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The rights, wrongs and risks of Ukraine’s Kursk incursion
Ukraine’s surprise attack into Kursk is legal, bold and morale-boosting — but Kyiv must avoid overextension as Russia presses toward Pokrovsk.
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The war in Ukraine is straining Russia’s economy and society
Provincial Russians are tuning out the war while casualties, inflation, labour shortages and demographic decline mount — and about half would back withdrawal without achieving Putin’s goals.
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How AI Is Changing Warfare From Drones to Kill Chains
From Britain’s StormCloud experiment to Gaza and Ukraine, AI now links sensors, drones and weapons. This guide explains what works, where the legal risks lie, and who is…
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The Physical Singularity: Machines That Build Themselves
Jeff Schneider says the decisive AI race is not only over superintelligence, but over self-expanding industrial capacity that could free growth from human-labour limits.
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Why keeping women at home makes countries poorer
Keeping women out of paid work impoverishes whole countries. Legal equality, safer jobs and changing norms — plus the pull of extra income — can open the door.
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What Europe and NATO must do to be ready for war
Defence is being re-energised. Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte argue industry must now produce more, better and faster to prevent war.
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Museveni’s frailty leaves Uganda facing a risky succession
After 40 years in power, Yoweri Museveni, 81, is growing frailer. Uganda now faces dynastic rule, an army power struggle, and dim hopes for free elections.
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Is British Politics Broken? Readers on Reform and Labour
After chaos around Keir Starmer, readers debate whether British politics is fundamentally broken — and propose electoral reform, devolution and new leadership.
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How to minimise the cost of a falling population
Japan’s experience shows a shrinking population drags on productivity and fertility keeps falling. Former Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa explains what sensible forethought must confront.
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America’s third century will be shared with China
For 250 years scale made America. Now China’s scale defines strategy — and America must set the terms of coexistence with its allies.