If the United States pulls back,the world will become more dangerous: leader, page 13. America is lukewarm about preserving the liberal order it built after the second world war: briefing, page 19. Congressional funding and military priorities, page 39. Joe Biden upbraids Vladimir Putin. But can he stop another Russian invasion? Page 37
Scandal and stasis in Number 10 Boris Johnson’s government is mired in disrepute and has lost its radical zeal, page 25
Our books of the year They are about God, opioids, China and cannibalism, page 83. Books by our writers, page 87
How infectious is Omicron? Early data show surging cases but milder disease: graphic detail, page 89
A special report on Japan The country is not an outlier—it is a harbinger: leader, page 14. Japan offers the world examples to follow as well as ones not to, argues Noah Sneider, after page 46. Why the global demographic transition is speeding up: Free exchange, page 78
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