Are liberal values a luxury the West cannot afford?
Yes, China has impressive high-speed trains. That is no reason for the West to adopt iron-fisted rule
ACROSS THE democratic world, politicians and public intellectuals have a bad case of Chinese-train envy. A cottage industry has sprung up, involving books and podcasts by important people recounting silk-smooth rail journeys begun in Shanghai or Beijing, and wondering why America, Britain and other erstwhile industrial giants find public works so hard.
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Anger is deadly to moderate politicians
AI-driven disruption is about to make the world a more resentful place
America risks a nuclear-arms race with China
Blame an expired treaty with Russia
The War Room newsletter: Mission Maduro—when special ops succeed
Richard Cockett, a senior editor, discusses history’s best special operations with an SAS officer
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Lots of world leaders are attacking Europe. Why?
Often, Europe-bashing is best explained by domestic politics in America, China and beyond
Falling wine sales reflect a lonelier and more atomised world
It’s not just health-conscious youngsters who are saying no to Bordeaux
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Donald Trump used to be risk-averse. Is that changing?
America’s president suddenly seems like a man in a hurry
