Mistrust and verifyHow to denuclearise North KoreaMike Pompeo is due in Pyongyang. Here is how one of the CIA’s North Korea-watchers might advise him
Fall in, or haltIf national service is so good, everyone should do itWhy should older people be exempt from a plan designed to bring society together?
FAANGs v BATsAmerica’s tech giants vie with China’s in third countriesThe most titanic commercial battle in the world
The missing 235mWhy India needs women to workWere India to rebalance its workforce, the world’s biggest democracy would be 27% richer
The future of the Supreme CourtAnthony Kennedy’s retirement comes at a worrying timeThe swing vote is lost just as the constitution is under strain from a norm-breaking president
Free the railsWhy Europe’s train network needs more, not less, competitionBut don’t do it like Britain
Gaokao gruelThe world’s most important exam is flawedChina needs to find a fairer and less pressured way of selecting university students
Hollywood endingCan Netflix please investors and still avoid the techlash?Its content consumes 20% of the world’s downstream bandwidth
Bashar al-Assad’s grim victorySyrian refugees could turn into the new PalestiniansUnless millions of refugees can be sent home safely, they could destabilise the Middle East for decades to come
Off the railsHow to stop the decline of public transport in rich countriesCo-opt the competition from Uber and other app-base firms
The Saudi revolution beginsHow to ensure Muhammad bin Salman’s reforms succeedThe crown prince’s boldness could transform the Arab world for the better. Failure would bring more chaos
Don’t crash itCould a trade war derail global growth?Rising tariffs are the worst of many threats to the world economy