December 20th 2025

e-ISSN : 0013-0613

Contents:

1. China proved its strengths in 2025—and Donald Trump helped
2. Two months in, the Gaza ceasefire is floundering
3. The Economist’s country of the year for 2025
4. What Novo Nordisk, OpenAI and Pop Mart have in common
5. Your Well Informed guide to surviving Christmas
6. How the young can make sense of the news
7. Can Australia defend itself against jihadist murderers?
8. Jimmy Lai’s judgment day
9. Will California try to block Hollywood’s next megadeal?
10. An oil boom where the Amazon meets the Atlantic
11. Donald Trump’s peace plan is faltering in the chaos of Gaza
12. Ukraine scrabbles for handholds against Russia’s massive assault
13. How to heal the trauma from Northern Ireland’s killings