International
Once more unto the data breach
How ransomware could cripple countries, not just companies
Experts think 2023 was a record year for digital attacks
Red alert in the Red Sea
A new Suez crisis threatens the world economy
Global shipping firms are suspending voyages in the Red Sea
COP28 concludes
Climate talks at last lead to a deal on cutting fossil-fuel use
The historic agreement emerged only through bitter compromise
PISA tests
The pandemic’s toll on schooling emerges in awful new exam results
Grades in rich countries were sliding even before covid-19 spread
Islamism on the edge
A religious revolution is under way in the Middle East
Can it survive the Gaza war?
Fighting for survival
Many small islands have no room for manoeuvre at COP28
Simply put, their goal is staving off annihilation
Everything, everywhere, all at once
From Gaza to Ukraine, wars and crises are piling up
How diplomats and generals are running out of bandwidth
New arrivals, old problems
Why migration is in such a mess once more
Violence and poverty are pushing the desperate towards jobs and safety
Social media are not real life
Israel is more popular than social-media posts suggest
In properly weighted opinion polls, support for the Palestinians is much less marked
Views of the Middle East
The culture war over the Gaza war
The conflict is raging on streets and screens in the West
From defence to offence
The three steps on America’s ladder of military escalation
Could America be dragged back into another Middle East war?
