Demographics

Youthful Economic Leverage: Africa’s Coming Negotiating Power

At a point at which wealthy states grey and workforces shrink, Africa prepares to use its youthful population as a powerful tool for global negotiation.

María Branyas Morera: The Quiet Lessons of a Long Life

Spain’s oldest citizen, María Branyas Morera, lived to 117—witnessing Europe’s wars, rebirth, and the quiet dignity of endurance across three centuries.

Italy: Meloni’s Victory With a Age Old Caveat

Citizenship reform in Italy fails: low turnout, migration fears, and demographic crisis deepen EU-wide debate on identity and workforce.

UK Population Growth Expected to Top Europe by 2035

Population growth, in the UK, will be the highest in Europe for the first time by 2035 with a rise of five millon owing to high net migration.

Popular

News Room No More: Bezos Cuts Washington Post by One-Third

One-third of staff gone. Democracy dies in spreadsheets.

Youthful Economic Leverage: Africa’s Coming Negotiating Power

At a point at which wealthy states grey and workforces shrink, Africa prepares to use its youthful population as a powerful tool for global negotiation.

Roman Angel Resembling Meloni Painted Over

An angel's face resembled the prime minister. Days later, it vanished.

Crypto Crash: Gamification of Digital Assets

The digital gold rush left a trail of ruined savings for everyday people who find that their money can vanish in a click without any real legal safety net.

Start to Finish: Ukraine Peace and Nuclear Arms Race

Peace in Ukraine and the future of the world atomic arsenal collided in Abu Dhabi during the week as diplomats tried to save a treaty and stop a war all at once.