The sanctions freezing Russia’s foreign currency reserves have created an incentive for countries to bypass the US currency
The sanctions on Russia’s central bank use the omnipresence of the US dollar to penalise an American adversary
Rich governments have pledged $100bn to help poorer countries reduce emissions. But there is no agreement on how to spend the funds
Intrepid reporting on one town delivers a piercing portrait of a culture being destroyed by a paranoid and heavy-handed Beijing
The country’s economic system has many flaws — yet critics underestimate it at their peril
His work mapped a cultural sensibility that moved away from kilted kitsch
The game-changing politicians, influential businesspeople, record-breaking sports stars and brave activists who make up the FT’s list
A blinkered explanation for the rise of Jair Bolsonaro
As the rainforest burns, an exhibition of Sebasti?o Salgado’s photographs remembers an earlier free-for-all
Roger Faligot’s history of spying in the Chinese Communist party highlights the turbocharged growth in the nation’s intelligence services
Hatred for Lula, the disgraced former president, pushes voters towards autocracy
Wracked by economic and political crisis, the country may be at its lowest ebb in decades
The FT's chief foreign affairs columnist asks if this will be the century of China, as the 20th century was that of the US?
Geely's acquisition of almost 10% of one of Germany's best-known firms provokes fierce backlash
Gideon Rachman and others talk about whether special investigator Robert Mueller's patience will pay off in the end
The acclaimed writer explores the photographer’s vast archive
Gideon Rachman and Geoff Dyer discuss how Donald Trump has affected America's ties with the rest of the world
With tensions mounting over North Korea, what can we expect?
The former strategist will try to keep up pressure on ‘globalists’, writes Geoff Dyer
‘The wish to live here has as much to do with time as place and space. What I really want is to wind back the clock and live here as a student’
Meticulous analysis of the social and economic problems of the US white working class
Supporters say he boosted US influence but critics hit at failures on Syria and Russia
