Essay
An anatomy of erasure
How a free and open Hong Kong became a police state
It was a long time in the planning
The viral universe
Viruses have big impacts on ecology and evolution as well as human health
They are ubiquitous, diverse and very powerful
A gamble on the rains
The South Asian monsoon, past, present and future
A story of famines and trade, science and cupidity
The global centre
The story of China’s economy as told through the world’s biggest building
It is a microcosm that reveals how much China is master of its own fate
Nationalism: further listening
The Economist’s playlist of national anthems
An accompaniment to our essay on nationalism
Europe
Between the borders
The idea of European unity is more complicated than its supporters or critics allow
Animal minds
Animals think, therefore…
The inner lives of animals are hard to study. But there is evidence that they may be a lot richer than science once thought
Asia’s second-world-war ghosts
The unquiet past
Seven decades on from the defeat of Japan, memories of war still divide East Asia