker, take care
After the revolution, Bangladesh is stable. For the moment
Muhammad Yunus, the interim leader, needs to set a date for elections
Out in the open
Why open-source AI models are good for the world
Their critics dwell on the dangers and underestimate the benefits