Politics

How architecture helped to topple Viktor Orbán

Lavish buildings put up by his regime contrasted sharply with Hungary’s crumbling social infrastructure

Democracy Needs Friction To Function

AI promises to help us find common ground. But democracy was never meant to resolve our disagreements.

Trump baffles Wall Street with top dealmaker praise for Citi

A morning social media post from the president congratulates bank on a ranking it does not hold

How did air conditioning become a heated debate?

It’s illogical to argue that heating buildings to a safe temperature is a basic right but cooling them is an affectation

Donald Trump vows to ‘respond’ after Iran ‘shot down’ a US helicopter

American president said Tehran downed Apache aircraft over Strait of Hormuz amid fragile ceasefire

Lessons from Germany’s (entirely predictable) UN Security Council defeat

In a world of aggressive great powers, middle powers must learn to forge alliances

Trump is becoming Jimmy Carter

Like the 39th US president, the current occupant of the White House has handed control of the narrative to Iran

Drug gangs harness tech in arms race with Europe’s police

EU agency chief warns traffickers are tapping new technologies to develop and deliver illegal substances

Why are we still arguing about the industrial revolution?

Historical data does not offer much insight about how our predecessors navigated profound change

Hungary deploys AI to track alleged Orbán corruption

Head of the country’s anti-graft body says €160bn may have been siphoned off during ex-PM’s 16 years in power

Pentagon adds Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, and Unitree to its Chinese military companies list

The Pentagon added Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, and Unitree to its 1260H list, bringing the total to 188 Chinese companies it says aid the military.

The Incredible Shrinking Influence of Putin’s Russia

Armenia is the latest country to leave Moscow’s orbit