Fragile states
The world is more stable than the news suggests
The world is more stable than the news suggests
Tourists really do seem to help to preserve wild animals
The Arctic could be free of sea ice by 2040, 30 years earlier than previously suggested
China launches a pork-price index to smooth the “pig cycle”
Margarine sales: investors can’t believe they’re not better
Japan’s cherry blossoms are emerging increasingly early
Impending famines in Africa and Yemen have political causes
Few countries have introduced genuinely strict measures to curb smoking. Just one has the full package
The minimum age of criminal responsibility continues to divide opinion
The Economist’s glass-ceiling index measures gender equality in the labour market