America’s economy is strong, overdose deaths are falling and crime rates are down. For the second consecutive year murders in ...

“THIS WILL BE THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA ... Now you see the damage; now you don’t. Chart: The Economist As welcome as the de-escalation is, it sets up a worrying paradox for markets ...

In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged Assad’s rule. Tens of thousands of people were killed by the government’s ...

His opportunities to prove himself a peacemaker, extending America’s golden aura beyond its shores ... Subscribers to The Economist can sign up to our new Opinion newsletter, which brings ...

In his Golden Globe-winning turn as Benji, Mr Culkin reprises the manic charisma of his role in “Succession”, but with added pathos. Where David’s feelings are withheld, Benji’s emerge ...

In 1672 Louis XIV of France crossed the Rhine here with an invading army, launching the “year of disaster” that ended the Dutch Golden Age. Today the Dutch-German border runs along a quiet ...

One economist warns the Trump administration may "have to put its hand on the hot stove of high tariffs" to learn the damage ...

The president announced the arrival of a new “golden age”. But on tariffs, territorial expansion and a fixation with Panama what he seems to want is a return to the gilded one.

Chart: The Economist Mr Trump’s dalliance with tariffs in his first ... Mr Trump and many of his supporters have taken to lionising the late 19th century as the golden age for America’s economy, a ...

Her bottles are decorated with war horns, crowns and golden stools, insignia of power among Ghana’s Ashanti kings. Ms Pedro seeks to popularise ogogoro, a smoky, spicy spirit made from fermented ...