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data-testid="rule-accent"/><div><h2 class="title_mb-section-header__title__73sdX">The world in brief</h2></div></div><style data-emotion="css 1h1m3aw">.css-1h1m3aw{margin-top:1.375rem;max-width:32rem;margin-left:0;}.css-1h1m3aw p{font-family:var(--mb-typeface-sans);font-weight:var(--mb-font-weight-regular);font-size:var(--mb-typestyle-body-1-size);font-variant:var(--mb-typestyle-body-1-figures);line-height:var(--mb-typestyle-body-1-leading);color:var(--mb-colour-greyscale-london-20);}</style><div class="css-1h1m3aw e1o71q7l2"><style data-emotion="css 1l5amll">.css-1l5amll{color:var(--mb-colour-greyscale-london-5);font-family:var(--mb-typeface-serif);font-weight:var(--mb-font-weight-regular);font-size:var(--mb-typestyle-body-2-size);font-variant:var(--mb-typestyle-body-2-figures);line-height:var(--mb-typestyle-body-2-leading);}.css-1l5amll del,.css-1l5amll s{-webkit-text-decoration:strikethrough;text-decoration:strikethrough;}.css-1l5amll strong,.css-1l5amll 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a:focus{background-color:var(--mb-colour-base-chicago-90);color:var(--mb-colour-greyscale-london-5);outline:none;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--mb-colour-greyscale-london-5);text-decoration-thickness:var(--mb-spacing-3xs);}.css-1l5amll a:active{background-color:var(--mb-colour-base-chicago-90);color:var(--mb-colour-base-chicago-30);text-decoration-color:var(--mb-colour-base-chicago-30);text-decoration-thickness:var(--mb-spacing-3xs);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1l5amll [data-caps='initial'],.css-1l5amll .drop-cap{float:left;font-feature-settings:'ss08' 1;font-size:3.5rem;height:3.25rem;line-height:1;margin:0.0625rem 0.2rem 0 0;text-transform:uppercase;}.css-1l5amll [data-ornament='ufinish'],.css-1l5amll .ufinish{color:var(--mb-colour-brand-red);}.css-1l5amll [data-ornament='ufinish']::before,.css-1l5amll .ufinish::before{font-size:var(--mb-typestyle-body-2-size);font-variant:var(--mb-typestyle-body-2-figures);line-height:var(--mb-typestyle-body-2-leading);content:' ';}</style><p data-component="paragraph" class="css-1l5amll e1y9q0ei0"><b>Emmanuel Macron </b>and<b> Donald Trump </b>said that European troops could serve as peacekeepers in Ukraine...</p></div><div class="css-1h1m3aw e1o71q7l2"><p data-component="paragraph" class="css-1l5amll e1y9q0ei0"><b>America</b> also voted against a <b>United Nations</b> resolution condemning Russia’s invasion...</p></div><div class="css-1h1m3aw e1o71q7l2"><p data-component="paragraph" class="css-1l5amll e1y9q0ei0"><b>America’s</b> Office of Personnel Management walked back <b>Elon Musk’s</b> statement that civilian federal employees would be considered to have resigned if they did not respond to an email asking for a list of recent accomplishments...</p></div><div class="css-1h1m3aw e1o71q7l2"><p data-component="paragraph" class="css-1l5amll e1y9q0ei0">The <b>Democratic Republic of Congo</b> said it would halt <b>cobalt</b> exports for at least four months, in an effort to shore up prices...</p></div></div><style data-emotion="css i51og3">.css-i51og3{margin-top:2rem;}</style><div class="css-i51og3 e1o71q7l1"><a class="call-to-action_mb-call-to-action__JMKot call-to-action_mb-call-to-action--tertiary__kP_rI call-to-action_mb-call-to-action--small__Dq0Sg call-to-action_mb-call-to-action--arrow__MsxEI" href="/the-world-in-brief" data-analytics="world_in_brief"><span>Continue reading</span><span class="icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow__jDJga icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--small__W5Lab icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--current-colour__6jGg8" data-testid="right-currentColour-false"><span>→</span></span></a></div></div><hr class="css-tb0m4t e3mhczn1"/></div><style data-emotion="css 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src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_WBP503.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><style data-emotion="css tmnt5q">.css-tmnt5q{font-family:var(--mb-typeface-serif);font-size:var(--mb-typestyle-title-2-size);font-variant:var(--mb-typestyle-title-2-figures);font-weight:500;line-height:var(--mb-typestyle-title-2-leading);}.css-tmnt5q a{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:var(--mb-colour-greyscale-london-5);display:block;}.css-tmnt5q a:hover,.css-tmnt5q a:hover{color:var(--mb-colour-base-chicago-30);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-tmnt5q a:focus,.css-tmnt5q a:focus{background-color:var(--mb-colour-base-chicago-95);color:var(--mb-colour-greyscale-london-5);outline:none;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-tmnt5q a:active,.css-tmnt5q a:active{color:var(--mb-colour-base-chicago-30);}.css-tmnt5q a::before{bottom:0;content:'';display:block;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;right:0;text-indent:-999em;top:0;white-space:nowrap;z-index:1;}.css-tmnt5q+.esimp700,.css-tmnt5q+style+.esimp700{margin-top:0.25rem;}.e1p220na0 .css-tmnt5q+.esimp700{margin-top:0;}</style><h3 class="css-tmnt5q e9vcwtd0"><a href="/business/2025/02/24/a-guide-to-dodging-trumps-tariffs" data-analytics="top_stories:headline_4">A guide to dodging Trump’s tariffs</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">How companies can lessen the blow from the American president’s assault on trade</p></div></div></div><div class="css-10d5nji e141dkbw0"><style data-emotion="css 16xyo8r">.css-16xyo8r{position:relative;width:100%;margin-top:0;overflow:hidden;}.eeawncf0 .css-16xyo8r,.e1ns5z760 .css-16xyo8r{margin-top:-0.25rem;margin-bottom:0;}@media (min-width: 22.5rem){.eeawncf0 .css-16xyo8r,.e1ns5z760 .css-16xyo8r{margin-top:-0.25rem;margin-bottom:0;}}@media (min-width: 37.5rem){.eeawncf0 .css-16xyo8r,.e1ns5z760 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class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-tmnt5q e9vcwtd0"><a href="/technology-quarterly/2025/02/21/crispr-cures-face-cost-and-safety-concerns" data-analytics="top_stories:headline_5">CRISPR cures face cost and safety concerns</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">Gene-editing medicines have had a rocky start. But there is cause for optimism</p></div></div></div><div class="css-10d5nji e141dkbw0"><div class="css-16xyo8r e11kl3g90"><div class="css-1o6eidl e1v3hvd50"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 335px, (min-width: 960px) 285px, (min-width: 600px) 296px, 182px" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=16,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250224_BID002.jpg 16w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=32,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250224_BID002.jpg 32w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=48,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250224_BID002.jpg 48w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=64,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250224_BID002.jpg 64w, 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be alone—and spend accordingly</p></div></div></div><div class="css-10d5nji e141dkbw0"><style data-emotion="css b5ym8f">.css-b5ym8f{position:relative;width:100%;margin-top:0;overflow:hidden;}.eeawncf0 .css-b5ym8f,.e1ns5z760 .css-b5ym8f{margin-top:-0.25rem;margin-bottom:0;}@media (min-width: 22.5rem){.eeawncf0 .css-b5ym8f,.e1ns5z760 .css-b5ym8f{margin-top:-0.25rem;margin-bottom:0;}}@media (min-width: 37.5rem){.eeawncf0 .css-b5ym8f,.e1ns5z760 .css-b5ym8f{margin-top:-0.25rem;margin-bottom:0;}}@media (min-width: 60rem){.eeawncf0 .css-b5ym8f,.e1ns5z760 .css-b5ym8f{margin-top:-0.25rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;}}@media (min-width: 80rem){.eeawncf0 .css-b5ym8f,.e1ns5z760 .css-b5ym8f{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:1.5rem;}}.e1ft9m2r0 .css-b5ym8f{margin-left:0.75rem;margin-top:0;}@media (max-width:29.9375rem){.e1ft9m2r0 .css-b5ym8f{padding-top:0.375rem;}}@media (min-width: 80rem){.css-b5ym8f{display:block;}}</style><div class="css-b5ym8f e11kl3g90"><div class="css-1o6eidl e1v3hvd50"><figure 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https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_STP001.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_STP001.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_STP001.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-tmnt5q e9vcwtd0"><a href="/science-and-technology/2025/02/19/another-win-for-geologys-theory-of-everything" data-analytics="top_stories:headline_7">Another win for geology’s Theory of Everything</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">Plate tectonics could explain continental plateaus and mini mass extinctions</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><style data-emotion="css 1va8c6i">.css-1va8c6i{margin-bottom:3rem;}@media (min-width: 37.5rem){.css-1va8c6i{margin-bottom:3rem;}}@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-1va8c6i{margin-bottom:3.5rem;}}.css-1va8c6i 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var(--ds-color-london-85);display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;gap:1rem;padding:var(--discover-rail-padding) 0 var(--discover-rail-padding) 0;}.css-1a0zvv8:first-of-type{padding-top:0;}.css-1a0zvv8:last-of-type{border-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0;}.css-1a0zvv8 .e1197rjj0{border-radius:0.25rem;-webkit-flex:1 0 4.5rem;-ms-flex:1 0 4.5rem;flex:1 0 4.5rem;overflow:hidden;}</style><li class="css-1a0zvv8 esomnp60"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img alt="" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1500" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="72px" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=16,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png 16w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=32,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png 32w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=48,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png 48w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=64,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png 64w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=96,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png 96w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240628_drp014.png"/></figure><style data-emotion="css 12lyffs">.css-12lyffs{position:relative;width:100%;margin-top:0;overflow:hidden;display:block;}.eeawncf0 .css-12lyffs,.e1ns5z760 .css-12lyffs{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}@media (min-width: 22.5rem){.eeawncf0 .css-12lyffs,.e1ns5z760 .css-12lyffs{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}}@media (min-width: 37.5rem){.eeawncf0 .css-12lyffs,.e1ns5z760 .css-12lyffs{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}}@media (min-width: 60rem){.eeawncf0 .css-12lyffs,.e1ns5z760 .css-12lyffs{margin-top:-0.25rem;margin-bottom:0;}}@media (min-width: 80rem){.eeawncf0 .css-12lyffs,.e1ns5z760 .css-12lyffs{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}}.e1ft9m2r0 .css-12lyffs{margin-left:0.75rem;margin-top:0;}@media (max-width:29.9375rem){.e1ft9m2r0 .css-12lyffs{padding-top:0.375rem;}}</style><div class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><style data-emotion="css 1gi27c2">.css-1gi27c2{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;color:var(--mb-colour-brand-red);font-family:var(--mb-typeface-sans);font-size:var(--mb-typestyle-label-2-size);font-variant:var(--mb-typestyle-label-2-figures);line-height:var(--mb-typestyle-label-2-leading);color:var(--mb-colour-greyscale-london-5);font-size:var(--mb-typestyle-label-3-size);font-weight:500;line-height:var(--mb-typestyle-label-3-leading);}.css-1gi27c2 svg{margin-right:0.125rem;}.css-1gi27c2+*{margin-top:0.125rem;}</style><p class="css-1gi27c2 e1etum70"> The Intelligence</p><style data-emotion="css 1qpbwwk">.css-1qpbwwk{font-family:var(--mb-typeface-serif);font-size:var(--mb-typestyle-title-1-size);font-variant:var(--mb-typestyle-title-1-figures);font-weight:500;line-height:var(--mb-typestyle-title-1-leading);}.css-1qpbwwk a{font-weight:400;}.css-1qpbwwk a{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:var(--mb-colour-greyscale-london-5);display:block;}.css-1qpbwwk a:hover,.css-1qpbwwk a:hover{color:var(--mb-colour-base-chicago-30);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1qpbwwk a:focus,.css-1qpbwwk a:focus{background-color:var(--mb-colour-base-chicago-95);color:var(--mb-colour-greyscale-london-5);outline:none;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1qpbwwk a:active,.css-1qpbwwk a:active{color:var(--mb-colour-base-chicago-30);}.css-1qpbwwk a::before{bottom:0;content:'';display:block;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;right:0;text-indent:-999em;top:0;white-space:nowrap;z-index:1;}.css-1qpbwwk+.esimp700,.css-1qpbwwk+style+.esimp700{margin-top:0.25rem;}.e1p220na0 .css-1qpbwwk+.esimp700{margin-top:0;}</style><h3 class="css-1qpbwwk e9vcwtd0"><a href="https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2025/02/24/germanys-next-government-it-could-have-been-messier" data-analytics="discover_rail_1:headline_1">Germany’s next government: it could have been messier</a></h3></div></li><li class="css-1a0zvv8 esomnp60"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img alt="" loading="lazy" width="1080" height="1080" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="72px" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=16,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png 16w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=32,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png 32w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=48,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png 48w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=64,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png 64w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=96,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png 96w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250113_drp042.png"/></figure><div class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-1gi27c2 e1etum70"> Archive 1945</p><h3 class="css-1qpbwwk e9vcwtd0"><a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/archive-1945#february-21" data-analytics="discover_rail_1:headline_2">Read our report from 80 years ago on the bloody battle for Iwo Jima</a></h3></div></li><li class="css-1a0zvv8 esomnp60"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img alt="" loading="lazy" width="4500" height="4500" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="72px" 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McKinley, the USAID flag, the Kennedy Center DEI, and the transgender symbol." loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FBD001.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FBD001.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FBD001.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FBD001.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FBD001.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FBD001.jpg 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src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20201121_OPD001.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-1mxvqtz e9vcwtd0"><a href="/by-invitation/2025/02/20/donald-trump-is-taking-presidential-power-to-alarming-places-writes-jack-goldsmith" data-analytics="collection_1:headline_3">Donald Trump is taking presidential power to alarming places, writes Jack Goldsmith</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">Congress won’t check his Napoleonic instincts. 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href="/science-and-technology/2025/02/19/how-the-trump-administration-wants-to-reshape-american-science" data-analytics="collection_3:headline_3">How the Trump administration wants to reshape American science </a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">The consequences will be felt around the world</p></div></div><hr class="css-1r8cil5 e3mhczn1"/><div class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-tmnt5q e9vcwtd0"><a href="/united-states/2025/02/18/is-elon-musks-war-on-fraud-just-cover-for-a-power-grab" data-analytics="collection_3:headline_4">Is Elon Musk’s war on fraud just cover for a power grab?</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">America’s government has a big problem, but DOGE’s approach is unlikely to fix it</p></div></div></div><hr class="css-y5j7om e3mhczn1"/></div></div></div></section><section class="css-1va8c6i eo44k2v0"><div class="container_mb-container__Fo2_b container_mb-container--padded__mFgN3"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-lg__qMuVb section-header_mb-section-header--medium__qckXU"><hr class="rule_mb-rule__TPQVN rule_mb-rule--emphasised__Y_vSp" data-testid="rule-emphasised"/><div><h2 class="title_mb-section-header__title__73sdX">World news</h2></div></div><div class="css-au144b e1sxhytt1"><div class="css-15nzzkn e3mhczn0"><div class="css-1f07iwu e141dkbw0"><div class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><div class="css-koo8ga e1v3hvd50"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="GERMANY-POLITICS-VOTE-CDU" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_BLP903.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_BLP903.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_BLP903.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_BLP903.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_BLP903.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_BLP903.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_BLP903.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_BLP903.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_BLP903.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_BLP903.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_BLP903.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-fjl2tu e9vcwtd0"><a href="/europe/2025/02/23/merz-wins-a-messy-election-then-calls-for-independence-from-america" data-analytics="collection_4:headline_1">Merz wins a messy election then calls for independence from America</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">First he must build a coalition in Germany</p></div></div></div><div class="css-o65eh1 e141dkbw0"><div class="css-153odn9 e11kl3g90"><div class="css-1gl472l e1v3hvd50"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="Barrick employees at a mine in Mali" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_MAP506.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_MAP506.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_MAP506.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_MAP506.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_MAP506.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_MAP506.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_MAP506.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_MAP506.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_MAP506.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_MAP506.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_MAP506.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-1mxvqtz e9vcwtd0"><a href="/middle-east-and-africa/2025/02/22/how-to-make-cash-in-africas-coup-belt" data-analytics="collection_4:headline_2">How to make cash in Africa’s coup belt </a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">Mining multinationals are learning to do business with juntas </p></div></div><hr class="css-1r8cil5 e3mhczn1"/><div class="css-153odn9 e11kl3g90"><div class="css-1gl472l e1v3hvd50"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="MEXICO-US-BORDER-SECURITY" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_AMP502.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_AMP502.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_AMP502.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_AMP502.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_AMP502.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_AMP502.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_AMP502.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_AMP502.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_AMP502.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_AMP502.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_AMP502.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-1mxvqtz e9vcwtd0"><a href="/the-americas/2025/02/23/mexico-deploys-10000-troops-to-the-us-border" data-analytics="collection_4:headline_3">Mexico deploys 10,000 troops to the US border</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">They have been sent to tackle the drugs trade—and placate Donald Trump </p></div></div><hr class="css-1r8cil5 e3mhczn1"/><div class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-tmnt5q e9vcwtd0"><a href="/united-states/2025/02/20/in-texas-vaccine-choice-activists-are-ascendant" data-analytics="collection_4:headline_4">In Texas, vaccine-choice activists are ascendant</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">Amid a measles outbreak they are lobbying for more “medical freedom”</p></div></div></div><hr class="css-y5j7om e3mhczn1"/></div></div></div></section><section class="css-1va8c6i eo44k2v0"><div class="container_mb-container__Fo2_b container_mb-container--padded__mFgN3"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-lg__qMuVb section-header_mb-section-header--medium__qckXU"><hr class="rule_mb-rule__TPQVN rule_mb-rule--emphasised__Y_vSp" data-testid="rule-emphasised"/><div><h2 class="title_mb-section-header__title__73sdX">Business, finance and economics</h2></div></div><div class="css-au144b e1sxhytt1"><div class="css-15nzzkn e3mhczn0"><div class="css-1f07iwu e141dkbw0"><div class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><div class="css-koo8ga e1v3hvd50"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="People are passing by a Bitcoin office in Istanbul, Turkey." loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FNP503.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FNP503.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FNP503.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FNP503.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FNP503.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FNP503.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FNP503.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FNP503.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FNP503.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FNP503.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FNP503.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-fjl2tu e9vcwtd0"><a href="/finance-and-economics/2025/02/23/stablecoins-the-real-crypto-craze" data-analytics="collection_5:headline_1">Stablecoins: the real crypto craze</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">Policymakers are racing to catch up with their rapid rise</p></div></div></div><div class="css-o65eh1 e141dkbw0"><div class="css-153odn9 e11kl3g90"><div class="css-1gl472l e1v3hvd50"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="This is an illustration of a man in a white shirt and black tie, tightly bound to an office chair with green tape. He has a distressed expression, and the background is solid green" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_WBD003.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_WBD003.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_WBD003.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_WBD003.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_WBD003.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_WBD003.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_WBD003.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_WBD003.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_WBD003.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_WBD003.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_WBD003.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-1mxvqtz e9vcwtd0"><a href="/business/2025/02/20/leaving-the-seat-of-power" data-analytics="collection_5:headline_2">Bartleby: Leaving the seat of power</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">The doctrine of management by walking around matters more than ever</p></div></div><hr class="css-1r8cil5 e3mhczn1"/><div class="css-153odn9 e11kl3g90"><div class="css-1gl472l e1v3hvd50"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="Illustration of a bald eagle flying away with the Mexican and Canadian flags while the British flag stays flying on its pole" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_BRD001.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_BRD001.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_BRD001.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_BRD001.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_BRD001.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_BRD001.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_BRD001.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_BRD001.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_BRD001.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_BRD001.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_BRD001.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-1mxvqtz e9vcwtd0"><a href="/britain/2025/02/20/why-britain-has-so-far-dodged-donald-trumps-tariffs" data-analytics="collection_5:headline_3">Why Britain has so far dodged Donald Trump’s tariffs</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">And why it may continue to do so</p></div></div><hr class="css-1r8cil5 e3mhczn1"/><div class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-tmnt5q e9vcwtd0"><a href="/finance-and-economics/2025/02/20/investors-fear-inflation-is-coming-back-they-may-be-right" data-analytics="collection_5:headline_4">Investors fear inflation is coming back. They may be right</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">Is the world about to repeat the mistakes of the 1970s?</p></div></div></div><hr class="css-y5j7om e3mhczn1"/></div></div></div></section><section class="css-1va8c6i eo44k2v0"><div class="container_mb-container__Fo2_b container_mb-container--padded__mFgN3"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-lg__qMuVb section-header_mb-section-header--medium__qckXU"><hr class="rule_mb-rule__TPQVN rule_mb-rule--emphasised__Y_vSp" data-testid="rule-emphasised"/><div><h2 class="title_mb-section-header__title__73sdX">Other highlights</h2></div></div><div class="css-au144b e1sxhytt1"><div class="css-15nzzkn e3mhczn0"><div class="css-1f07iwu e141dkbw0"><div class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><div class="css-koo8ga e1v3hvd50"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="Renée Zellweger in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250215_CUP001.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250215_CUP001.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250215_CUP001.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250215_CUP001.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250215_CUP001.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250215_CUP001.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250215_CUP001.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250215_CUP001.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250215_CUP001.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250215_CUP001.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250215_CUP001.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-0 exn4l0u0"><h3 class="css-fjl2tu e9vcwtd0"><a href="/culture/2025/02/13/what-explains-the-enduring-appeal-of-bridget-jones" data-analytics="collection_6:headline_1">What explains the enduring appeal of Bridget Jones?</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">From spawning “chick lit” to becoming a Gen Z icon</p></div></div></div><div class="css-o65eh1 e141dkbw0"><div class="css-153odn9 e11kl3g90"><div class="css-1gl472l e1v3hvd50"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="Patrick Schwarzenegger in Season 3 of "The White Lotus"" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 700px, (min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 960px) 66vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250215_CUP514.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250215_CUP514.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250215_CUP514.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250215_CUP514.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250215_CUP514.jpg 600w, 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22.5rem){.css-zc2bmm{grid-template:auto/repeat(1, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media (min-width: 37.5rem){.css-zc2bmm{grid-template:auto/repeat(1, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-zc2bmm{grid-template:auto/repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media (min-width: 80rem){.css-zc2bmm{grid-template:auto/repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}</style><ul class="css-zc2bmm e3mhczn0"><style data-emotion="css o20w61">.css-o20w61{position:relative;-webkit-align-self:auto;-ms-flex-item-align:auto;align-self:auto;}.css-o20w61:last-child::after{height:0;}</style><li class="css-o20w61 e141dkbw0"><div class="css-79elbk et4tmk41"><h4><a href="/leaders/2025/02/20/donald-trump-the-would-be-king" data-analytics="weekly_edition:flash_1">America’s would-be king</a></h4><p>America is fated to wage a titanic struggle over the power of the president</p></div></li><li class="css-o20w61 e141dkbw0"><div class="css-79elbk et4tmk41"><h4><a href="/britain/2025/02/20/why-britain-has-so-far-dodged-donald-trumps-tariffs" data-analytics="weekly_edition:flash_2">Can Britain avoid tariffs?</a></h4><p>It may continue to do so</p></div></li><li class="css-o20w61 e141dkbw0"><div class="css-79elbk et4tmk41"><h4><a href="/leaders/2025/02/20/how-to-help-young-africans-thrive" data-analytics="weekly_edition:flash_3">Meet Generation Hustle</a></h4><p>How to help young Africans thrive</p></div></li><li class="css-o20w61 e141dkbw0"><div class="css-79elbk et4tmk41"><h4><a href="/china/2025/02/19/behind-deepseek-lies-a-dazzling-chinese-university" data-analytics="weekly_edition:flash_4">China’s Silicon Valley</a></h4><p>Behind DeepSeek lies a dazzling Chinese university</p></div></li></ul></div><a class="directional-link_mb-directional-link__dWTSr" href="/weeklyedition/2025-02-22" data-analytics="weekly_edition:read_full_edition"><span class="icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow__jDJga icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--large__XBSV0 icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--fill__ckXa8 icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--london-100__4IqSn" data-testid="right-london-100-true"><span>⇒</span></span><span>Read full edition</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="css-1va8c6i eo44k2v0"><div class="container_mb-container__Fo2_b container_mb-container--padded__mFgN3"><div class="css-1wbl91t enjvr2h0"><div class="css-15rrfy9 e3mhczn0"><div class="css-9z9zc7 e141dkbw0"><div class="css-34zthx enjvr2h5"><a href="/technology-quarterly/2025-03-01" aria-labelledby="report_headline_the_age_of_crispr" data-analytics="reports:cover_image"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="1709" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 434px, (min-width: 960px) 35vw, (min-width: 600px) 58.5vw, 90vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_TQR.jpg 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_TQR.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_TQR.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_TQR.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_TQR.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_TQR.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_TQR.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_TQR.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_TQR.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_TQR.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_TQR.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250301_TQR.jpg"/></figure></a></div></div><div class="css-2vxclf e141dkbw0"><div class="css-r5hoiq enjvr2h6"><div class="css-79elbk enjvr2h1"><h2 class="css-fq0v5e enjvr2h3"><strong>Technology Quarterly</strong>: March 1st 2025</h2><h3 id="report_headline_the_age_of_crispr" class="css-1au6mq6 enjvr2h2"><a href="/technology-quarterly/2025-03-01" data-analytics="reports:headline">The age of CRISPR</a></h3><style data-emotion="css gc6ktr">.css-gc6ktr{font-family:var(--edition-description-font-family);font-size:var(--edition-description-font-size);line-height:var(--edition-description-line-height);margin-top:0.563rem;}</style><p class="css-gc6ktr enjvr2h4">Ida Emilie Steinmark explores whether it can deliver on its promise</p></div><style data-emotion="css nbxqlc">.css-nbxqlc{border-width:0;border-top:0.0625rem solid var(--mb-colour-greyscale-london-85);margin:1.5rem 0 0.75rem 0;width:100%;}</style><hr class="css-nbxqlc enjvr2h7"/><style data-emotion="css 1b4mysi">.css-1b4mysi li{border-top:0.0625rem solid var(--mb-colour-greyscale-london-85);padding:0.75rem 0;position:relative;}.css-1b4mysi li:first-of-type{border-top:0;padding-top:0;}</style><ul data-test-id="edition-article-list" class="css-1b4mysi e14hruey0"><li><a class="directional-link_mb-directional-link__dWTSr" href="/technology-quarterly/2025/02/21/gene-editing-has-arrived" data-analytics="reports:stories_1"><span class="icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow__jDJga icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--large__XBSV0 icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--london-5__NnEPc" data-testid="right-london-5-false"><span>→</span></span><span>Gene editing has arrived</span></a></li><li><a class="directional-link_mb-directional-link__dWTSr" href="/technology-quarterly/2025/02/21/crispr-cures-face-cost-and-safety-concerns" data-analytics="reports:stories_2"><span class="icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow__jDJga icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--large__XBSV0 icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--london-5__NnEPc" data-testid="right-london-5-false"><span>→</span></span><span>CRISPR cures face cost and safety concerns</span></a></li><li><a class="directional-link_mb-directional-link__dWTSr" href="/technology-quarterly/2025/02/24/epigenetic-editors-are-a-gentler-form-of-gene-editing" data-analytics="reports:stories_3"><span class="icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow__jDJga icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--large__XBSV0 icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--london-5__NnEPc" data-testid="right-london-5-false"><span>→</span></span><span>Epigenetic editors are a gentler form of gene editing</span></a></li><li><a class="directional-link_mb-directional-link__dWTSr" href="/technology-quarterly/2025/02/21/gene-editing-has-put-biological-research-on-a-new-trajectory" data-analytics="reports:stories_4"><span class="icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow__jDJga icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--large__XBSV0 icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--london-5__NnEPc" data-testid="right-london-5-false"><span>→</span></span><span>Gene editing has put biological research on a new trajectory</span></a></li><li><a class="directional-link_mb-directional-link__dWTSr" href="/technology-quarterly/2025/02/21/eat-your-ge-greens" data-analytics="reports:stories_5"><span class="icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow__jDJga icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--large__XBSV0 icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--london-5__NnEPc" data-testid="right-london-5-false"><span>→</span></span><span>Eat your GE-greens</span></a></li><li><a class="directional-link_mb-directional-link__dWTSr" href="/technology-quarterly/2025/02/21/editing-pigs-mice-and-mosquitoes-may-save-lives" data-analytics="reports:stories_6"><span class="icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow__jDJga icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--large__XBSV0 icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--london-5__NnEPc" data-testid="right-london-5-false"><span>→</span></span><span>Editing pigs, mice and mosquitoes may save lives</span></a></li><li><a class="directional-link_mb-directional-link__dWTSr" href="/technology-quarterly/2025/02/21/designing-babies" data-analytics="reports:stories_7"><span class="icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow__jDJga icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--large__XBSV0 icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--london-5__NnEPc" data-testid="right-london-5-false"><span>→</span></span><span>Designing babies</span></a></li><li><a class="directional-link_mb-directional-link__dWTSr" href="/technology-quarterly/2025/02/21/gene-editing-can-still-change-the-world" data-analytics="reports:stories_8"><span class="icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow__jDJga icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--large__XBSV0 icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--london-5__NnEPc" data-testid="right-london-5-false"><span>→</span></span><span>Gene editing can still change the world</span></a></li></ul><a class="directional-link_mb-directional-link__dWTSr" href="/technology-quarterly/2025-03-01" data-analytics="reports:read_full_report"><span class="icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow__jDJga icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--large__XBSV0 icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--fill__ckXa8 icon-arrow_mb-icon-arrow--london-100__4IqSn" data-testid="right-london-100-true"><span>⇒</span></span><span>Read full report</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="css-1va8c6i eo44k2v0"><div class="container_mb-container__Fo2_b container_mb-container--padded__mFgN3"><style data-emotion="css 1ga6pv0">.css-1ga6pv0{display:grid;grid-auto-flow:row;grid-column-gap:var(--mb-responsive-grid-gutter);grid-row-gap:3rem;grid-auto-columns:1fr;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;max-width:89.5rem;overflow:visible;position:relative;grid-template:auto/repeat(1, minmax(0, 1fr));}@media (min-width: 37.5rem){.css-1ga6pv0{grid-template:auto/repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));}}</style><div class="css-1ga6pv0 e3mhczn0"><style data-emotion="css p2apk">.css-p2apk{position:relative;-webkit-align-self:auto;-ms-flex-item-align:auto;align-self:auto;grid-column:span 1;}@media 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