2021-11-13-Economist Graphs
1. The world this week
1.1 Politics
1.2 Business
1.3 KAL’s cartoon
2. The world this week
2.1 Politics
2.2 Business
2.3 KAL’s cartoon
3. Leaders
3.1 A final choice
The end of life
But too many are still denied this basic freedom
3.2 Putin’s new era of repression
Russia
It will lead to confrontation with the West
3.3 War, drought, famine
Afghanistan
That means co-operating with the Taliban, as distasteful as that is
3.4 China’s other debt problem
Evergrande and financial contagion
Crony capitalism has flourished among the country’s small and mid-tier banks
3.5 The discreet charm of nuclear power
Energy
It makes fighting climate change a lot easier
4. Letters
4.1 On economics, Balkan bridges, Shakespeare, mission statements, hydrogen, Facebook, French, Polexit
Letters to the editor
A selection of correspondence
5. Briefing
5.1 Manacled in Moscow
Russian repression
And Russians across the country are feeling the heat
6. Europe
6.1 Disoriented express
EU railways
It won’t be easy
6.2 Caught at the wire
The Belarus-Poland border
Belarus is shipping Iraqis to the Polish border and trapping them there
6.3 The arc of susceptibility
Coronavirus in eastern Europe
But only where vaccination rates are poor
6.4 Going bananas
Syrians in Turkey
Refugees who ate bananas in a provocative fashion are to be deported
6.5 Minimum wage, maximum rage
Charlemagne
A fight about worker pay pits a Scandinavian duo against the rest of the EU
7. Britain
7.1 This time, it’s different
Nuclear power
Rolls-Royce—and Britain’s government—hope so
7.2 Mustn’t grumble
Environmental attitudes
One in the eye for economists
7.3 Groundhog day
The Northern Ireland protocol
Triggering Article 16 would mean testy trade talks—and a risk of no deal
7.4 London’s bridges falling down
Infrastructure
It is unclear whom to blame—and that is the reason for the problem
7.5 Spiralling scandal
Politics
Under the current rules, they can. Cue controversy
7.6 Off the shelf
What’s missing?
New data published by the Office for National Statistics show patchy problems
7.7 They shall not grow old
War graves
How Fabian Ware transformed the aftermath of war
7.8 Learning from Paterson
Bagehot
The lessons of the latest parliamentary debacle in Britain
8. Middle East & Africa
8.1 No tourist Mecca
Saudi Arabia
Apart from oil, the desert kingdom does not have many unique selling points
8.2 Get two rooms
Prudery in Morocco
No marriage certificate, no room key
8.3 The new predators
Iran’s military tactics
The attempt to kill Iraq’s prime minister highlights how Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicles are changing the military balance in the Middle East
8.4 No farewell to arms
Congo’s militias
It is proving hard to reintegrate them into society
8.5 Time and punishment
Liberia
9. United States
9.1 Of walls and wobbles
Biden and the border
Democrats have not realised how serious the problem is
9.2 Unlocked
Infrastructure year
Infrastructure year is finally here
9.3 You’re in trouble
The Durham investigation
The special counsel arrests one of the sources of the infamous Steele dossier
9.4 Energy deficient
New nukes
Reaching net-zero targets will be much harder without it
9.5 Latin hex
Lexington
This looks catastrophic for the left
10. The Americas
10.1 By the book
How to be a dictator (1)
With an approval rating of around 15%, he could not possibly win a fair election
10.2 A family affair
How to be a dictator (2)
His allies in Venezuela, Cuba and Russia supported a fake election
10.3 Following the money
Bello
A constitutional amendment marks a return to fiscal incontinence
11. Asia
11.1 Manufacturing a green revolution
Climate and industry
Its industrial centres will have to transform or disappear
11.2 Levelling up
Education in South Asia (1)
It hopes to move away from rote learning and towards actual learning
11.3 Levelling down
Education in South Asia (2)
Teachers and parents worry that English-language skills are being replaced by religious content
11.4 How to get a promotion
Politics in Myanmar
Even former supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi are now in the employ of the regime
11.5 The great board game
Banyan
Bide one’s time, then show strength
12. China
12.1 The spectral game
State-sponsored hacking
Despite saying it wouldn’t engage in cybertheft, it is ramping up its efforts
12.2 New kids on the cell block
Dissent in Hong Kong
The city’s jails are filling up with dissidents
12.3 Why China has a zero-covid policy
Chaguan
Harsh rules will enjoy support, as long as life feels safe for the majority
13. International
13.1 Death on demand
Assisted dying
It is raising hard questions and changing how people think about death
14. Business
14.1 Fading stars
Hollywood’s talent wars
Streaming has changed the economics of talent
14.2 Lab rats
Commercial property
Lab landlords are seeking new premises
14.3 The impossible job
Bartleby
An impossible job has become even tougher
14.4 Seal of the realm
China and the pandemic
In business, China is becoming a world unto itself
14.5 Not so general
General Electric
An iconic conglomerate calls time on itself
14.6 Golf’s course
Volkswagen’s labour relations
Volkswagen workers are flexing their muscles
14.7 Virtual world, Inc
The corporate metaverse
Linking the digital and physical worlds could unlock innovation
14.8 The flywheel delusion
Schumpeter
The mania over ride-sharing and delivery companies has at times been absurd
15. Finance & economics
15.1 Attack on the tycoons
Chinese banks
It’s not just Evergrande. The rot in China’s banking system goes deeper
15.2 The bitcom boom
Funding crypto ventures
As big investors weigh in, valuations are reaching the stratosphere
15.3 The wrong kind of hot
Inflation in America
How a broad pickup in prices puts pressure on the Fed to raise rates
15.4 Reef relief
Debt-for-nature swaps
It is exchanging one sort of riches for another
15.5 For the duration
Buttonwood
The immediacy of cash is a plus when other investments rely on evermore distant earnings
15.6 Home-icide
Free exchange
Lessons for America’s housing market
16. Science & technology
16.1 Knowing the worst
Diagnosing dementia
The world’s health services will struggle to cope with the consequences
16.2 Are the climate goals dead or alive?
COP26
The pledges made in Paris seem like they are being left behind
16.3 Perilous plastic
Microbiology
Polyester and nylon seem to be common sources
16.4 Probiotic berries
Agriculture
And still rich in health-promoting compounds
16.5 Pills with promise
Covid-19
The highly effective drugs can be taken as pills
17. Books & arts
17.1 Hear no lies
Dealing with dirty money
They point fingers at governments and “enablers” in the West
17.2 Toil and trouble
Witchcraft
Malcolm Gaskill paints a moving portrait of life in Springfield, Massachusetts
17.3 Method in the MADness
The cold war
Martin Sixsmith gets inside the minds of the leaders—and their populations
17.4 The mixing pot
Access to art
The Museum Boijmans van Beuningen’s new building is a marvel, inside and out
17.5 Double trouble
Johnson
Here’s how to tell which past tense to use
18. Economic & financial indicators
18.1 Economic data, commodities and markets
19. Graphic detail
19.1 Coming clean
Social media
Their data show a bias aiding unreliable media, regardless of ideology, and right-wing political parties
20. Obituary
20.1 Up off the couch
Aaron Beck
The father and developer of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy died on November 1st, aged 100
