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The radical response to big economic shocks

Homeland economics

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Is Israel breaking the rules of war?

The laws of engagement are complicated—proportionality is crucial

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Are artificial wombs the future?

They could save more premature babies

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How the war will affect Israeli politics

Are Binyamin Netanyahu’s days numbered?

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What is Hamas?

The dominant group in Gaza launched an attack on Israel last week

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Ukraine war: what does victory look like?

Our experts analyse how Ukraine and the West can sustain the war effort

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Israel and Gaza: the attacks, politics and implications

Barbaric attacks, brutal retaliation

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The new world order

How shifting alliances are changing geopolitics

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Plastic is polluting the ocean

What can small islands do in the face of a global problem?

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Israel and the Palestinians: a century of conflict

How wars and uprisings have changed the map of the region

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Well red: inside The Economist’s language and style

Employ a simple and straightforward style

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How to be gender-neutral in a foreign language

English-speakers have it easy