In the past 12 months, there has been no lack of news. Editors at The Economist have picked their way... more

At the icy border between Russia and Estonia, the anxieties of NATO member states are clear, our correspondent reports. Leaders... more

Ten days after the fall of Syria’s dictator Bashar al-Assad, the full brutality of his rule is being uncovered. Our... more

After Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, lost a confidence vote in parliament yesterday, Germany is preparing for a snap election. Urban... more

This weekend, the ruling Georgian Dream party elected a new president – but only one name was on the ballot.... more

Many adults perform worse in tests of literacy and numeracy than the average ten year old. And results have worsened... more

Layoffs, suspended dividends, a share price in free fall, a chief executive hustled out the door: Intel is in a... more

As Syrians awoke to a new era, thousands rushed to fling open the dark, filthy prisons where Bashar al-Assad locked... more

For five years the prospect of a criminal prosecution has loomed over Binyamin Netanyahu. Today he becomes the first Israeli... more

President Bashar al-Assad has been run out, his regime in tatters. As Syrians awaken to a new era, how can... more