The World Today Nowhere to hide Artificial intelligence is poised to impinge on our lives in ways we could not have imagined a decade ago, writes Carly Kind.
The World Today Is AI innately sexist? Biased data is likely to create winners and losers in financial services, argues Keyur Patel
The World Today Ryan Crocker The veteran US diplomat tells Alan Philps that the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani is likely to make the Middle East a more dangerous place – especially with an unpredictable White House.
The World Today Trump's deal of half a century An inevitable conclusion after 52 years of occupation, says Yossi Mekelberg.
The World Today Not quite human Why digital companions are replacing best friends for many young people.
The World Today America’s pendulum voters Vigo County voted twice for Obama, then for Trump. Lyndsey Jefferson sees what the 2020 race looks like from her home state.
The World Today From the Editor Officials in the Chinese city of Suzhou had to apologize after releasing ‘shaming’ pictures of people walking the street in their pyjamas, along with their names and ID cards.
The World Today The Gulf means more than oil Despite its fracking success the US can’t turn its back on the Middle East.
The World Today News flash of openness The unusual candour of Iran’s reporting of street protests and the downing of a Ukrainian flight.
The World Today For Sama: reality of healthcare in conflict Dr Hamza al-Kateab on what he learned in east Aleppo’s last remaining hospital
The World Today True cost of dirty money The West should stop laundering cash for Eastern Europe’s corrupt elites, writes Paula Erizanu.
The World Today Degrees of espionage Kerry Brown and Emma Luo put the threat posed by Chinese students studying abroad into perspective.
The World Today Oman’s cultured autocrat Michael Binyon fears popular sultan’s successor faces tough challenges.
The World Today Enlightened thinking overshadowed Robert Fox admires an account of why the liberal order is being rejected.
The World Today Go on now, go, walk out the door Catherine Fieschi senses the EU is picking itself up after a messy break-up.
The World Today Don’t fight robots, become one Roger Highfield on how technology is threatening our livelihoods.
The World Today Fiddling while Australia burns Chatham House team calls for more ambitious action from COP26.
The World Today Keeping Britain close Britain’s defence ties with the EU should be kept separate from Brexit politics, writes Michelle Shevin-Coetzee.
The World Today Laura Kövesi: Corruption can be defeated In 2006 Laura Kövesi became the first woman to serve as Romania’s prosecutor general and was later named the head of the Anticorruption Directorate (DNA).
The World Today Filtering out malicious lies Jacqueline Rowe on how digital platforms can tackle disinformation.
The World Today Kyiv unfairly tarred by Trump dirt The president has been acquitted but Ukraine may bear the scars of the scandal.
The World Today Adieu social democracy The centre-left has had its day, but that does not mean the rightists are triumphant, argues Denis MacShane.
The World Today Being a tech ambassador for one day Two contestants in our essay prize won a trip to California to meet researchers and tech workers.
The World Today Rampant verbal abuse In an Economist podcast about the negotiations on the Iran nuclear deal, someone asked a question: ‘Do you see any way of on-ramping these talks again?’