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The would-be king | Feb 22nd 2025 | The Economist
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src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_DE_SQ_AP.jpg"/></figure></div></div></section><style data-emotion="css gl86bd">.css-gl86bd{margin-bottom:3rem;}@media (min-width: 37.5rem){.css-gl86bd{margin-bottom:3.5rem;}}.css-gl86bd >.ds-section-headline+*,.css-gl86bd >.eetis970>.ds-section-headline+*{margin-top:1.25rem;}</style><section class="css-gl86bd eo44k2v0"><style data-emotion="css hu60wo">.css-hu60wo .e141dkbw0{border-bottom:var(--mb-border-standard);padding-bottom:1.5rem;}@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-hu60wo .e141dkbw0:nth-child(2){border-top:var(--mb-border-standard);}}.css-hu60wo .eo44k2v0>.eetis970>.ds-section-headline+.e3mhczn0{margin-top:1rem;}</style><div class="css-hu60wo e1eyjt2s0"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-md__ceyGh 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">Leaders</h2></div></div><style data-emotion="css 9i6360">.css-9i6360{display:grid;grid-auto-flow:row;grid-column-gap:var(--mb-responsive-grid-gutter);grid-row-gap:3rem;grid-row-gap:1.25rem;grid-auto-columns:1fr;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;max-width:89.5rem;overflow:visible;position:relative;}@media (min-width: 22.5rem){.css-9i6360{grid-template:auto/repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));}}</style><div class="css-9i6360 e3mhczn0"><style data-emotion="css axlmdf">.css-axlmdf{position:relative;-webkit-align-self:auto;-ms-flex-item-align:auto;align-self:auto;}@media (min-width: 22.5rem){.css-axlmdf{grid-column:span 12;}}@media (min-width: 37.5rem){.css-axlmdf{grid-column:span 6;}}@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-axlmdf{grid-column:span 4;}}.css-axlmdf:last-child::after{height:0;}</style><div class="css-axlmdf e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><style data-emotion="css koo8ga">.css-koo8ga{position:relative;float:none;width:100%;margin:0;padding:0;}.css-koo8ga img{display:block;}.css-koo8ga svg{bottom:0;display:block;left:0;position:absolute;width:15%;}.css-koo8ga+.exn4l0u0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-koo8ga+style+.exn4l0u0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-koo8ga+.e9vcwtd0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-koo8ga+style+.e9vcwtd0{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-koo8ga+.e1etum70{margin-top:0.5rem;}.css-koo8ga+style+.e1etum70{margin-top:0.5rem;}</style><div class="css-koo8ga 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) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD002.jpg 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD002.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD002.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD002.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD002.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD002.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD002.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD002.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD002.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD002.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD002.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD002.jpg"/></figure></div><style data-emotion="css zx0bc2">.css-zx0bc2{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);}.css-zx0bc2 svg{margin-right:0.125rem;}.css-zx0bc2+*{margin-top:0.125rem;}</style><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->How far will he go?</p><style data-emotion="css 1mxvqtz">.css-1mxvqtz{font-family:var(--mb-typeface-serif);font-size:var(--mb-typestyle-title-3-size);font-variant:var(--mb-typestyle-title-3-figures);font-weight:normal;line-height:var(--mb-typestyle-title-3-leading);}.css-1mxvqtz a{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:var(--mb-colour-greyscale-london-5);display:block;}.css-1mxvqtz a:hover,.css-1mxvqtz a:hover{color:var(--mb-colour-base-chicago-30);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1mxvqtz a:focus,.css-1mxvqtz 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-1mxvqtz a:active,.css-1mxvqtz a:active{color:var(--mb-colour-base-chicago-30);}.css-1mxvqtz 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-1mxvqtz+.esimp700,.css-1mxvqtz+style+.esimp700{margin-top:0.5rem;}.e1p220na0 .css-1mxvqtz+.esimp700{margin-top:0;}</style><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-1mxvqtz e9vcwtd0"><a href="/leaders/2025/02/20/donald-trump-the-would-be-king" data-test-id="teaser-link">Donald Trump: the would-be king</a></h3><style data-emotion="css 1p38euj">.css-1p38euj{color:var(--mb-colour-greyscale-london-5);font-family:var(--mb-typeface-serif);max-width:43.75rem;font-size:var(--mb-typestyle-body-1-size);font-variant:var(--mb-typestyle-body-1-figures);line-height:var(--mb-typestyle-body-1-leading);}</style><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">America is fated to wage a titanic struggle over the power of the president</p></div></div><div class="css-axlmdf e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><div class="css-koo8ga 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) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD001.jpg 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD001.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD001.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD001.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD001.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD001.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD001.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD001.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD001.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD001.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD001.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDD001.jpg"/></figure></div><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Europe’s nightmare</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-1mxvqtz e9vcwtd0"><a href="/leaders/2025/02/20/how-europe-must-respond-as-trump-and-putin-smash-the-post-war-order" data-test-id="teaser-link">How Europe must respond as Trump and Putin smash the post-war order</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">The region has had its bleakest week since the fall of the Iron Curtain. The implications have yet to sink in</p></div></div><div class="css-axlmdf e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><div class="css-koo8ga e1v3hvd50"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="United States President Donald Trump peers over two Executive Orders signed in the Oval Office at the White House, Washington DC, USA." loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP501.jpg 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP501.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP501.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP501.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP501.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP501.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP501.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP501.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP501.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP501.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP501.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP501.jpg"/></figure></div><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Trade at the pleasure of the president</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-1mxvqtz e9vcwtd0"><a href="/leaders/2025/02/19/reciprocal-tariffs-really-mean-chaos-for-global-trade" data-test-id="teaser-link">Reciprocal tariffs really mean chaos for global trade</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">America has tried reciprocity before, and discovered its flaws</p></div></div><div class="css-axlmdf e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><div class="css-koo8ga e1v3hvd50"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="Customers at a counter inside a mobile phone screen repair kiosk at the Ikeja computer village market in Lagos, Nigeria" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP504.jpg 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP504.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP504.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP504.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP504.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP504.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP504.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP504.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP504.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP504.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP504.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP504.jpg"/></figure></div><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Generation Hustle</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-1mxvqtz e9vcwtd0"><a href="/leaders/2025/02/20/how-to-help-young-africans-thrive" data-test-id="teaser-link">How to help young Africans thrive</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">As the rest of the world ages, young Africans are becoming more important</p></div></div><div class="css-axlmdf e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><div class="css-koo8ga e1v3hvd50"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with representatives of private entrepreneurs in Beijing." loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1440px) 350px, (min-width: 960px) 30vw, (min-width: 600px) 45vw, 95vw" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP503.jpg 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP503.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP503.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP503.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP503.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP503.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP503.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP503.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP503.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP503.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP503.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_LDP503.jpg"/></figure></div><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Conditional love </p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-1mxvqtz e9vcwtd0"><a href="/leaders/2025/02/20/xi-jinping-wants-the-private-sector-to-thrive-again" data-test-id="teaser-link">Xi Jinping wants the private sector to thrive again</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">Within limits</p></div></div></div></div></section><div class="adComponent_advert__kPVUI adComponent_incontent__boSCu adComponent_hidden__Dp0GM css-0 e1m6iiv0"><div><div id="econ-1" class="adComponent_adcontainer__eooQr"></div></div></div><section class="css-gl86bd eo44k2v0"><style data-emotion="css 12i14sx">.css-12i14sx .e141dkbw0{border-bottom:var(--mb-border-standard);padding:0.375rem 0 0.625rem 0;}@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-12i14sx .e141dkbw0:nth-child(2){border-top:var(--mb-border-standard);}}.css-12i14sx .e141dkbw0:first-child{border-top:var(--mb-border-standard);}.css-12i14sx .eo44k2v0>.eetis970>.ds-section-headline+.e3mhczn0{margin-top:1rem;}</style><div class="css-12i14sx e1eyjt2s0"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-md__ceyGh 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">Letters</h2></div></div><style data-emotion="css d4t6jr">.css-d4t6jr{display:grid;grid-auto-flow:row;grid-column-gap:var(--mb-responsive-grid-gutter);grid-row-gap:3rem;grid-row-gap:0;grid-auto-columns:1fr;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;max-width:89.5rem;overflow:visible;position:relative;}@media (min-width: 22.5rem){.css-d4t6jr{grid-template:auto/repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));}}</style><div class="css-d4t6jr e3mhczn0"><style data-emotion="css aawkjn">.css-aawkjn{position:relative;-webkit-align-self:auto;-ms-flex-item-align:auto;align-self:auto;}@media (min-width: 22.5rem){.css-aawkjn{grid-column:span 12;}}@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-aawkjn{grid-column:span 6;}}.css-aawkjn:last-child::after{height:0;}</style><div class="css-aawkjn e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->On Heathrow airport, Mexican trade, Arctic sea ice, parliamentary speeches, diamonds</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/letters/2025/02/20/letters-to-the-editor" data-test-id="teaser-link">Letters to the editor</a></h3></div></div></div></div></section><section class="css-gl86bd eo44k2v0"><style data-emotion="css 14zqqfh">.css-14zqqfh .e141dkbw0{border-bottom:var(--mb-border-standard);padding:0.375rem 0 0.625rem 0;}@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-14zqqfh .e141dkbw0:nth-child(2){border-top:var(--mb-border-standard);}}.css-14zqqfh .e141dkbw0:first-child{padding:0;border-bottom:none;grid-row-start:1;grid-row-end:20;}.css-14zqqfh .e141dkbw0:nth-child(2){border-top:var(--mb-border-standard);}@media (max-width: 37.4375rem){.css-14zqqfh .e141dkbw0:first-child{margin-bottom:1rem;}}@media (min-width: 37.5rem){.css-14zqqfh .e141dkbw0:nth-child(3){border-top:var(--mb-border-standard);}}.css-14zqqfh .eo44k2v0>.eetis970>.ds-section-headline+.e3mhczn0{margin-top:1rem;}</style><div class="css-14zqqfh e1eyjt2s0"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-md__ceyGh 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">By Invitation</h2></div></div><div class="css-d4t6jr e3mhczn0"><style data-emotion="css e3fllv">.css-e3fllv{position:relative;-webkit-align-self:auto;-ms-flex-item-align:auto;align-self:auto;}@media (min-width: 22.5rem){.css-e3fllv{grid-column:span 12;}}@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-e3fllv{grid-column:span 4;}}@media (min-width: 22.5rem){.css-e3fllv{grid-row:span 3;}}.css-e3fllv:last-child::after{height:0;}</style><div class="css-e3fllv e141dkbw0"><a href="/by-invitation/2025/02/19/now-is-the-time-for-europe-to-show-strength-not-division-argues-sanna-marin"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" src="https://www.economist.com/content-assets/images/20250219_BID001.jpg"/></figure></a></div><style data-emotion="css 160nixc">.css-160nixc{position:relative;-webkit-align-self:auto;-ms-flex-item-align:auto;align-self:auto;}@media (min-width: 22.5rem){.css-160nixc{grid-column:span 12;}}@media (min-width: 37.5rem){.css-160nixc{grid-column:span 6;}}@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-160nixc{grid-column:span 4;}}@media (min-width: 80rem){.css-160nixc{grid-column:span 3;}}.css-160nixc:last-child::after{height:0;}</style><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->European security</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/by-invitation/2025/02/19/now-is-the-time-for-europe-to-show-strength-not-division-argues-sanna-marin" data-test-id="teaser-link">Now is the time for Europe to show strength, not division, argues Sanna Marin</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Executive power</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/by-invitation/2025/02/20/donald-trump-is-taking-presidential-power-to-alarming-places-writes-jack-goldsmith" data-test-id="teaser-link">Donald Trump is taking presidential power to alarming places, writes Jack Goldsmith</a></h3></div></div></div></div></section><section class="css-gl86bd eo44k2v0"><div class="css-hu60wo e1eyjt2s0"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-md__ceyGh 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">Briefing</h2></div></div><div class="css-9i6360 e3mhczn0"><style data-emotion="css nm7ua4">.css-nm7ua4{position:relative;-webkit-align-self:auto;-ms-flex-item-align:auto;align-self:auto;}@media (min-width: 22.5rem){.css-nm7ua4{grid-column:span 12;}}@media (min-width: 60rem){.css-nm7ua4{grid-column:span 6;}}@media (min-width: 80rem){.css-nm7ua4{grid-column:span 5;}}.css-nm7ua4:last-child::after{height:0;}</style><div class="css-nm7ua4 e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><div class="css-koo8ga e1v3hvd50"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img theme="[object Object]" alt="A photo collage illustrating the chaos Trump is causing, featuring Trump, Eric Adams, Elon Musk, a plastic straw, Mt. 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) 580px, (min-width: 1280px) 40vw, (min-width: 960px) 45vw, 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 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FBD001.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FBD001.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FBD001.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FBD001.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20250222_FBD001.jpg"/></figure></div><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Orders and chaos</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-1mxvqtz e9vcwtd0"><a href="/briefing/2025/02/20/donald-trump-is-a-reckless-president-but-not-yet-a-lawless-one" data-test-id="teaser-link">Donald Trump is a reckless president, but not yet a lawless one</a></h3><p class="css-1p38euj esimp700">He has yet to flatly defy a court order, which would initiate a constitutional crisis</p></div></div></div></div></section><section class="css-gl86bd eo44k2v0"><div class="css-14zqqfh e1eyjt2s0"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-md__ceyGh 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">Asia</h2></div></div><div class="css-d4t6jr e3mhczn0"><div class="css-e3fllv e141dkbw0"><a href="/asia/2025/02/20/only-asia-can-help-america-counter-chinas-shipbuilding-prowess"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img alt="Ships under construction at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Company shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" src="https://www.economist.com/content-assets/images/20250222_ASP002.jpg"/></figure></a></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Vessel states</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/asia/2025/02/20/only-asia-can-help-america-counter-chinas-shipbuilding-prowess" data-test-id="teaser-link">Only Asia can help America counter China’s shipbuilding prowess</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->All-weather friends</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/asia/2025/02/20/indias-other-little-known-infrastructure-revolution" data-test-id="teaser-link">India’s other, little-known infrastructure revolution</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Air supply</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/asia/2025/02/20/the-us-russia-dogfight-to-sell-india-fighter-jets" data-test-id="teaser-link">The US-Russia dogfight to sell India fighter jets </a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Watching the watchmen</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/asia/2025/02/20/singapores-leader-of-the-opposition-is-convicted-of-lying" data-test-id="teaser-link">Singapore’s leader of the opposition is convicted of lying </a></h3></div></div></div></div></section><section class="css-gl86bd eo44k2v0"><div class="css-14zqqfh e1eyjt2s0"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-md__ceyGh 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">China</h2></div></div><div class="css-d4t6jr e3mhczn0"><div class="css-e3fllv e141dkbw0"><a href="/china/2025/02/19/behind-deepseek-lies-a-dazzling-chinese-university"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img alt="An intelligent quadruped robot developed by DeepRobotics walks down stairs" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" src="https://www.economist.com/content-assets/images/20250222_CNP001.jpg"/></figure></a></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->A new Silicon Valley</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/china/2025/02/19/behind-deepseek-lies-a-dazzling-chinese-university" data-test-id="teaser-link">Behind DeepSeek lies a dazzling Chinese university</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Bare branches</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/china/2025/02/20/chinas-alarming-sex-imbalance" data-test-id="teaser-link">China’s alarming sex imbalance</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Cheating in exams</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/china/2025/02/20/chinese-authorities-try-to-stop-parents-gaming-the-exam-system-again" data-test-id="teaser-link">Chinese authorities try to stop parents gaming the exam system (again)</a></h3></div></div></div></div></section><section class="css-gl86bd eo44k2v0"><div class="css-14zqqfh e1eyjt2s0"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-md__ceyGh 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">United States</h2></div></div><div class="css-d4t6jr e3mhczn0"><div class="css-e3fllv e141dkbw0"><a href="/united-states/2025/02/18/is-elon-musks-war-on-fraud-just-cover-for-a-power-grab"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img alt="Protesters gather for a demonstration outside of a Tesla dealership to protest businessman Elon Musk's current role in US President Donald Trump's administration in New York." loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" src="https://www.economist.com/content-assets/images/20250222_USP001.jpg"/></figure></a></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->DOGE police</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/united-states/2025/02/18/is-elon-musks-war-on-fraud-just-cover-for-a-power-grab" data-test-id="teaser-link">Is Elon Musk’s war on fraud just cover for a power grab?</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Foreign policy</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/united-states/2025/02/20/doge-attacks-a-bastion-of-republican-internationalism" data-test-id="teaser-link">DOGE attacks a bastion of Republican internationalism</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Ee-I-ee-I no!</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/united-states/2025/02/20/donald-trumps-foreign-aid-cuts-threaten-his-rural-voters" data-test-id="teaser-link">Donald Trump’s foreign-aid cuts threaten his rural voters</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Vax populi</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/united-states/2025/02/20/in-texas-vaccine-choice-activists-are-ascendant" data-test-id="teaser-link">In Texas, vaccine-choice activists are ascendant</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Inattentive medicine</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/united-states/2025/02/20/why-so-many-children-in-america-have-adhd" data-test-id="teaser-link">Why so many children in America have ADHD</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Lexington</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/united-states/2025/02/20/for-donald-trump-the-resignations-are-the-point" data-test-id="teaser-link">For Donald Trump, the resignations are the point</a></h3></div></div></div></div></section><div class="adComponent_advert__kPVUI adComponent_incontent__boSCu adComponent_hidden__Dp0GM css-0 e1m6iiv0"><div><div id="econ-2" class="adComponent_adcontainer__eooQr"></div></div></div><section class="css-gl86bd eo44k2v0"><div class="css-14zqqfh e1eyjt2s0"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-md__ceyGh 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">The Americas</h2></div></div><div class="css-d4t6jr e3mhczn0"><div class="css-e3fllv e141dkbw0"><a href="/the-americas/2025/02/16/argentinas-javier-milei-is-betting-big-on-an-oil-gusher"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img alt="Workers carry equipment during the construction of the Nestor Kirchner gas pipeline." loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" src="https://www.economist.com/content-assets/images/20250222_AMP003.jpg"/></figure></a></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->A dead cow comes alive</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/the-americas/2025/02/16/argentinas-javier-milei-is-betting-big-on-an-oil-gusher" data-test-id="teaser-link">Argentina’s Javier Milei is betting big on an oil gusher</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Crypto problems</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/the-americas/2025/02/20/javier-mileis-crypto-misadventure" data-test-id="teaser-link">Javier Milei’s crypto misadventure</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Paiving the way </p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/the-americas/2025/02/20/an-oscar-nominated-film-sparks-a-reckoning-with-brazils-dictatorship" data-test-id="teaser-link">An Oscar-nominated film sparks a reckoning with Brazil’s dictatorship </a></h3></div></div></div></div></section><section class="css-gl86bd eo44k2v0"><div class="css-14zqqfh e1eyjt2s0"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-md__ceyGh 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">Middle East & Africa</h2></div></div><div class="css-d4t6jr e3mhczn0"><div class="css-e3fllv e141dkbw0"><a href="/middle-east-and-africa/2025/02/20/africas-young-generation-hustle-hits-the-big-time"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img alt="Street Seller in Accra, Ghana" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" src="https://www.economist.com/content-assets/images/20250222_MAP001.jpg"/></figure></a></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Demographic destiny</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/middle-east-and-africa/2025/02/20/africas-young-generation-hustle-hits-the-big-time" data-test-id="teaser-link">Africa’s young “generation hustle” hits the big time</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->The battle for Khartoum</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/middle-east-and-africa/2025/02/20/sudans-national-army-is-on-the-brink-of-retaking-the-capital" data-test-id="teaser-link">Sudan’s national army is on the brink of retaking the capital</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->No end in sight</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/middle-east-and-africa/2025/02/20/rwanda-tightens-its-grip-over-eastern-congo" data-test-id="teaser-link">Rwanda tightens its grip over eastern Congo</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->America’s allies in the Middle East</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/middle-east-and-africa/2025/02/20/egypt-and-jordan-are-struggling-to-make-themselves-useful-to-donald-trump" data-test-id="teaser-link">Egypt and Jordan are struggling to make themselves useful to Donald Trump</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Inching forward</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/middle-east-and-africa/2025/02/20/syrias-next-steps-towards-a-new-order" data-test-id="teaser-link">Syria’s next steps towards a new order</a></h3></div></div></div></div></section><section class="css-gl86bd eo44k2v0"><div class="css-14zqqfh e1eyjt2s0"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-md__ceyGh 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">Europe</h2></div></div><div class="css-d4t6jr e3mhczn0"><div class="css-e3fllv e141dkbw0"><a href="/europe/2025/02/18/how-vladimir-putin-plans-to-play-donald-trump"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img alt="Russian President Vladimir Putin" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" src="https://www.economist.com/content-assets/images/20250222_EUP001.jpg"/></figure></a></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Talks in the desert</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/europe/2025/02/18/how-vladimir-putin-plans-to-play-donald-trump" data-test-id="teaser-link">How Vladimir Putin plans to play Donald Trump</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Surviving MAGA</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/europe/2025/02/19/team-trump-wants-to-get-rid-of-volodymyr-zelensky" data-test-id="teaser-link">Team Trump wants to get rid of Volodymyr Zelensky</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Size matters</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/europe/2025/02/20/germanys-mind-bending-electoral-maths" data-test-id="teaser-link">Germany’s mind-bending electoral maths</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Charlemagne</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/europe/2025/02/19/can-europe-withstand-four-years-of-trumpian-assault" data-test-id="teaser-link">Can Europe withstand four years of Trumpian assault?</a></h3></div></div></div></div></section><section class="css-gl86bd eo44k2v0"><div class="css-14zqqfh e1eyjt2s0"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-md__ceyGh 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">Britain</h2></div></div><div class="css-d4t6jr e3mhczn0"><div class="css-e3fllv e141dkbw0"><a href="/britain/2025/02/20/why-britain-has-so-far-dodged-donald-trumps-tariffs"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img 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" src="https://www.economist.com/content-assets/images/20250222_BRD001.jpg"/></figure></a></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Trade diplomacy</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/britain/2025/02/20/why-britain-has-so-far-dodged-donald-trumps-tariffs" data-test-id="teaser-link">Why Britain has so far dodged Donald Trump’s tariffs</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Immigration politics</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/britain/2025/02/20/britains-government-can-ignore-objections-to-its-asylum-policies" data-test-id="teaser-link">Britain’s government can ignore objections to its asylum policies</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Puffed-up politicians</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/britain/2025/02/17/rachel-reeves-is-not-alone-in-inflating-her-resume" data-test-id="teaser-link">Rachel Reeves is not alone in inflating her résumé</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Getting to the point</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/britain/2025/02/20/should-all-knives-with-pointed-ends-be-banned" data-test-id="teaser-link">Should all knives with pointed ends be banned? </a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Fast fashion</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/britain/2025/02/20/shein-attempts-to-mend-its-public-image-before-its-london-debut" data-test-id="teaser-link">Shein attempts to mend its public image before its London debut</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Sign of the times</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/britain/2025/02/20/right-wing-britons-are-turning-to-e-petitions" data-test-id="teaser-link">Right-wing Britons are turning to e-petitions</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Bagehot</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/britain/2025/02/19/how-britons-became-happy-hawks-on-russia" data-test-id="teaser-link">How Britons became happy hawks on Russia</a></h3></div></div></div></div></section><section class="css-gl86bd eo44k2v0"><div class="css-14zqqfh e1eyjt2s0"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-md__ceyGh 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">International</h2></div></div><div class="css-d4t6jr e3mhczn0"><div class="css-e3fllv e141dkbw0"><a href="/international/2025/02/16/donald-trump-is-junking-the-transatlantic-alliance"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img alt="US soldiers in the sunset" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" src="https://www.economist.com/content-assets/images/20250222_IRP001.jpg"/></figure></a></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Present at the destruction</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/international/2025/02/16/donald-trump-is-junking-the-transatlantic-alliance" data-test-id="teaser-link">Donald Trump is junking the transatlantic alliance</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Deterring China</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/international/2025/02/17/will-it-be-ukraine-today-taiwan-tomorrow" data-test-id="teaser-link">Will it be Ukraine today, Taiwan tomorrow?</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->The Telegram</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/international/2025/02/18/australia-prepares-for-a-lonelier-harsher-world" data-test-id="teaser-link">Australia prepares for a lonelier, harsher world</a></h3></div></div></div></div></section><section class="css-gl86bd eo44k2v0"><div class="css-14zqqfh e1eyjt2s0"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-md__ceyGh 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</h2></div></div><div class="css-d4t6jr e3mhczn0"><div class="css-e3fllv e141dkbw0"><a href="/business/2025/02/19/elon-musk-spells-danger-for-accenture-mckinsey-and-their-rivals"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img alt="This illustration shows the U.S. Capitol building with various speech bubbles around it. The bubbles contain symbols like a checkmark, dollar sign, question mark, graphs, and charts. The colors are bold, with red, yellow, white, and black" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" src="https://www.economist.com/content-assets/images/20250222_WBD002.jpg"/></figure></a></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Change management</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/business/2025/02/19/elon-musk-spells-danger-for-accenture-mckinsey-and-their-rivals" data-test-id="teaser-link">Elon Musk spells danger for Accenture, McKinsey and their rivals </a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Clearing the thicket</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/business/2025/02/20/europe-is-set-to-start-cutting-red-tape-lightly" data-test-id="teaser-link">Europe is set to start cutting red tape—lightly</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Rehabilitation</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/business/2025/02/17/why-xi-jinping-is-making-nice-with-chinas-tech-billionaires" data-test-id="teaser-link">Why Xi Jinping is making nice with China’s tech billionaires</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->In rude health</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/business/2025/02/16/its-not-just-ai-chinas-medicines-are-surprising-the-world-too" data-test-id="teaser-link">It’s not just AI. China’s medicines are surprising the world, too</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Bartleby</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/business/2025/02/20/leaving-the-seat-of-power" data-test-id="teaser-link">Leaving the seat of power </a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Schumpeter</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/business/2025/02/20/hollywoods-trump-baiting-oscars" data-test-id="teaser-link">Hollywood’s Trump-baiting Oscars</a></h3></div></div></div></div></section><section class="css-gl86bd eo44k2v0"><div class="css-14zqqfh e1eyjt2s0"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-md__ceyGh 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">Finance & economics</h2></div></div><div class="css-d4t6jr e3mhczn0"><div class="css-e3fllv e141dkbw0"><a href="/finance-and-economics/2025/02/20/investors-fear-inflation-is-coming-back-they-may-be-right"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img alt="Illustration of a hand holding 3 balloons in the shape of US coins" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" src="https://www.economist.com/content-assets/images/20250222_FND003.jpg"/></figure></a></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->As the balloon goes up</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/finance-and-economics/2025/02/20/investors-fear-inflation-is-coming-back-they-may-be-right" data-test-id="teaser-link">Investors fear inflation is coming back. They may be right</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Cold weather, hot prices</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/finance-and-economics/2025/02/18/american-inflation-looks-increasingly-worrying" data-test-id="teaser-link">American inflation looks increasingly worrying</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Unlucky for some</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/finance-and-economics/2025/02/20/why-american-credit-card-delinquencies-have-suddenly-shot-up" data-test-id="teaser-link">Why American credit-card delinquencies have suddenly shot up</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Fiscal Vollgas</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/finance-and-economics/2025/02/20/to-spend-big-germanys-next-government-may-need-eu-help" data-test-id="teaser-link">To spend big, Germany’s next government may need EU help</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Hungary for it</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/finance-and-economics/2025/02/16/will-europe-return-to-putins-gas" data-test-id="teaser-link">Will Europe return to Putin’s gas?</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Vanke panky</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/finance-and-economics/2025/02/20/chinas-leaders-look-to-have-blinked-in-their-property-face-off" data-test-id="teaser-link">China’s leaders look to have blinked in their property face-off</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Free exchange</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/finance-and-economics/2025/02/20/donald-trumps-reciprocal-tariffs-are-absurd" data-test-id="teaser-link">Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs are absurd</a></h3></div></div></div></div></section><section class="css-gl86bd eo44k2v0"><div class="css-14zqqfh e1eyjt2s0"><div class="section-header_mb-section-header__Wk_hk margin_mb-u-margin-b-md__ceyGh 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">Science & technology</h2></div></div><div class="css-d4t6jr e3mhczn0"><div class="css-e3fllv e141dkbw0"><a href="/science-and-technology/2025/02/19/how-the-trump-administration-wants-to-reshape-american-science"><figure class="css-3mn275 e1197rjj0"><img alt="A science flask with a belt tightening around the neck" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" src="https://www.economist.com/content-assets/images/20250222_STD001.jpg"/></figure></a></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Trump v science</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/science-and-technology/2025/02/19/how-the-trump-administration-wants-to-reshape-american-science" data-test-id="teaser-link">How the Trump administration wants to reshape American science </a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Everything’s relatives</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/science-and-technology/2025/02/19/new-research-uncovers-polygamy-and-intermarriage-in-ancient-eurasia" data-test-id="teaser-link">New research uncovers polygamy and intermarriage in ancient Eurasia</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Assuming the mantle</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a href="/science-and-technology/2025/02/19/another-win-for-geologys-theory-of-everything" data-test-id="teaser-link">Another win for geology’s Theory of Everything</a></h3></div></div><div class="css-160nixc e141dkbw0"><div data-test-id="teaser" class="css-12lyffs e11kl3g90"><p class="css-zx0bc2 e1etum70"> <!-- -->Well informed</p><h3 data-test-id="teaser-headline" class="css-apziln e9vcwtd0"><a 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