Opinion

If there are no new shocks, inflation will slow down and central banks will be able to better calibrate their policies

In the wake of a mass resignation by employees that sent the social media company into turmoil, many users were left wondering where they will get their daily dose of humor if the app closes down entirely

In a world where Washington and Beijing have chosen the path of confrontation, the EU must reflect on its own industrial policy, instruments and approach

Why are so many obviously failed public policies hard to eradicate?

As swing voters, Latinos will be critical to disparate partisan midterm outcomes in different places across the United States

The Russian leader can neither win the war militarily nor afford to lose it politically, instead he will wait until the moment suits him best to seek a negotiated solution

Corruption 3.0 deployed by autocratic governments in support of their geopolitical strategies is a threat to which the world has no effective response

The world’s richest man has a deadline to complete a deal for the platform and avoid a breach of contract trial, handing him control of the medium on the eve of the US midterms

Elon Musk accused Hans Niemann of inserting a device up his rectum to get the better of Magnus Carlsen, proving that cheating is getting harder in sport

Populist right-wing tabloids are already salivating at the idea of a comeback by the former British PM

It’s probably the last place you’d expect

Most Conservative MPs are now thinking not about whether they should replace Britain’s brand new prime minister, but about how and when

Under the pretext of poverty reduction, disaster relief and small business support, international financial institutions have loaned at least $1.2 billion to the Ortega government since 2018

It’s not just the weather that’s to blame for deaths during spells of soaring temperatures. Social inequality and isolation play important roles as well

The popular belief that the wave of global integration is over is wrong in almost every way

The EU must now defend itself from the external enemy and stop protecting itself from itself; that goes through solidarity investment

It saw the birth of punk, new wave, hip hop, funk and electronic music, as well as the rise of legends like David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elton John and Tom Petty

The crisis in the country cannot be resolved without first addressing serious human rights abuses

We should not take it for granted that the old democracies of Europe are strong enough to survive the sustained assault of the forces out to destroy them

I used to brag about being lazy, but it was just for show. I’d rather be multitasking on a deadline than searching for some ineffable truth in the quiet of nature. Life is best lived with urgency.

The feminist thing to do is not to advise ladies to remove their bikini tops, but to dare stand up for women’s rights and fight against all forms of oppression and discrimination

The paradox of the hungry world is that agri-food systems are capable of producing enough food for all of humanity. Two FAO experts wonder: what are we doing wrong?

There has been great progress in gender equity in the last 10 years, but it has been slower than desirable, and the pandemic has created a greater sense of urgency

I met the ‘narco of narcos’ four times at his hideout in the heart of Mexican drug country. In 2018, he told me he was thinking about turning himself in

What is really new and distinctive about the progressivism that won this year is the proposed environmental agenda and economic model that understands that fossil fuels are the past

As populism, polarization and post-truth take hold, Colombia seems headed for the same toxic political environment that has become the norm across the region