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Articles in this issue: Politics Business KAL’s cartoon The end of life: A final choice Russia: Putin’s new era of repression Afghanistan: War, drought, famine Evergrande and financial contagion: China’s other debt problem Energy: The discreet charm of nuclear power Letters to the editor: On economics, Balkan bridges, Shakespeare, mission statements, hydrogen, Facebook, French, Polexit Russian repression: Manacled in Moscow EU railways: Disoriented express The Belarus-Poland border: Caught at the wire Coronavirus in eastern Europe: The arc of susceptibility Syrians in Turkey: Going bananas Charlemagne: Minimum wage, maximum rage Nuclear power: This time, it’s different Environmental attitudes: Mustn’t grumble The Northern Ireland protocol: Groundhog day Infrastructure: London’s bridges falling down Politics: Spiralling scandal What’s missing?: Off the shelf War graves: They shall not grow old Bagehot: Learning from Paterson Saudi Arabia: No tourist Mecca Prudery in Morocco: Get two rooms Iran’s military tactics: The new predators Congo’s militias: No farewell to arms Liberia: Time and punishment Biden and the border: Of walls and wobbles Infrastructure year: Unlocked The Durham investigation: You’re in trouble New nukes: Energy deficient Lexington: Latin hex How to be a dictator (1): By the book How to be a dictator (2): A family affair Bello: Following the money Climate and industry: Manufacturing a green revolution Education in South Asia (1): Levelling up Education in South Asia (2): Levelling down Politics in Myanmar: How to get a promotion Banyan: The great board game State-sponsored hacking: The spectral game Dissent in Hong Kong: New kids on the cell block Chaguan: Why China has a zero-covid policy Assisted dying: Death on demand Hollywood’s talent wars: Fading stars Commercial property: Lab rats Bartleby: The impossible job China and the pandemic: Seal of the realm General Electric: Not so general Volkswagen’s labour relations: Golf’s course The corporate metaverse: Virtual world, Inc Schumpeter: The flywheel delusion Chinese banks: Attack on the tycoons Funding crypto ventures: The bitcom boom Inflation in America: The wrong kind of hot Debt-for-nature swaps: Reef relief Buttonwood: For the duration Free exchange: Home-icide Diagnosing dementia: Knowing the worst COP26: Are the climate goals dead or alive? Microbiology: Perilous plastic Agriculture: Probiotic berries Covid-19: Pills with promise Dealing with dirty money: Hear no lies Witchcraft: Toil and trouble The cold war: Method in the MADness Access to art: The mixing pot Johnson: Double trouble Economic data, commodities and markets Social media: Coming clean Aaron Beck: Up off the couch Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)