The stunning decline of boy preference: leader, page g. Parents in developing countries are losing their bias towards baby boys even as the rich world starts to favour girls: briefing, page 16 男孩偏好的惊人下降：领导者，第 g 页。发展中国家的父母正在失去对男婴的偏见，尽管富裕世界开始偏爱女孩：简报，第 16 页
Warfare after Ukraine’s Russian raid The story of an attack, page 46. Britain’s strategic defence review highlights Europe’s challenge-lots of smart thinking, not enough money: leader, page 10, and analysis, page 49. The German exception, page 44. Ideology and lavish payments are keeping Russian lines supplied with cannon fodder, page 52 乌克兰俄罗斯突袭后的战争 袭击的故事，第 46 页。英国的战略防御评论强调了欧洲的挑战——聪明的思维很多，但资金不足：领导者，第 10 页，和分析，第 49 页。《德国的例外》，第 44 页。意识形态和奢侈的支付使俄罗斯的线路成为炮灰，第 52 页
America taxes foreign investors A policy that could do even more harm than tariffs: leader, page 10. Who might pay the “revenge tax” on foreigners? Page 65. How tariffs have affected American inflation, page 66. Do Americans consume too much? Page 63 美国对外国投资者征税 一项可能比关税造成更大危害的政策：领导者，第 10 页。谁可以向外国人支付“报复税”？第 65 页。关税如何影响美国通货膨胀，第 66 页。美国人消费太多了吗？第 63 页
Murdoch Inc: feuding, but 默多克公司：不和，但
thriving Even as the media’s first family shred each other in court, their empire is doing unexpectedly well, page 55 欣欣向荣 即使媒体的第一个家庭在法庭上互相撕碎，他们的帝国却出乎意料地好，第 55 页
The year’s best books so far When you recline by the swimming pool this summer, pick up something good to read, page 74 今年迄今为止最好的书 今年夏天当你斜靠在游泳池边时，拿起一些好书，第 74 页 rarr\rightarrow The digital element of your subscription means that you can search our archive, read all of our daily journalism, listen to podcasts and watch videos on our app or website. rarr\rightarrow 您订阅的数字元素意味着您可以在我们的应用程序或网站上搜索我们的档案、阅读我们所有的每日新闻、收听播客和观看视频。
The world this week 本周世界
7 A summary of political and business news 7 政商新闻摘要
Leaders 领导人
9 Demography Phew, it’s a girl! 9 人口统计学 呼，是个女孩！
10 America’s budget Capital pains 10 美国预算 资本之痛
10 Defence in Europe 第 10 章欧洲的国防
Lessons from Ukraine 乌克兰的经验教训
11 Myanmar 11 缅甸
Asia’s forgotten hellscape 亚洲被遗忘的地狱景观
12 Rwanda 12 卢旺达
A strongman’s gamble 强人的赌博
Letters 函件
14 On why crime is falling, Oasis’s loud music, Generation X, Mark 14 关于犯罪率下降的原因，Oasis 的喧闹音乐，X 世代，马克
Twain and chessboxing 吐温和国际象棋拳击
By Invitation 通过邀请
15 Baiba Braže on how to deal with Russia 15 Baiba Braže 谈如何与俄罗斯打交道
Briefing 简报
16 The fairer sex 16 更公平的性别
Preferring girls to boys 更喜欢女孩而不是男孩
Bartleby How to negotiate a pay rise, page 60 Bartleby 如何协商加薪，第 60 页
United States 美国
19 Meet Scotusbot 19 认识 Scotusbot
20 Pete Hegseth’s travels 20 皮特·赫格塞斯的旅行
22 DOGE bites man 22 DOGE 咬人
24 Two-wheeled New York 24 两轮纽约
24 Trading carbon 24 碳交易
25 A New Jersey election 25 新泽西州选举
26 Voting laws 26 投票法
Europe
44 Germany's new army
46 Poland's new president
46 Ukraine's killer drones
47 Geert Wilders goes
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Finance & economics
63 American overconsumption
65 Trump's "revenge tax"
66 Tariff inflation
67 The UAE v Saudi Arabia
68 Buttonwood The missing theory of everything| Finance & economics |
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英国 49 国防战略 50 亵渎法 51 白芝浩 全痛苦，无收获
Britain
49 Defence strategy
50 Blasphemy laws
51 Bagehot All pain, no gain
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69 Free exchange Stanley Fischer, an appreciation 69 自由交换 斯坦利·费舍尔，赞赏
国际 52 俄罗斯在乌克兰的第 100 万名伤亡者 54 电报煽动民族主义势力
International
52
Russia's millionth casualty in Ukraine
54 The Telegram Stoking nationalist forces
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文化 74 年度最佳书籍 76 兰花狂 77 精辟的流行歌曲 78 为气候变化而设计
Culture
74 The year's best books
76 Orchidomania
77 Pithy pop songs
78 Designing for climate change
Culture
74 The year's best books
76 Orchidomania
77 Pithy pop songs
78 Designing for climate change| Culture |
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"Europe
44 Germany's new army
46 Poland's new president
46 Ukraine's killer drones
47 Geert Wilders goes
48 Charlemagne The constitution that failed" https://cdn.mathpix.com/cropped/2025_07_12_c4ae7a4fbac9ae65d640g-3.jpg?height=665&width=1026&top_left_y=781&top_left_x=1317 "Finance & economics
63 American overconsumption
65 Trump's "revenge tax"
66 Tariff inflation
67 The UAE v Saudi Arabia
68 Buttonwood The missing theory of everything"
"Britain
49 Defence strategy
50 Blasphemy laws
51 Bagehot All pain, no gain" https://cdn.mathpix.com/cropped/2025_07_12_c4ae7a4fbac9ae65d640g-3.jpg?height=709&width=1026&top_left_y=1601&top_left_x=1317 69 Free exchange Stanley Fischer, an appreciation
"International
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Russia's millionth casualty in Ukraine
54 The Telegram Stoking nationalist forces" https://cdn.mathpix.com/cropped/2025_07_12_c4ae7a4fbac9ae65d640g-3.jpg?height=694&width=1026&top_left_y=2396&top_left_x=1317 "Culture
74 The year's best books
76 Orchidomania
77 Pithy pop songs
78 Designing for climate change"
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American universities
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Distributed energy
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Retailing luxury
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German public holidays
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