The Weekly Edition

When America walks away | For decades America has enjoyed hegemony over the Middle East. That is about to end

Can the AI arms race be stopped? | America will struggle to make the technology safe while staying ahead of China

The truth and the lies about Islam in Europe | Islam poses no serious danger. But Islamism and the fear of Islam do

Nvidia is driving the AI boom. Good | The chipmaker’s enormous bets are how capitalism is supposed to work

The Unwelcoming States of America | By trying to change its demographic trajectory, Donald Trump will make his country weaker

Could AIs become conscious?

The Taliban are vile. Democracies must still engage with them | Five years after America’s exit, the Afghan regime is not going anywhere

What the Big Mac index reveals about a global currency beef | It highlights economic problems—and helps explain how to solve them