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Cover focus centers on a leading Russian oligarch warning of an impending disaster and broader anxieties linked to the war. Key features address dementia prevention through vaccination, China’s lithography and chip progress, and proposals to lower the age of criminal responsibility. Regional reporting covers Iran, Russia, Europe, America, and Asia, with business and market sections spanning tech, finance, and indicators.","| Iran: bombs and a burial |\n| --- |\n| Ajab that reduces dementia risk |\n| China, lithography and a Dutch master |\n| When do children become criminals? |\n| JULY 11TH–17TH 2026 |\n\ntheman who would change russia  \nAtop oligarch  \nspeaks out  \nC002  \nC002  \nThe Economist July 11th 2026 3  \nContents  \nOn the cover  \nA leading Russian oligarch speaks out, warning of the looming disaster facing his country: leader, page 7. Russians are growing anxious and angry as the war hits home, page 41 . After training as a physicist, Andrey Melnichenko became Russia’s biggest industrialist. Now, he tells Arkady Ostrovsky, he has a plan for the existential challenge facing his country: 1843, page 51  \nIran: bombs and a burial The country’s new ultranationalist leaders may welcome the American president’s declaration that the ceasefire is over—even if it is bluster, page 33  \nAjab that reduces dementia risk  \nOne simple vaccination may make a big difference. More people should get it: leader, page 9. The world is making heady progress in the fight against the condition: briefing, page 13. An ageing society might not cost too much: Free Exchange, page 71  \nChina, lithography and a Dutch master Has China obtained the world’s most important machine? Page 29. its chip industry is advancing rapidly, page 62  \nWhen do children become criminals? Popular demands to lower the age of criminal responsibility should be resisted:  \nleader, page 10. 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That may backfire, page 48  \n→ Download The Economist’sapp for articles, podcasts, videos and more, published throughout the week.  \n\n| The world this week\u003Cbr>5 A summary of political and business news |\n| --- |\n| Leaders\u003Cbr>7 Andrey Melnichenko\u003Cbr>The man who would change Russia\u003Cbr>8 Popular capitalism\u003Cbr>Baby steps\u003Cbr>8 Social housing\u003Cbr>The wrong fix\u003Cbr>9 Keeping memories alive\u003Cbr>A no-brainer for the brain\u003Cbr>10 Children and the law\u003Cbr>Who is capable of evil? |\n| Letters\u003Cbr>11 On AI and philosophers, the impact of the Iran war, academic standards, tall men, Alan Greenspan, Warrington |\n| By Invitation\u003Cbr>12 Mark Carney and Alexander Stubb on a world of ad hoc coalitions |\n| Briefing\u003Cbr>13 Dementia\u003Cbr>Brain gain\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Well Informed Even very small amounts of exercise might be more beneficial than you think, page 75 |\n|  |\n\n\n| United States\u003Cbr>16 A new identity politics\u003Cbr>17 Democrats’Maine crash\u003Cbr>18 The bill that won’t die\u003Cbr>19 Gen-Z Luddites\u003Cbr>20 The success of Dr Oz\u003Cbr>21 Lexington Democrats and crime |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| The Americas\u003Cbr>22 Surveillance in Brazil\u003Cbr>23 Mexico bets on rail\u003Cbr>24 Canada’s mines |  |\n| Asia\u003Cbr>25 Japan’s Silicon Island\u003Cbr>26 Renewable power\u003Cbr>27 Food safety in India\u003Cbr>27 South Korean Buddhism\u003Cbr>28 Ashoka What Indians are\u003Cbr>reading |  |\n| China\u003Cbr>29 Intrigue over microchips\u003Cbr>30 A pastor is freed\u003Cbr>32 Testing a ballistic missile\u003Cbr>32 Laughing at British\u003Cbr>politics |  |\n| Middle East & Africa\u003Cbr>33 Bombs and burial in Iran\u003Cbr>34 Rebuilding Syria\u003Cbr>35 The captagon trade\u003Cbr>36 Farming in Africa |  |\n| Europe\u003Cbr>37 European defence\u003Cbr>38 Marine Le Pen is back\u003Cbr>39 The NATO summit\u003Cbr>40 Ukraine’s rift with Poland\u003Cbr>41 The mood in Russia\u003Cbr>42 Charlemagne Hail the state 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