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The world is facing an upsurge of nuclear proliferation

To stop it, the nuclear powers need to act

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Nuclear proliferation is not fast, but it is frightening

United States

Joe Biden terminates much of Donald Trump’s legacy

What a recent flurry of executive orders shows about the drawbacks of executive fiat

Britain

Hong Kongers eye British citizenship but fear retaliation from China

China voices fury at the opening of a new visa scheme

Finance & economics

Who is at risk from premature austerity?

Some countries are tightening too far, too soon

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Vaccine nationalism means that poor countries will be left behind

In some, coverage won’t be widespread until 2023, if ever

Finance & economics

Buttonwood: Why you should ignore the siren call of market timing

Few manage to profitably outwit the herd

Science & technology

Pets may soon be fed laboratory-grown meat

That would help solve some owners’ dilemmas

Vaccinating the world

Europe

Europe’s delays in covid-19 vaccine delivery are causing tempers to flare

Britain and the EU are at loggerheads again

United States

Racial minorities in America are much more vaccine hesitant

That need not be such a hurdle to getting Americans vaccinated once their access to the vaccine improves

Science & technology

The promise and perils of vaccine passports

They are divisive, politically tricky and probably inevitable

Science & technology

China’s jabs may have an important role

But there is uncertainty over their efficacy

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Who will go nuclear next?

January 30th 2021
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Buy American is an economic-policy mistake

President Biden’s protectionism sullies his economic agenda

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The struggle over chips enters a new phase

The age of their manufacture in China could be beginning

Business

A Tesla bull debates a Tesla bear

It is easy to make a positive and a negative case for the electric-car maker's $800bn market capitalisation

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Poland’s coal-fired home heating creates widespread pollution

The government is backing away from coal—but not fast enough

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In context: Joe Biden’s first 100 days

United States

Senate Republicans are preparing to exonerate Donald Trump

The former president is as popular with the party’s voters as ever

Finance & economics

What effect will Joe Biden’s “Buy American” order have?

In practice, it may not affect trading partners much

Briefing

After the chaos of the Trump era, what can Joe Biden hope to achieve?

United States

Tracking the Biden administration

Special report: Generation Xi

Young Chinese are both patriotic and socially progressive

That mix is already changing their country, says Stephanie Studer, our China correspondent

The gap between China’s rural and urban youth is closing

But it remains large, even as more youngsters return home to the countryside

How nationalism is shaping China’s young

They feel more defensive than ever of their country’s achievements

How to rebel in China

The alternatives are rave or pray

As attitudes to the West sour, China’s students turn home

They think China is best served by picking aspects of Western culture that suit it

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