Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Japanese trade negotiators trying to spare their country from Donald Trump’s tariffs are preparing to do battle over an issue where neither side can easily back down: a car safety test that does not exist. … Read more
The war in Ukraine has had a profound impact on young people living in the country. Drawing on new research, Mariia Zolkina, Max Fras and Elisabet Vives explore what young people think about the conflict and their hopes for the future. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is well into its third year. It has disrupted … Read more
A second teenager was charged with intentionally setting a wildfire in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia as “significant” rainfall was expected to help douse a stubborn wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New York border Wednesday. Many parts of the Northeast have been under red flag alerts, with firefighters responding to hundreds of brush fires … Read more
The UK Government has recently published its official response (the ‘response’) to the public consultation of March 2023 on its ‘pro-innovation approach’ to AI regulation (for an initial discussion, see here). The response shows very little movement from the original approach and proposals and, despite claiming that significant developments have already taken place, it mainly … Read more
In the Global South, Brics is widely seen as an alternative to the Western-dominated world order. In reality, the group’s leading members often have opposing views on crucial geopolitical issues and the organisation remains rather ineffective compared to Western institutions. Brics, whose acronym comes from its first five members – Brazil, Russia, India, China and … Read more