AMERICA`S NEW SANCTIONS ARE UNLIKELY TO TOPPLE IRAN`S REGIME / THE ECONOMIST

Damp squib or cunning retreat? America’s new sanctions are unlikely to topple Iran’s regime But that may not be the aim Illustration: Ben Hi...

"ALL IT WILL TAKE IS ONE SCREW -UP": AI RACE TO LIMIT BIOWEAPON RISKS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

`All it will take is one screw-up´: AI groups race to limit bioweapon risks Executives and biosecurity experts are concerned that future mod...

DON`T MESS WITH MARKETS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Don’t Mess With Markets US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has justified his intervention in currency and bond markets by arguing that they...

HOW COUNTERTERRORISM HAS EMPOWERED DONALD TRUMP`S IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY / THE ECONOMIST

Anniversary politics How counterterrorism has empowered Donald Trump’s imperial presidency After 25 years, it may be time to reform the poli...

THE WORLD`S $2TN INTEREST BILL / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

The world’s $2tn interest bill Many countries now spend more on debt servicing than defence, including the US, France and the UK Ian Smith, ...

HOORAY FOR INDEX FUNDS -- JUST DON`T CALL THEM PASSIVE / THE ECONOMIST

Hooray for index funds—just don’t call them passive Jack Bogle’s creation has transformed markets, and involves plenty of choices Illustrati...

THE WHEELS ARE COMING OFF THE U.S. WORLD ORDER / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The wheels are coming off the US world order Trump believes in a world in which there are no allies, only satellites, and in which power is ...

THE AGE OF GATED RECESSIONS / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Age of Gated Recessions Aggregate economic indicators are obscuring a widening divide between those enjoying rapid income growth and tho...