International | A safe pair of hands
António Guterres looks set to become the UN’s next boss
A former prime minister of Portugal is preferred to any eastern European woman
Update (October 6th): The UN Security Council has unanimously nominated Mr Guterres.
State capture is a growing threat. Reversing it is hard
The 15-70-15 rule and other ways to prise powerful fingers from the public coffers
China debates whether Trump is a revolutionary, or just rude
Its experts cannot decide whether the second Trump presidency is a threat or an opportunity
Donald Trump is affecting politics everywhere
The effects are often unexpected
Europe will have to zip its lip over China’s abuses
In a fracturing world, trade and co-operation will come first
Trump is a problem for Europe’s most important hard-right leaders
His antics are causing headaches for Giorgia Meloni and Marine Le Pen
The right way to fight nativists
A revealing new history of the cold-war crisis that inspired modern refugee law