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Articles in this issue: Politics Business KAL’s cartoon War in Ukraine: How rotten is Russia’s army? Social media: The techno-king of Twitter Covid-19 in China: The forever war France: The centre holds Curbing Vladimir Putin: The case for energy sanctions Letters to the editor: Europe’s unicorns, China and Taiwan, electoral systems, petrol stations, English prefixes, time Russia and Ukraine: Rob Lee on why attrition will be a critical factor in the battle for Donbas Russia and Ukraine: Ukraine’s prime minister says reconstruction planning must start now Russia’s armed forces: Sorrows in battalions France: Macron rolls up his sleeves War in Ukraine: Pushing for “victory” Ukrainian refugees in Poland: The wreckage within Turkey: “Judicial assassination” Gerhard Schröder: From chancellor to chancer Charlemagne: Manu of the moment Northern Ireland: Placards, paralysis and a protocol Brexit: Left behind Shortages of doctors: When the applause fades TalkTV: All mouth. Any trousers? Higher education: Book value Labour mobility: Moving pictures Bagehot: Sir Keir, the cynic Lebanon: An exhausted people limp to the polls Religion and society: The breakfast club Israel, Ukraine and the Holocaust: Awkward narratives Africa’s debt crisis: Debt and denial Nigeria: The game begins Pennsylvania: Signs of the times in the Keystone State DeSantis v Disney: Frozen Faith and freedom: An almighty win? Free petrol: Tank warfare Hawaii: Pacific pain from Ukraine Lexington: The new McCarthyism Agriculture: Pulling its wheat El Salvador: Iron fist Paraguay: Highway through hell Hun Sen’s Cambodia: Autumn of the patriarch Transport in the Philippines: Not so fast India: Policing, fast and slow An insurgency rekindled: Bad neighbours Banyan: Unhappy families The pandemic: Covid hits the capital How China is ruled: Chain, reaction Pets and covid: Leave no dog behind Pensions: Pillar talk Chaguan: What Chinese public anger means Demography: At home abroad Twitter: A bird in the hand Regulating content: Moderating power Technology profits: The secrets of big tech Chipmaking: Crossing the chokepoint Schumpeter: Top dogs and babies’ bottoms Bartleby: Easter eggs and other treats The global economy: Running out of juice The yuan: Fear of floundering Buttonwood: Expectations management European gas: Tit for taps America’s economy: Surveying the coming wreckage Stimulus in the pandemic: Ill-gotten gains Free exchange: Cascade effects Marine biology: Now hear this Reusable rockets: Rocket Lab’s grab East Coast Fever: Cowabunga! Lava Jato: The policemen’s tale World in a dish: The buttered pragmatist Industrialists and the Nazi regime: Hitler’s enablers Scottish fiction: Growing pains Classical music: Centre stage Back Story: Art of controversy Indicators: Economic data, commodities and markets House prices: Where the lawns are greener Mimi Reinhard: One name more Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)