The Economist Jan 18th 2025 Calibre by Calibre instant download after payment.

Articles in this issue:
Politics
Business
The weekly cartoon
This week’s cover
Donald Trump will upend 80 years of American foreign policy
Much of the damage from the LA fires could have been averted
Rising bond yields should spur governments to go for growth
Houthi Inc: the pirates who weaponised globalisation
How to improve clinical trials
Letters to the editor
Trumpism is becoming more pragmatic, argues Reihan Salam
The right in Congress and the courts will reshape Donald Trump’s agenda
India’s Faustian pact with Russia is strengthening
What North Korea gains by sending troops to fight for Russia
Is Arkadag the world’s greatest football team?
After the president’s arrest, what next for South Korea?
Can Donald Trump maintain Joe Biden’s network of Asian alliances?
An initiative so feared that China has stopped saying its name
Why foreign law firms are leaving China
An outrage that even China’s supine media has called out
How will calamity change Los Angeles?
How bad will the smoke be for Angelenos’ health?
How hard is it to run the Pentagon?
Tulsi Gabbard, Sean Penn and the hunt for an American hostage
How flush Americans feel depends on their views of Donald Trump
How Joe Biden wound up serving Donald Trump
From Greenland to Panama and Mexico, leaders are in shock
Tether’s move to El Salvador is a win for President Nayib Bukele
Canada has adopted assisted dying faster than anywhere on Earth
After 15 months of hell, Israel and Hamas sign a ceasefire deal
First, the ceasefire. Next the Trump effect could upend the Middle East
Violent jihadists are getting frustrated by the new Syria
West African booze is becoming a luxury product
A hidden refuge in Sudan that the internet, banks—and war—can’t reach
How the AfD got its swagger back
France’s new prime minister is trying to court the left
A TV dramatisation of Mussolini’s life inflames Italy
A French-sponsored Ukrainian army brigade has been badly botched
Spain’s proposed house tax on foreigners will not fix its shortage
Can the good ship Europe weather the Trumpnado?
Britain’s government has spooked markets and riled businesses
David Lammy’s plan to shake up Britain’s Foreign Office
Britain is becoming a well-mannered but deceitful society
Homelessness in England has risen by 26% in the past five years
A plan to reorganise local government in England runs into opposition
Has the Royal Navy become too timid?
Labour’s credibility trap
Marco Rubio will find China is hard to beat in Latin America
Why elite MBA graduates are struggling to find jobs
Can the Gulf states become tech superpowers?
One of the biggest energy IPOs in a decade could be around the corner
Will Elon Musk scrap his plan to invest in a gigafactory in Mexico?
Germany is going nuts for Dubai chocolate
The year ahead: a message from the CEO
The UFC, Dana White and the rise of bloodsport entertainment
Why global bond markets are convulsing
Will Donald Trump unleash Wall Street?
Iran is vulnerable to a Trumpian all-out economic assault
Ethiopia gets a stockmarket. Now it just needs some firms to list
Are big cities overrated?
Why catastrophe bonds are failing to cover disaster damage
“The Traitors”, a reality TV show, offers a useful economics lesson
Volunteers with Down’s syndrome could help find Alzheimer’s drugs
A better understanding of Huntington’s disease brings hope
Is obesity a disease?
Should you start lifting weights?
Greg Gutfeld, America’s most popular late-night host, rules the airwaves
Want to spend time with a different American president?
Los Angeles has lost some of its trailblazing architecture
What firms are for
Astrology is booming, thanks to technology and younger enthusiasts
Why matcha, made from green tea, is the drink of the moment
Economic data, commodities and markets
Peter Fenwick became the world expert on near-death experiences
The Trump doctrine: America’s new foreign policy