Why can’t Europe’s leaders agree about Europe? Mujtaba Rahman on their disunity in facing the continent’s biggest political and security problems. Read on. Link in comments. thesgnl.com/2024/05/europe…

Why are Washington and Beijing fighting for control over minerals? Nicholas Kumleben on China’s dominance of key components in renewable energy and military hardware. Read on. Link in comments. thesgnl.com/2023/11/critic…

The weekend despatch: Why is there so much corruption? A detour to Mars. + What’s the Numero Group? Read on. Link in comments. thesgnl.com/2025/11/member…

Why are the biggest chipmakers in the world moving to the United States? Chris Miller on the U.S.-China struggle to control the most critical technology on the planet. Read on. Link in comments. thesgnl.com/2024/09/semico…

The weekend despatch: Why is there so much corruption everywhere? A detour to Mars. + What’s the Numero Group? Read on. Link in comments. thesgnl.com/2025/11/member…

What’s the Trump administration doing to the U.S. federal bureaucracy? Francis Fukuyama on the real drivers of waste in the American civil service and the democratic peril in attacking it politically. Read on. Link in comments. thesgnl.com/2025/02/trump-…

Why are American universities letting foreign governments bully their students? Sarah McLaughlin on the business model behind the pressure. Read on. Link in comments. thesgnl.com/2025/10/foreig…

Why are fewer Americans dying of drug overdoses? Magdalena Cerdá on what we know and don’t know about the the U.S. opioid crisis’s fourth wave. Read on. Link in comments. thesgnl.com/2024/10/declin…

ICYMI - Why are Americans becoming so lonely? Milena Batanova on how the idea of bucking up and making friends can really miss the point … No paywall until November 21. thesgnl.com/2025/06/loneli…

The weekend despatch: Why is there so much corruption everywhere? A detour to Mars. + What’s the Numero Group? Read on. Link in comments. thesgnl.com/2025/11/member…

Why have so many Americans turned against the idea of expertise in public affairs? David A. Hopkins on how the government has become increasingly reliant on experts, and experts have become increasingly influenced by politics. Read on. Link in comments. thesgnl.com/2024/10/distru…

The weekend despatch: Why is there so much corruption everywhere? A detour to Mars. + What’s the Numero Group? Read on. Link in comments. thesgnl.com/2025/11/member…

Briefing: Mass disappearances after Sudan’s al-Fasher falls. The U.S. Congress forces the release of the Epstein files. + Is the world entering a new era of catastrophic risk? Read on. Link in comments. thesgnl.com/2025/11/tuesda…

Briefing: The U.S. government’s case against a presidential target collapses. Washington and Moscow draft a Ukraine peace plan—without Ukraine. + Why are investors down on AI? Read on. Link in comments. thesgnl.com/2025/11/wednes…

The weekend despatch: Why is there so much corruption everywhere? A detour to Mars. + What’s the Numero Group? Read on. Link in comments. thesgnl.com/2025/11/member…

Why are studios releasing so few original new films? Andrew deWaard on how movie franchises have conquered Hollywood. Read on. Link in comments. thesgnl.com/2025/11/vanqui…