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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
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      Geert Wilders’ victory is a warning for Europe

      Success of the far right in the Netherlands will embolden populists elsewhere

      An election poster for Geert Wilders
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      The editorial board
      A much-needed truce between Israel and Hamas

      Pause in hostilities to release hostages should lead to a humanitarian ceasefire

      People walk past a mural calling for the return of the hostages kidnapped during the October 7 Hamas cross-border attack in Israel,
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      The editorial board
      Jeremy Hunt’s fiscal fudge

      Britain’s Autumn Statement is good, bad and ugly all at the same time

      Jeremy Hunt departs Downing Street to deliver his Autumn Statement to UK parliament
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      The editorial board
      Ukraine needs reassurance from its allies

      Kyiv worries that war fatigue is growing in the US and the EU

      Ukrainian soldiers on combat training in the north of the country
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      The editorial board
      Argentina cannot afford another failure

      Libertarian Javier Milei offers a high-risk path to radical economic reform

      A man reads an Argentine newspaper whose front page shows the victorious Javier Milei
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      The editorial board
      OpenAI’s turbulent weekend

      Sam Altman’s sacking raises further concerns about the governance of artificial intelligence

      Sam Altman and OpenAI logo
    • Sunday, 19 November, 2023
      The editorial board
      Britain’s autumn statement is no time for short-termism

      Jeremy Hunt should prioritise the country’s economic health ahead of political pressures

    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
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      The feelgood factor will remain elusive

      Inflation is falling, but bad vibes will be harder to shift than politicians had hoped

      A person carrying shopping bags and an umbrella walks down a high street
    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      The editorial board
      A tentative reset between Washington and Beijing

      Despite mutual mistrust, both sides have an interest in trying to calm tensions

      Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in California. Their meeting provided encouraging signs that both sides are attempting to manage relations
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
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      Britain’s migrant policy is in disarray

      Rishi Sunak’s attempt to rescue Rwanda plan by changing the law is misconceived

      UK officials help migrants arriving on the south coast of England. The British government should put its focus back on collaborating with its European neighbours
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      The editorial board
      The alarming cyber hack at ICBC

      Financial corporations and authorities need to step up their security efforts

      Image of a figure walking behind a glass wall of machine coding symbols
    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
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      David Cameron’s return reflects a vacuum in strategy

      Sacking Suella Braverman was overdue but sets up a clash with the Conservative right

      A smiling David Camerson walks past press photographers on his way out of 10 Downing Street
    • Sunday, 12 November, 2023
      The editorial board
      Pakistan’s expulsion order deepens the Afghan crisis

      Islamabad needs to reverse course, but the west has responsibility too

    • Friday, 10 November, 2023
      The editorial board
      The advent of the AI agent

      OpenAI’s app store marks the emergence of chatbots able to perform tasks

      OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event this week in San Francisco, California
    • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
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      Japan’s fiscal and monetary policies are moving in opposite directions

      Tokyo must consider whether a stimulus next year will help or hinder its central bank

      Kazuo Ueda, the Bank of Japan’s governor
    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      The editorial board
      The coming wave of business bankruptcies

      Following years of low interest rates, creative destruction should be embraced

      A man walks past a boarded up shop in New York City
    • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
      The editorial board
      Rishi Sunak is harming the UK’s climate reputation

      Mandating North Sea oil and gas licensing is not a good use of parliament’s time

      Activists protest in London against new oilfields
    • Monday, 6 November, 2023
      The editorial board
      An amnesty for Catalan secessionists is a gamble worth taking

      A politically expedient path can also be the right one to take

      Protesters in Barcelona rally against the proposed amnesty for pro-independence leaders. Polling suggests more than two-thirds of Spaniards oppose an amnesty
    • Sunday, 5 November, 2023
      The editorial board
      The great American spending spree

      Pay growth, savings and ‘fomo’ have helped the US economy defy a gloomy backdrop

      ‘Trick-or-treaters’ gather in the Allandale neighborhood on October 31 2023 in Austin, Texas
    • Friday, 3 November, 2023
      The editorial board
      The science of the successful succession

      Few things are certain, but the ephemerality of chief executives is one of them

      Ted Pick, wearing suit and tie, talks and gestures during and interview
    • Thursday, 2 November, 2023
      The editorial board
      Britain’s unreliable labour market data

      The ONS needs to raise its game to meet the demand for better and faster statistics

    • Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
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      Biden’s gamble on Venezuela has misfired

      Washington should reimpose sanctions swiftly if Maduro fails to budge

      Nicolás Maduro
    • Tuesday, 31 October, 2023
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      Glimmers of hope in tackling dementia

      Further research on its underlying causes and preventive action is essential

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    • Monday, 30 October, 2023
      The editorial board
      The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza

      Israel must stop the bombing, and allow more aid into the besieged strip

      Two men support an injured man between them
    • Sunday, 29 October, 2023
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      Governments need to become more productive

      A smarter and leaner public sector is essential amid tight budgets and rising demands

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