Business
Elon Musk’s antics are not the only problem for Tesla
The carmaker’s sales are sinking for other reasons too
International
Europe thinks the unthinkable on a nuclear bomb
Poland wants co-operation with France on a nuclear deterrent. That could take many forms
Leaders
Will Vladimir Putin really agree to stop his killing machine?
The offer of a ceasefire creates a dilemma for the Kremlin
The world in brief
American officials arrived in Russia to discuss a proposal to end the war in Ukraine...
Donald Trump said he would “of course” respond to the European Union’s decision to introduce $28bn in tariffs on American imports, but did not say how...
Andrzej Duda, Poland’s president, told the Financial Times that America should move nuclear weapons to Poland to deter Russian aggression...
Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, accused China of trying to “absorb” the island, by stepping up “influence campaigns and manipulation” there...
Trump’s erratic policy is harming the reputation of American assets
Like the stockmarket, the dollar is also suffering from falling confidence and rising confusion
Buttonwood: What sparks an investing revolution?
Ideas that emerged from the University of Chicago in the 1960s changed the world. But as a new film shows, they almost didn’t
Is Zelensky a disliked dictator or a popular hero?
Our poll of Ukrainians shows a surprising shift in the president’s ratings
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wants to be a novelist and a polemicist
The celebrated thinker and writer is at her best not in the realm of fiction, but of fact
Discover more
The Intelligence
What is in the Ukraine-ceasefire proposal—and what is not?
Tracking the presidency
How popular is Donald Trump?
Canadian poll tracker
Ahead of elections later this year, the Liberals are surging
Trump’s economic fallout
America’s trade hawks fear the gaps in Trump’s tariff wall
Even as markets reel, some firms want the president to get tough on enforcing duties
Will America’s stockmarket convulsions spread?
Investors are hurrying to find alternatives—but all face difficulties of their own
How Trump provoked a sell-off
Will the president win back investors? Does he even want to?
Trump’s metals tariffs will cost American industry dearly
Not least because the president keeps threatening to ratchet up duties
Games
Dateline history quiz
Guess when these extracts were published in The Economist
Mini crossword
A weekly puzzle based on the week’s news
Pint-sized news quiz
Have you been following the headlines?
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
Edition: March 8th 2025
The revised economic outlook
Can Winston Starmer pull it off?
Britain’s leader has found purpose abroad
Germany rearms
The incoming chancellor signals massive increases in defence and infrastructure spending
Time to lift Syria’s sanctions
Without a reprieve, the country will become a failed state
RIP foreign aid
Donors should focus on what works. Much aid currently does not
