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 10th 2022
The Stalinisation of Russia • As it sinks in that he cannot win in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is resorting to repression at home
Fuel, food and fury • Chaos in global commodity markets is about to strike the world’s households and politicians
Will China help Russia? • A bit. But it will mostly seek to learn from Russia’s mistakes
Here’s a form and a KitKat • The treatment of Ukrainian refugees gives the lie to Britain’s global boasts
From prosecutor to president • Yoon Suk-yeol must restore his citizens’ faith in politics
Letters
Occupation? No thanks! • VINNITSYA
The second week of war: The military situation
The great leap backward • Vladimir Putin’s war is a turning-point in Russian history
Must do better • WASHINGTON, DC
No home runs • SANTA BARBARA
Fading of the machine • CHICAGO
Son of a bitch • Testing dogs’ DNA is increasingly popular, and full of surprises
A tale of two cities • BUCKEYE, ARIZONA, AND YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
Joe Biden’s indispensability • The administration has played a weak diplomatic hand on Ukraine skilfully. But the crisis is only beginning
Many shades of pink • LIMA, MEXICO CITY, SANTIAGO AND SÃO PAULO
Abstemious to a fault • DELHI
Extreme no more • LISMORE
Wishy-washy victory • SEOUL
Uttar domination • DELHI
The yam and the boulders • It is getting harder for small states to balance great powers
Shaking the money tree • HONG KONG
Brave voices • Despite abuse from fellow netizens, some Chinese dare to criticise Russia
Redefining zero • China’s scientists are looking for a way out of the zero-covid policy
About face • BEIJING
Mr Xi places a bet on Russia • China’s backing for Vladimir Putin’s war is all about its contest with America
Bread and oil • ADDIS ABABA, DUBAI, JOHANNESBURG, PARIS AND RABAT
The sultan’s sartorial standards • The government promotes traditional dress to boost national pride—and tourism
Nostalgia and Kalashnikovs • ADDIS ABABA, DUBAI, JOHANNESBURG AND PARIS
Lamu, an island bubble • LAMU
The frontline state • PRZEMYSL
The compromise candidate • ANKARA
Le Pen, again • REIMS
Political boosters • Viktor Orban uses a state covid database as a campaign email list
A continent coping • Europe is helping refugees from Ukraine, but the road ahead will be long
No more manic Mondays • How covid-19 has changed Britain’s capital—and commuting
Failure to launch • Eighteen months after the government bailed it out, OneWeb is in trouble
Brexit: the sequel • The Conservatives’ planned overhaul of human-rights law has the same flaws as leaving the EU
The travelling-salesman problem • NEW YORK
Flight risk • Sanctions will hurt Western aviation firms. They will devastate Aeroflot
Let’s get physical • The return to the office means getting used to the presence of real-life colleagues
Work life in balance • Hybrid work was meant to be the best of both worlds. Is it?
No-ceiling fans • More women climb up the corporate ladder. But more drop off it, too
It’s not easy being an oligarch • What makes you a plutocrat can also bring you down
Barrelled over • In the first article of a special...