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Articles in this issue: Politics this week Business this week KAL’s cartoon The aliens among us Mali’s coup: Why the Sahel is suffering Israel and the Arab world: Out of the closet Tech IPOs: Silicon Valley v Wall Street Tensions in the eastern Mediterranean: A sea of trouble On software problems, Britain, India, racism, Clement Attlee: Letters to the editor The viral universe: The outsiders inside The Belarus uprising: The dictator hangs on, for now Italy’s populists: Welcome to normal politics Alexei Navalny in peril: Russia’s opposition leader is in a coma Depopulating the Balkans: Ageing, dying, leaving Charlemagne: Why Europeans love Schengen Unemployment: It’s coming Gymshark: Primus Insta pares Public Health England: Turning German? Exam marks: U and non-U Race in Northern Ireland: Green or orange, not black Media and society: No news is good news Labour: Left out Bagehot: Rule by algorithm The United Arab Emirates: The strong, silent type Israel and the Arab world: Who’s next? Iran and covid-19: A rite old mess African stamps: Wait a minute Mr Postman Oil on protected waters: An oil spill off Mauritius threatens protected ecosystems Mutiny in Mali: A coup that was coming America’s black elite: Our kind of people Veterans in politics: Old soldiers Lingua securitatis: From iPhones to aircraft carriers Internship The presidential election: The postmaster always rings twice The Arctic: Drill music Lexington: Unconventional The Caribbean: Anxious isles Canada: No more Morneau Myanmar’s forever war: Will it ever stop? Japan: Virtual respect for the dead Thai democracy: Street cred The internet in Pakistan: Calls waiting Banyan: Sensitive Seoul Hukou reform: Worlds apart Chaguan: Past its Peak Tension in the eastern Mediterranean: Battling over boundaries Technology listings: Partying like it’s 1999 Apple’s Epic dust-up: Playing hard ball Electric vehicles: Believe the hypercar Entertainment: A big-sum game Working hours: Weekend plans Sino-American tech war: No more quarter Schumpeter: Supply chained and bound Dubai: Navigating the storm Mask economics: Cloth of gold People’s Bank of China: Conforming to norms Buttonwood: Foam party Free exchange: State of the unions Hidden figures: A flattened curve Covid and chronic illness: Lingering fog The American story: Twentieth-century fox Johnson: Moral minorities Colombia: A river and a nation Home Entertainment: In the mind’s eye British fiction: Unmoored Economic data, commodities and markets Authoritarianism: Drifting apart Julian Bream: Passion plays Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)