2024-02-08-Economist Graphs
1. The world this week
1.1 Politics
1.2 Business
1.3 KAL’s cartoon
1.4 The world this week: This week’s covers
How we saw the world
2. Leaders
2.1 Leaders | Weapons systems: Killer drones pioneered in Ukraine are the weapons of the future
They are reshaping the balance between humans and technology in war
2.2 Leaders | China’s confidence shock : Has Xi Jinping lost control of the markets?
As a property crisis drags the economy into deflation, confidence is seeping away
2.3 Leaders | The arsenal of hypocrisy: House Republicans are helping Vladimir Putin
Their cynicism over Ukraine weakens America and makes the world less safe
2.4 Leaders | What happens when populists lose : Donald Tusk tries to restore Poland’s rule of law
Repairing the damage done by the last government will take grit and patience
2.5 Leaders | Indonesia’s election: What Jokowi’s inglorious exit means for Indonesia
The outgoing president is playing kingmaker to a controversial ex-general
3. Letters
3.1 Letters | On China and Taiwan, royalty, artificial intelligence, activist investors, philanthropy, retirement : Letters to the editor
A selection of correspondence
4. By Invitation
4.1 By Invitation | Indonesia’s election: A presidential candidate sees daunting challenges at home and abroad
Indonesia can help keep peace in the Indo-Pacific, says Ganjar Pranowo
4.2 By Invitation | Artificial intelligence and democracy: An AI-risk expert thinks governments should act to combat disinformation
An election may already have been swayed, says Philip Fox
4.3 By Invitation | A post-populist perspective: Kyriakos Mitsotakis on how to escape the grip of populism
It requires a combination of honesty and flexibility, says Greece’s prime minister
5. Briefing
5.1 Briefing | Dissipating dreams: China’s well-to-do are under assault from every side
Their agonies at the hands of markets and the state will reshape the Chinese economy
6. Britain
6.1 Britain | A pill wind: How Britain lost its war on drugs
Blame new synthetic opioids, inadequate funding and a punitive attitude
6.2 Britain | Royal bodies: What Charles III’s illness says about monarchs and mortality
Britain responds to the king’s cancer diagnosis
6.3 Britain | Not so soft: Britain’s economy will need rate cuts sooner rather than later
Inflation is coming down but worries about growth rise
6.4 Britain | Eyes right: A tiny right-wing party tries to menace Britain’s Conservatives
Reform UK’s best opportunity yet arrives on February 15th
6.5 Britain | Remembrance row: The controversy over Britain’s planned Holocaust memorial
Wrong place, wrong design
6.6 Britain | Death to Britain, but not just yet: Iran is targeting its opponents in Britain
Iran’s regime sees London as both hunting ground and playground
6.7 Britain | Bagehot: The former prime minister who fascinates the Labour Party
Starmerites are studying a neglected former leader
7. Europe
7.1 Europe | A party in a death spiral?: A mounting crisis of confidence confronts Olaf Scholz
Germans are grouchy, the hard right is rampant and the economy sluggish
7.2 Europe | A moment in the sun: Madrid is booming. Growing while keeping its cool will be the tricky part
A southern success story
7.3 Europe | Silencing the Kremlin’s critics: Vladimir Putin extends his crackdown in Russia
Even troublesome war supporters are targeted
7.4 Europe | Return of law: Poland is trying to restore the rule of law without violating it
Donald Tusk seeks to undo a hard-right party’s capture of the state
7.5 Europe | Charlemagne: Europe is importing a solar boom. Good news for (nearly) everyone
Cheap Chinese solar modules are delivering the EU’s green promises
8. United States
8.1 United States | Poll positions: Trump’s lead over Biden may be smaller than it looks
Consider only the highest-quality national polls, and the Republican’s advantage melts away
8.2 United States | Deliberative or disgraced?: What the death of America’s border bill says about toxic congressional politics
Republicans opt for theatre instead of governance
8.3 United States | Citizen Trump: A court rejects Donald Trump’s claim to absolute immunity
The former president will now take his outlandish plea to the Supreme Court
8.4 United States | Shh! Legislation in progress: Congress might just pass an astonishingly sensible tax deal
But too much attention could scupper it
8.5 United States | Direct democracy: Florida too may have an abortion referendum in November
It could influence the presidential election. It would be an even bigger deal for abortion access
8.6 United States | Generalising : State attorneys-general are shaping national policy
Despite not being elected to do so
8.7 United States | Lexington: This is not a story about Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl
Well, maybe a little
9. Middle East & Africa
9.1 Middle East and Africa | Antony Blinken’s shuttle diplomacy: Israel scorns America’s unprecedented peace plan
Arab states offer remarkable “security guarantees” to Israel
9.2 Middle East and Africa | America’s reverse-Goldilocks strategy: Why Iran is hard to intimidate
US soldiers are a bull’s-eye target for Iranian militias
9.3 Middle East and Africa | Israel’s obstructive settlers: America is trying to peg Israel’s settlers back
But their power in politics and on the ground shows no sign of waning
9.4 Middle East and Africa | House and home: How to house the world’s fastest-growing population
About 70% of buildings needed in Africa by 2040 are not yet built
9.5 Middle East and Africa | How to stay in power: Democracy is under attack in Senegal
The election is delayed after riot police drag opposition MPs out of parliament
10. The Americas
10.1 The Americas | El Salvador: After Nayib Bukele’s crushing, unconstitutional victory, what next?
El Salvador’s “philosopher king” is already hinting at a third term
10.2 The Americas | The C word: Mexico’s president and his family are fighting claims of corruption
The truth is that Andrés Manuel López Obrador has done too little to tackle the problem in society
10.3 The Americas | Pensions bonanza: Andrés Manuel López Obrador splashes out as elections loom
The trouble is Mexico can’t pay the president’s bill
11. Asia
11.1 Asia | Indonesian politics: A controversial general is likely to be Indonesia’s next leader
Prabowo Subianto looks unfit to govern the world’s third-largest democracy
11.2 Asia | Pay the writers: South Korea’s writers and directors play Squid Game
The people behind the country’s TV and film boom are not profiting from it
11.3 Asia | Force for change: Izumi Kenta wants to shake up Japan’s opposition
The centre-left leader tells The Economist his plan for a more serious politics
11.4 Asia | G’day, goodbye: Australia’s enthusiasm for immigration is being tested
The country is trying to slash net migration
11.5 Asia | Rule of Modi: Are India’s corruption police targeting Narendra Modi’s critics?
Money-laundering raids, many on the opposition, have increased 27-fold in the past decade
11.6 Asia | Banyan: Singapore cracks down on Chinese influence
The city-state wields its foreign-interference law for the first time
12. China
12.1 China | Spend more, please: Can China’s consumers save its economy?
Our number-crunching suggests economic “rebalancing” will be exceptionally hard
12.2 China | Pay up: Protests are soaring, as China’s workers demand their wages
They are coming up with creative stunts to put pressure on companies
12.3 China | Shrouded in secrecy : An espionage case hurts Chinese relations with Australia
The mysterious story of Yang Hengjun who is now sentenced to death
12.4 China | Chaguan: Xi Jinping’s chaos-loving friends
Why is stability-obsessed China aligned with Iran, North Korea and Russia?
13. Business
13.1 Business | Discomfort level: America’s economy is booming. So why are bosses worried?
Three of the forces that propped up profits may now be weakening
13.2 Business | Out of the nick, in time: Samsung’s boss avoids prison, again
Lee Jae-yong’s acquittal will benefit him, but not necessary South Korea
13.3 Business | Team players: Media companies club together for a joint sport-streamer
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery have a new game plan
13.4 Business | Bittersweet life: Can Giorgia Meloni reinvigorate Italia SpA?
Why Italian companies find it so hard to grow
13.5 Business | Bartleby: Fairness: the hidden currency of the workplace
It animates bosses, employees and customers alike
13.6 Business | TsarGPT: Vladimir Putin wants to catch up with the West in AI
Good luck with that
13.7 Business | Schumpeter: Musk v Zuckerberg: who’s winning?
One burned billions, the other has earned them
14. Finance & economics
14.1 Finance and economics | Fanning the flames: China’s stockmarket nightmare is nowhere near over
The situation ought to worry Xi Jinping
14.2 Finance and economics | Buttonwood: The dividend is back. Are investors right to be pleased?
Why cash payments are no longer the preserve of widows and orphans
14.3 Finance and economics | Spring fever: Are NYCB’s troubles the start of another banking panic?
Probably not. But they do suggest broader problems
14.4 Finance and economics | Capital punishment: Bankers have reason to hope Trump triumphs
Will they now spend big on his campaign?
14.5 Finance and economics | Running out of road: The false promise of Indonesia’s economy
Presidential candidates vow to deliver 7% growth. Voters have heard it before
14.6 Finance and economics | Free exchange: Universities are failing to boost economic growth
Too often they generate ideas that no one knows how to use
15. Science & technology
15.1 How cheap drones are transforming warfare in Ukraine
15.2 Science and technology | Very small things: NASA’s PACE satellite will tackle the largest uncertainty in climate science
It will monitor tiny particles in Earth’s atmosphere and oceans
15.3 Science and technology | A long and winding road: The first endometriosis drug in four decades is on the horizon
At last, progress is being made on a condition that affects one woman in ten
15.4 Science and technology | They’re on a roll: Ancient, damaged Roman scrolls have been deciphered using AI
The new techniques could help rediscover lost works from antiquity
15.5 Science and technology | Baby AI: Scientists have trained an AI through the eyes of a baby
“Chair” and “ball” were among little AI’s first words
16. Culture
16.1 Culture | Chronicling the past: When is it too soon to write history?
Early accounts can stand the test of time, but they have to be riveting
16.2 Culture | Size doesn’t matter: Small, but mighty: how cuteness has taken over the world
A supposedly childish aesthetic is being taken more seriously
16.3 Culture | Labour pains: Lessons for Keir Starmer from Britain’s first Labour government
The Labour Party first took power 100 years ago
16.4 Culture | Name that toon: Chinese animated films are booming
But they would be even better if censors relaxed
16.5 Culture | Back Story: The meaning of the hysteria over Taylor Swift
It reflects the overlap of politics, conspiracy and celebrity
17. The Economist reads
17.1 The Economist reads: What to read about Pakistan
Six books provide an introduction to a troubled, nuclear-armed country
18. Economic & financial indicators
18.1 Economic data, commodities and markets
19. Obituary
19.1 Obituary | Backwards up the Khyber: Rosemary Smith set out to prove that women drivers could do as well as men
The queen of world rallying died on December 5th, aged 86
