August 15th 2026

e-ISSN : 0013-0613

Contents:

1. The Taliban are vile. Democracies must still engage with them
2. America really might restore democracy to Venezuela
3. A bill to punish Putin gives too much power to Donald Trump
4. China has wrested control of oil markets from OPEC
5. In praise of designer-ish babies
6. Should every Indian follow the same rules?
7. In China, treatment for mental-health problems is a luxury
8. For a different kind of Democratic insurgency, look to Iowa
9. Inside Venezuela’s high-stakes political negotiations
10. Mogadishu no longer deserves its deadly reputation
11. Sexually transmitted infections are surging in Europe
12. Andy Burnham’s chance to reset Labour’s relations with business
13. Silicon Valley’s AI boom is remaking American charity