2024-02-15-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 cover
How we saw the world
2. Leaders
2.1 Leaders | The right: The growing peril of national conservatism
It’s dangerous and it’s spreading. Liberals need to find a way to stop it
2.2 Leaders | Prepare for President Trump: Europe must hurry to defend itself against Russia—and Donald Trump
The ex-president’s invitation to Vladimir Putin to attack American allies is an assault on NATO. Ultimately, that is bad for America
2.3 Leaders | Decline and fall : Pakistan is out of friends and out of money
A botched election and an economic crisis show how low it has fallen
2.4 Leaders | A shock to the system: A new answer to the biggest climate conundrum
Will electrification of industry live up to its promise?
2.5 Leaders | Silicon rally: As San Francisco builds the future of technology, can it rebuild itself?
People feared a doom loop. Reality has been more surprising
2.6 Leaders | America’s shadow central banks: Another bank subsidy America should kill off
The Federal Home Loan Banks offer loans to Wall Street that are too cheap
2.7 Leaders | The ur-snafu: How not to do a megaproject
The lessons of HS2 for Britain and beyond
3. Letters
3.1 Letters | On export controls on China, charter schools, council tax, Ukraine, DEI, Peter Schickele, common sense: Letters to the editor
A selection of correspondence
4. By Invitation
4.1 By Invitation | Politics and ageing: David Owen argues that Joe Biden and Donald Trump are both too old to be president
Nor should anyone else over 70 be considered for the job, says the politician and former neurologist
4.2 By Invitation | Corporate culture: Two experts predict AI will transform companies’ understanding of themselves
Wave goodbye to clunky employee surveys, say Don and Charlie Sull
5. Briefing
5.1 Briefing | Nationalists of the world, unite!: “National conservatives” are forging a global front against liberalism
The alliance may be incoherent, but that does not make it harmless
5.2 Briefing | The burning question: First electric cars. Next, electric factories?
They could be a major new way to slow global warming
6. Europe
6.1 Europe | How to spend it: The EU’s covid-19 recovery fund has worked, but not as intended
The fund should pave the way for more collective European spending
6.2 Europe | A new role: After Russia’s invasion the people of Bessarabia switched sides
A traditionally pro-Russian part of Ukraine now feels very differently
6.3 Europe | A concrete wall: As Donald Trump threatens NATO, the Baltic states stiffen their defences
Russia’s formidable installations in Ukraine are reviving interest in fortification
6.4 Europe | Back from the slagheap: As German industry declines, the Ruhr gives hope
The resilience of the old steelmaking heartland is a model for the future
6.5 Europe | Overcooked controversy: Europe decides it doesn’t like lab-grown meat before it’s tried it
An Italian ban is red meat for cattle farmers
6.6 Europe | Charlemagne: How not to botch the upcoming EU leadership reshuffle
The great scramble for top Euro-jobs is upon us, alas
7. Britain
7.1 Britain | Getting nowhere fast : The horror story of HS2
How a flagship project became a parable of Britain’s problems
7.2 Britain | Crime prevention: Why British police should focus on victims
A small number of people suffer a disproportionate amount of crime
7.3 Britain | Hotting up: Climate will be a battleground in Britain’s next election
The Conservatives and Labour both have weaknesses
7.4 Britain | Britain’s silver zones: How to live to one hundred
Have good genes and move to East Devon
7.5 Britain | A life more ordinary: British lives are getting duller
Good news for Britons, bad news for obituarists
7.6 Britain | Bagehot: Ban it harder! An unwelcome new trend in British politics
Do not abduct that cat
7.7 Britain | Roses are perishable: Love, frugality and home-grown flowers are in the air
Valentine’s Day in post-pandemic Britain
8. United States
8.1 United States | Racial progress in America: Black workers are enjoying a jobs boom in America
A tight labour market chips away at some of the most stubborn inequalities
8.2 United States | House of cowards: House Republicans fear Trump too much to aid Ukraine
They include the speaker, Mike Johnson, who won’t allow a vote
8.3 United States | All in the family: Cousin marriage is probably fine in most cases
It is also illegal in 25 American states
8.4 United States | Parler games: The far-right’s favoured social-media platform plots a comeback
What to make of Parler’s return
8.5 United States | Night court: The search for justice in America is not a nine-to-five job
Courts should stay open later. New York City has been doing that since before it was cool
8.6 United States | Lexington: Donald Trump’s tremendous love
His politics may seem hostile, yet he talks like a Valentine’s Day card
9. Middle East & Africa
9.1 Middle East and Africa | The next phase of the Gaza war : If Israel invades, hell looms in Rafah
Binyamin Netanyahu wants to attack now. His generals don’t
9.2 Middle East and Africa | The case against UNRWA: The real problem with the UN’s agency for Palestinians
It has perpetuated the misery of Palestinians
9.3 Middle East & Africa | Helping the bad guys: How Yemen’s dominant Houthis blackmail foreign aid agencies
They risk causing a man-made famine with their meddling
9.4 Middle East and Africa | South African politics: Is Julius Malema the most dangerous man in South Africa?
His party wants to nationalise all. He may become kingmaker
9.5 Middle East and Africa | Taking credit: African governments return to international bond markets
Debt worries have eased a little, but borrowing is still expensive
9.6 Middle East and Africa | Ukrainians in Sudan: Evidence mounts that Ukrainian forces are in Sudan
But their presence may not alter the outcome of its civil war
10. The Americas
10.1 The Americas | The perils of Petrobras: Why Lula keeps meddling with Latin America’s top oil company
His worst instincts are undermining the national oil company’s hard-won gains
10.2 The Americas | From model to muddle: Chile’s crisis is not over yet
Political tumult is now the norm in the country
11. Asia
11.1 Asia | A historic shift: India’s unprecedented love-in with the Middle East
Amid a war Narendra Modi builds new Gulf ties
11.2 Asia | Junked bonds: India’s Supreme Court delivers a rare setback for Narendra Modi
It declared unconstitutional an opaque campaign-finance tool that chiefly benefited the ruling party
11.3 Asia | File under F for “fiasco”: Pakistan’s voters tell the generals where to put it
Imran Khan’s candidates won the most seats despite heavy-handed attempts to hobble them
11.4 Asia | General, elected: Prabowo Subianto will be Indonesia’s next president
The controversial former general is unlikely to boost the country’s democratic credentials
11.5 Asia | Banyan : Australia needs to rethink its approach to its Pacific island neighbours
They care more about development than hard security
12. China
12.1 China | China and the world: Xi Jinping’s paranoia is making China isolated and insular
From his personal travel plans to capital flows, cross-border exchange is shrinking
12.2 China | Messy for Messi: Hong Kong is struggling to restore its image as a global city
Efforts have been tripped up by nationalists
12.3 China | Life’s a beach: China is trying to boost domestic tourism
Even “China’s Hawaii” may not tempt them
12.4 China | Chaguan: How China stifles dissent without a KGB or Stasi of its own
A secret policeman on every street
13. International
13.1 International | Counting the votes: 2024 is a giant test of nerves for democracy
A warning from election results so far—and what follows in America, Europe and India
14. Business
14.1 Business | Chipping in: China is quietly reducing its reliance on foreign chip technology
Firms such as Huawei are cultivating local suppliers
14.2 Business | Tokyo Electrified: Japan’s semiconductor toolmakers are booming
How long will it last?
14.3 Business | Paramount’s paramours: Would-be suitors are wooing Paramount
The drama highlights the parlous state of the entertainment industry
14.4 Business | The super store: Why Costco is so loved
Keeping customers, employees and investors happy is no mean feat
14.5 Business | Bartleby: How to benefit from the conversations you have at work
Stop thinking about your next point and listen to the one being made
14.6 Business | Boxing match: How worried should Amazon be about Shein and Temu?
Dirt-cheap products and marketing splurges are catching clicks
14.7 Business | Schumpeter: The row over US Steel shows the new meaning of national security
Should a Japanese buyer really be blocked from acquiring the American firm?
15. Finance & economics
15.1 Finance and economics | Artificial intelligence: How San Francisco staged a surprising comeback
Forget the controversy. America’s tech capital is building the future
15.2 Finance and economics | Buttonwood: Investing in commodities has become nightmarishly difficult
What happened to that “supercycle”?
15.3 Finance and economics | Putting out fires: How the world economy learned to love chaos
War, high interest rates and financial strife are yet to bring down growth
15.4 Finance and economics | Conflict trading: The Ukraine war offers energy arbitrage opportunities
It also provides a glimpse at the future of European gas supplies
15.5 Finance and economics | American banks: Is working from home about to spark a financial crisis?
That is the worry. But it is overblown
15.6 Finance and economics | Free exchange: In defence of a financial instrument that fails to do its job
Inflation-linked bonds are a poor inflation hedge, but that’s not the point
16. Science & technology
16.1 Science and technology | Lunar odyssey: A private Moon mission hopes to succeed where others have failed
The odds are stacked against it
16.2 Science and technology | Milk and two microbes: For the perfect cup of tea, start with the right bacteria
The organisms near a tea plant’s roots can influence the depth of flavour in its leaves
16.3 Science and technology | Shame, set and match: What tennis reveals about AI’s impact on human behaviour
Since the introduction of Hawk-Eye, umpires have been biting their tongues
16.4 Science and technology | JET off: A 40-year-old nuclear-fusion experiment bows out in style
Its final run set a record for how much energy such reactions can produce
17. Culture
17.1 Culture | Turkish delight: The third-largest exporter of television is not who you might expect
After America and Britain, Turkey is the biggest seller of scripted shows
17.2 Culture | Indecipherable fingerprints: A secret room in Florence boasts drawings by Michelangelo
The artist’s fingerprints are all over the walls—or are they?
17.3 Culture | Laughing to tears: On “A Wonderful Country”, Israelis joke their way through trauma
Nothing appears off limits on the incisive comedy show, except for Gazans’ pain
17.4 Culture | Drugs, terms and steel: The Wa: the world’s biggest drug-dealers, with a tiny profile
A new book looks at how the narco-state has flourished
17.5 Culture | Pen v plague: From Napoleon to Vladimir Putin, disease has shaped history
A sacked New York Times reporter takes a global view of disease
17.6 Culture | Back Story : The real message of Vladimir Putin’s chat with Tucker Carlson
Russia’s president is not a man to be trusted, still less to emulate or admire
18. The Economist reads
18.1 The Economist reads: What to read about Indonesia
There’s much more to the country than Bali’s beaches, as these six books demonstrate
19. Economic & financial indicators
19.1 Economic data, commodities and markets
20. The Economist explains
20.1 The Economist explains: What is Russia’s mysterious new space weapon?
Theories include a space-nuke or a nuclear-powered jammer
20.2 The Economist explains: How Ukraine sank the Caesar Kunikov—and is beating Russia at sea
It is the fourth landing ship Ukraine has taken out in the Black Sea in seven months
21. Obituary
21.1 Obituary | A line through the jungle: Jack Jennings was one of the Allied POWs who built the Burma Railway
The slave labourer for the Japanese died on January 19th, aged 104
