January 31st 2026

e-ISSN : 0013-0613

Contents:

1. Xi Jinping’s purge should worry the world
2. ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence
3. The weak yen and the weakening dollar are signs of financial fragility
4. Haters on the right and left are wrong about London
5. Africa’s two biggest economies may be turning the corner
6. Stop panicking about AI. Start preparing
7. Immigration agents have become Donald Trump’s personal posse
8. Taiwan’s new opposition leader wants to talk to Xi Jinping
9. What Xi Jinping’s purge of China’s most senior general reveals
10. Inside the movement challenging—and disrupting—ICE
11. How to tell if Venezuela is heading for democracy
12. The case for optimism in South Africa
13. Europe risks a rare-earths crunch between China and America
14. How London can rise again
15. Lots of world leaders are attacking Europe. Why?