2022-07-14-Economist Graphs
1. The world this week
1.1 Politics
1.2 Business
1.3 KAL’s cartoon
2. Leaders
2.1 | The energy shock: Europe’s winter of discontent
Even as temperatures soar Europe faces a bitter energy crisis later this year
2.2 | American politics: The Democrats need to wake up and stop pandering to their extremes
For the good of America, the governing party urgently needs to take on its own activists
2.3 | After Abe: Japan should stay true to Abe Shinzo’s vision—up to a point
Kishida Fumio, the prime minister, should follow Mr Abe’s pragmatism, not his nationalism
2.4 | British understatement: Britain’s Conservatives seem oblivious to the coming budget crunch
It is a bad time to be increasing deficits to pay for tax cuts
2.5 | Post-quantum solace: What to do now about tomorrow’s code-cracking computers
A future-proof way to encrypt sensitive data is now available. Put it to use
2.6 | Let them wed: The Catholic Church should scrap the requirement for priestly celibacy
It would help it recruit clerics who do not abuse children
3. Letters
3.1 | On pumped-storage hydropower, the Republicans, corporate governance, consultants, America’s national anthem, writing, moustaches: Letters to the editor
A selection of correspondence
4. By Invitation
4.1 | Japan: Abe Shinzo was the most important Japanese leader in the past 50 years, says Kevin Rudd
The former Australian prime minister considers Abe’s international achievements
4.2 | Education in America: Banning critical race theory in schools is unjustified, argues Jason Stanley
It will result in the botched teaching of America’s history according to the philosophy professor
4.3 | Education in America: Critical race theory is appropriate in universities, but not schools, says Bonnie Kerrigan Snyder
Pupils should grasp the basics of subjects before critiquing them, believes the free-speech advocate
5. Briefing
5.1 | Peak progressive: Democrats in America are realising they must moderate or die
The prospect of defeat in the mid-terms and beyond is moving many away from their most radical ideas
6. Europe
6.1 | Winter is coming: Europe is preparing for Russian gas to be cut off this winter
An EU-wide plan is needed to cope
6.2 | Cold front: The war is forcing Ukraine’s energy planners to be creative
As Russia bombs power plants, Ukrainians find alternatives
6.3 Deep battle
6.4 The price is wrong
6.5 | Food fight: How many cows are too many, asks the Dutch government?
And is a nut a fruit?
6.6 | Charlemagne: Down with long school summer breaks
More time studying is better for children, parents and society
7. Britain
7.1 | Trust exercise: The Conservative Party after Boris Johnson
The race to be the next prime minister is formally under way
7.2 | A fresh narrative: Conservative candidates reveal “the British dream”
A diverse leadership contest and a confident new story of integration
7.3 | The interregnum: Boris Johnson still has plans for his last weeks in office
They offer him a final chance to shape his legacy
7.4 | Demographic change: Britain is ageing slower than other countries, and in a good way
Crucially, cities are forever young
7.5 | Pick your battles: The British Army has a new focus and outdated equipment
Its top general sets his sights on Russia. But his forces desperately need investment
7.6 | The play’s not the only thing: Shakespeare and the revival of Prescot
A new theatre raises the question of how to value culture
7.7 | Bagehot: Britain’s prime minister becomes a rotten presidency
MPs alone, not party members, should choose the next prime minister
8. United States
8.1 Schools for scandal
8.2 | Writing on the wall: New York City is a graffiti mecca for some tourists
Tag time again in the Big Apple
8.3 | The department of economic terminology: Even if GDP shrinks, America may officially avoid a downturn. For now
Now you see recession, now you don’t
8.4 | Rest in pieces: Georgia loses a bizarre landmark
Conspiracy theories about the Georgia Guidestones were common
8.5 | Lexington: Why are the Democrats dithering on abortion rights?
Three weeks after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v Wade, they still have no clear direction
9. Middle East & Africa
9.1 | Voyage to nowhere: What does the Middle East offer America?
America’s president embarks on an aimless trip
9.2 | The blockade generation: Young Palestinians in Gaza cannot find work and cannot leave
They cannot afford to marry, either
9.3 | Kenya’s wild north: Can elephants and rhinos coexist with livestock and their owners?
A controversial model of wildlife conservancy seems to help
9.4 | A legacy of looting: José Eduardo dos Santos, who plundered Angola, has died
But the former president’s corrupt legacy lives on
10. The Americas
10.1 | Trump of the tropics: Might Jair Bolsonaro try to steal Brazil’s election?
Ahead of a vote in October, the president has cast doubt on the whole process
10.2 | Bello: Migrant flows are changing in the Americas
A declaration signed last month may help manage them
11. Asia
11.1 | Staying the course: Abe Shinzo’s policies will live on, but may be enacted more slowly
He saw the challenges posed to Japan by a turbulent world, and acted accordingly
11.2 | Midnight plane to Malé: Sri Lanka’s president flees, leaving the country in chaos
Gotabaya Rajapaksa takes a long time to resign
11.3 | Politics takes atoll: The Pacific Islands Forum is derailed by a high-profile withdrawal
Kiribati says it has left the regional co-operation organisation
11.4 | The way the wind blows: Intra-party feuding distracts South Korea’s president
The People Power Party is embroiled in scandal and recrimination
11.5 | Banyan: Abe Shinzo left his mark on Asia and the world, not just Japan
The concept of the “free and open Indo-Pacific” is part of his enormous geopolitical legacy
12. China
12.1 | Heading down a dangerous path: Xi Jinping has nurtured an ugly form of Chinese nationalism
It may prove hard to control
12.2 | Send in the thugs: A violent response to protests in China’s Henan province
Thousands of people lost access to their savings. Then bullies beat them up
12.3 | Title towns: How “civilised” are China’s model cities?
Clean toilets are good. Less crime would be better
13. International
13.1 | Sex abuse and the church: Catholic reformers want big changes to a church marred by sex abuse
Talk of schism is in the air
14. Business
14.1 | When the chips are way down: After a turbocharged boom, are chipmakers in for a supersize bust?
Surging supply and softening demand are bringing the pandemic’s superstar industry back to Earth
14.2 | Blocked and reported: With or without Elon Musk, Twitter is overdue a shake-up
Behind a stagnation in users lies a stagnating product
14.3 | Fighting the power: The man with a plan to fix Eskom
Andre de Ruyter wants to overhaul South Africa’s power utility. If only the government lets him
14.4 | The high cost of low pressure: Can Deutschland AG cope with the Russian gas shock?
Probably yes in the short term. In the longer run, German business will need to adapt
14.5 | Bartleby: How to navigate workplace awkwardness
Small moments of excruciating tension
14.6 | Schumpeter: Watch Russia’s Rosneft to see the new direction of global petropolitics
Oil’s new eastern bloc
15. Finance & economics
15.1 | When maturity misleads: How higher interest rates will squeeze government budgets
Rising borrowing costs will hit taxpayers sooner than you think
15.2 | On the up and up: American inflation tops forecasts yet again, adding to recession risks
The Fed is under pressure to crank up interest rates more aggressively
15.3 | The visible hand: The ECB’s masterplan to manipulate markets
Could it misfire?
15.4 | Buttonwood: Why markets really are less certain than they used to be
Three gauges of investor fear are unusually high
15.5 | Abenomics After Abe: The legacy of Abe Shinzo will shape Japan’s economy for years
The anti-deflation arsenal of the country’s most influential prime minister is still needed
15.6 | Free exchange: Inflation shows both the value and limits of monetary-policy rules
A search for the right equation to overcome the fallibility of human judgment
16. Science & technology
16.1 | Cryptography and quantum computers: How to preserve secrets in a quantum age
You need new mathematical ideas, some of which have just been standardised
16.2 | I’m in heaven: The James Webb Space Telescope opens for business
Astronomy will never be the same again
16.3 | Green-sky thinking: Modified bacterial fungicides may propel the planes of the future
A novel approach to greening-up flying
16.4 A pour decision
16.5 | Protein shake-up: Why elephants so rarely get cancer
The diversity of foot soldiers in their cellular defences seems to play a role
17. Culture
17.1 | Our summer reading lists: Our correspondents recommend the best books on their beats
For our full shelf of reading lists, go to economist.com/economist-reads
17.2 | They stooped to conquer: The Normans changed the face of Europe and the Middle East
Levi Roach explains how in “Empires of the Normans”
17.3 | Grotesque fiction: “Lapvona” is Ottessa Moshfegh’s strangest novel yet
And, in her case, that is saying something
17.4 | From El-Salam to the world: Egypt’s authorities want to crack down on mahraganat
But the working-class music will not be stifled
17.5 | Johnson: Some language rules are valuable; others are piffling
But how to tell them apart?
18. Economic & financial indicators
18.1 Economic data, commodities and markets
19. Graphic detail
19.1 | People watching: The pecking order of the world’s population is soon to change
As China shrinks, India continues to add citizens
20. The Economist explains
20.1 Can tax cuts boost Britain’s lacklustre economy?
20.2 What makes a global financial centre?
21. Obituary
21.1 | Tracking the samurai: Abe Shinzo believed that Japan should assert itself in the world
Japan’s longest-serving prime minister was assassinated on July 8th, aged 67
