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Financial Times |
War against Iran does not seem to have undergone the normal stress-testing
Pay enough, and you can jump to the front of the queue for almost anything
Some of the outrage appears disingenuous but the actor is wrong in his dismissal of opera and ballet
Conflict with Iran will leave deeper and more lasting scars than last year’s tariffs crisis
High-end restaurants as a force for moral good was an idea long lacking in self-awareness
The first Gulf war left a weakened regime in place without a political settlement — paving the way for future conflict
The problem is not that the law is unfit for the 21st century but that it is being flouted
For an Iranian regime facing existential struggle, pushing crude up is key measure of success
Global events hide mistakes, confer agency and are exciting to boot
Business and households alike are worrying — the Fed should be too
Limits on the use of lethal autonomous weapons systems are urgent
Their influence is not inherently problematic — but such visible challenges to key policy proposals are
An asymmetric war that brings the global economy to a standstill could exhaust the US and force a ceasefire
The investor exodus is unnerving, but the wider financial system is better prepared for shocks
Evidence suggests that the US was most likely to be behind the attack that killed over 100 children
Damage from the conflict is already having an impact on corporate strategy
The scope of scientific inquiry is contracting as research focuses on data-rich problems
Westminster struggles to talk seriously about most topics and in particular about the economy
Beijing and Moscow look to one another for energy and economic security amid geopolitical turbulence
Imposing tariffs in response threatens to create a problem where none exists
It depends on its damage to the target, potential for blowback and durability
Despite China being a huge oil importer, US mismanagement will give Beijing the upper hand in upcoming talks
Red flags were raised about the sex offender’s activity since the early 2000s — but the bank continued with him for years after his arrest
The fight over ‘Made in Europe’ versus ‘Made with Europe’ is a pointless one
Sharp swings are a reminder to Seoul that its reform agenda is incomplete
The largest community outside Iran danced in the streets but diverges with the president on a return to monarchy
The US president doesn’t think in terms of long-term strategy but rather in terms of deadlines
Beijing and Moscow are exploiting the extraplanetary ambitions of less developed countries
In domestic and foreign policy, the British right’s vulnerability is its America-worship
There are lasting lessons about energy resilience to be learnt from this conflict
People are now little better than chance at telling what’s real and what’s not
New vehicles are being marketed to ordinary investors just as some similar products in the US have run into trouble
The US and Israeli attacks on Iran will leave the Middle East in greater turmoil
A succession of US foreign policy choices has destabilised the oil industry
The US president has already done lasting damage to international trust in America
The conflict in Ukraine seemed to cast doubt on a military model based on overwhelming air power
The state does not offer a temporary cushion to support those who were previously in work
Political trends set to shape next year’s pivotal vote are on display in this month’s municipal elections
The UK and EU must raise their game on power security
Purchase limits had to be imposed on Dubai chewy cookies
The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei has dashed the US president’s hope of picking Iran’s new leader
The country has lifted more than 700mn people out of indigence, but some doubt Xi Jinping’s claim that the mission is complete
Markets suggest the lran ramifications are likely to drag on and spread
Beijing’s export offensive could be more destabilising than Trump’s tariffs
A reversal of political fortune in the region has major implications for critical minerals
The political momentum behind decarbonising the continent’s energy system has dissipated
In America’s federal system, the rich can easily shift to more competitive states
However this conflict concludes, the US and Iran’s new leaders will have to revisit the same issues that sparked hostilities
Failure to defend their ideology has created an intellectual vacuum on the American left
Israel and the US have achieved many military aims in Iran, but the unpredictable fallout poses threats to everyone