Above all, indiscriminate sanctions are likely to strengthen Irans hardliners. American pressure gives them excuses for bad behaviour; adventurism abroad becomes self-defence; oligarchic control of the economy is portrayed as a means to bust sanction...
Every day McDonald's serves 69m customers, more than the population of Britain or France. 麦当劳每天接待6900万顾客,比英国或法国的人口都多。 The company has what is estimated to be the most valuable fast-food brand in the world...
The world this week 本周要闻 Business 商业 Donald Trump nominated David Malpass to become the World Banks next president, a job that is by tradition filled by the American government. Mr Malpass currently heads international affairs at the Trea...
For the ninth week, tens of thousands of protesters in Serbia called on Aleksandar Vucic to resign as president. He has offered to hold elections, but the demonstrators want a fairer election law and more media time for the opposition. 塞尔维亚成千...
America has rarely been able to think clearly about Iran; not least because the regimes followers held 52 of its citizens hostage for 444 days after seizing the American embassy in Tehran in 1979. But if Iran has recently extended its power it is in...
The world of this week Politics 本周要闻 政治 Donald Trump gave his state-of-the-union speech to Congress, delayed by a week because of wrangling over government spending. He again called for tougher curbs on illegal immigration, calling it a m...
The Iranian revolution at 40 伊朗革命40周年 How to deal with the mullahs 如何对付毛拉 The Islamic revolution has failed, but Donald Trumps sanctions could prolong it 伊斯兰革命已失败,但唐纳德特朗普的制裁可能将其延长...
The Dunes interiors are meant to cultivate an intimacy between viewer, work and space. Going to a museum in China often feels like going to a shopping centre, says Mr Lian experience of rushed consumerism, typically characterised by large crowds and...
Books and Arts 《图书与艺术》版块 Contemporary art in China 中国当代艺术 The sands of time 时间之沙 A museum on the Chinese coast aims to merge with its environment 中国一个建在海岸的博物馆旨在与当地环境互文 Bu...
欧元从繁荣到衰退 (2) Early signs suggest GDP too will disappoint. On January 15th Germany's statistics office released figures suggesting that 早期迹象显示GDP也将令人失望。1月15日,德国统计处发布的数据表明 the econ...