Leaders

Mid-life crisis
Bangladesh’s growth has been remarkable, but is now at risk

The government is moving away from the openness and moderation of the past 50 years

Science after the pandemic
Bright side of the moonshots

Covid-19 has brought together biomedical technologies that will transform human health

Turkey and emerging markets
Turkey’s economic woes should be a warning for other countries

Not all emerging markets are like Turkey. But they should all beware its example

Coming to America
Biden’s muddle on immigration

Joe Biden needs a clearer message and a firmer hand to tackle a mounting border crisis

Frontier factories
The right way for Africa to promote manufacturing

The prospects are better than previously thought

The fallout from Hong Kong
How to deal with China

An epic global contest between autocracy and liberal values lies ahead

Civil liberties
An illiberal bill to suppress protest in Britain

The pandemic has given the government a taste for cracking down