The Economist is a global weekly magazine written for those who share an uncommon interest in being well and broadly informed. Each issue explores domestic and international issues, business, finance, current affairs, science, technology and the arts.
The world this week • To 6am GMT March 3rd 2022
The horror ahead • When Vladimir Putin escalates, the world must meet him
A new age of economic conflict • The West has imposed crushing sanctions on Russia. The implications are huge
War and price • Central banks should ignore soaring energy prices and focus on home-grown inflation
Macron, and on • The country needs a proper debate ahead of the vote, but time is running out
Mind the gap • Climate change must be adapted to as well as opposed
Letters
A tragedy and a catastrophe • KYIV, LVIV AND MOSCOW
The first week of war:
The economic weapon • Sanctions on Russia are like none the world has seen. Will they work?
The post-post-cold-war world • WASHINGTON, DC
By Invitation
State of the presidency • WASHINGTON, DC
Pumping up the votes • WASHINGTON, DC
Togetherness • BRIGHTON BEACH, BROOKLYN, AND WEST TOWN, CHICAGO
Seeing footprints in the air • The neglected Cinderellas of climate measurement deserve more attention
Inside outside leave me alone • NEW YORK
Don’t mess with sex in Texas • WASHINGTON, DC
The end of the delusion • Donald Trump’s party is returning to its senses on Russia
South America’s rust belt • SÃO BERNARDO DO CAMPO
Honk for impunity • CHALLAPATA
Parks and wrecking • CANAIMA
Offshore Beijing • SEOUL AND SINGAPORE
Crime and no punishment • BANGKOK
Unedifying • GANGNEUNG
Liberty bale • BUKHARA
Mood change • Ukraine has changed how Taiwanese see themselves
Bullying a Balt • VILNIUS
Going rogue • BEIJING
China learns to love imperialism • China and Russia agree that big countries should run the world
The parallel state • DIEPSLOOT AND STEYN CITY
The most dangerous regions on earth
Class struggle • GULU, MASAKA AND KAABONG
Egypt tries to reshape its cities • The plans promise luxury for the rich. The poor fear neglect and displacement
Message in a bottleneck • JERUSALEM AND BAHRAIN
Exodus, again • LVIV AND PRZEMYSL
Macron’s moment • PARIS
A colossal task • ROME
Imperial invaders • AMSTERDAM
The watershed • With war at its doors, Europe discovers a capacity for action
Peak Nat • Scotland’s place in the United Kingdom looks more secure than before
Form an orderly queue • Britons are both more and less liberal than their government
The rise and fall of Londongrad • The era of Russian money in London is over. Other rich foreigners will fill the gap
Out of Russia’s shadow • With oil at more than $100 a barrel and gas markets in turmoil, Europe reconsiders its energy future
The exodus • NEW YORK
Advancing on all fronts • A less peaceful world means more business for armsmakers
A lesson in business German • BERLIN
Company or cult? • The dividing line between firm and sect is often thin. How to tell them apart
A gamble too far • Europe’s commodities traders have made a mistake by dealing with Vladimir Putin’s regime
The other crisis • HONG KONG
The world economy at war • War and sanctions mean inflation, but not necessarily higher interest rates
The cost to foreign banks
Shock, stocks and barrels • The war in Europe is a...