The Economist July 11th–17th 2026 Contents

Jul 11, 2026

Weekly issue contents of The Economist dated July 11th–17th 2026, organized by sections covering politics, business, finance, science and technology, and culture. Highlights include feature reporting on Russia’s oligarch Andrey Melnichenko, Iran’s “bombs and burial,” dementia research and small exercise benefits, China’s microchips and lithography, and debates on children and criminal responsibility. The lineup also includes regional coverage across the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East & Africa, plus obituaries and economic indicators.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages84

Reading Time3 h 32 min

AccessFree to download

Leaders

Andrey Melnichenko

Ajab that reduces dementia risk

China, lithography and a Dutch master

When do children become criminals?

Science & technology

Chips go 3D

How to dazzle drones

Well Informed: Exercise snacks

Culture

Donald Trump, fantasist

The Old Masters market

Business

The top-heavy economy

Chinese chipmaking

Finance & economics

The AI bond binge

The World Bank ungreens

| Iran: bombs and a burial | | --- | | Ajab that reduces dementia risk | | China, lithography and a Dutch master | | When do children become criminals? | | JULY 11TH–17TH 2026 | theman who would change russia Atop oligarch speaks out C002 C002 The Economist July 11th 2026 3 Contents On the cover A 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 Iran: 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 Ajab that reduces dementia risk One 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 China, lithography and a Dutch master Has China obtained the world’s most important machine? Page 29. its chip industry is advancing rapidly, page 62 When do children become criminals? Popular demands to lower the age of criminal responsibility should be resisted: leader, page 10. Child criminals are being prosecuted at younger ages. That may backﬁre, page 48 → Download The Economist’sapp for articles, podcasts, videos and more, published throughout the week. | The world this week
5 A summary of political and business news | | --- | | Leaders
7 Andrey Melnichenko
The man who would change Russia
8 Popular capitalism
Baby steps
8 Social housing
The wrong ﬁx
9 Keeping memories alive
A no-brainer for the brain
10 Children and the law
Who is capable of evil? | | Letters
11 On AI and philosophers, the impact of the Iran war, academic standards, tall men, Alan Greenspan, Warrington | | By Invitation
12 Mark Carney and Alexander Stubb on a world of ad hoc coalitions | | Brieﬁng
13 Dementia
Brain gain

Well Informed Even very small amounts of exercise might be more beneﬁcial than you think, page 75 | | | | United States
16 A new identity politics
17 Democrats’Maine crash
18 The bill that won’t die
19 Gen-Z Luddites
20 The success of Dr Oz
21 Lexington Democrats and crime | | | --- | --- | | The Americas
22 Surveillance in Brazil
23 Mexico bets on rail
24 Canada’s mines | | | Asia
25 Japan’s Silicon Island
26 Renewable power
27 Food safety in India
27 South Korean Buddhism
28 Ashoka What Indians are
reading | | | China
29 Intrigue over microchips
30 A pastor is freed
32 Testing a ballistic missile
32 Laughing at British
politics | | | Middle East & Africa
33 Bombs and burial in Iran
34 Rebuilding Syria
35 The captagon trade
36 Farming in Africa | | | Europe
37 European defence
38 Marine Le Pen is back
39 The NATO summit
40 Ukraine’s rift with Poland
41 The mood in Russia
42 Charlemagne Hail the state broadcaster | | ⏩ Contents continues overleaf 4 The Economist July 11th 2026 Contents | Britain
43 Housebuilding
44 Social housing
45 Weather forecasters
46 Bagehot Britain’s ﬁrst
woke prime minister | | | --- | --- | | International
48 Not so minor offences
50 The Telegram The
annoying Mr Rutte | | | 1843
51 An oligarch breaks his
silence | | Business 59 The top-heavy economy 60 Xbox resets 61 Bike wars 62 Chinese chipmaking 63 Bartleby Better questions 64 Schumpeter Elon Hobbes | Finance & economics
65 Funding Chinese tech
66 The AI bond binge
67 The World Bank ungreens
68 Gender gaps widen again
69 The coming LNG crunch
70 Buttonwood Europe’sunloved stocks
71 Free Exchange The

FAQs

Which major topics are covered in the Leaders section?

The Leaders section includes coverage of an oligarch speaking out about Russia, dementia risk reduction via vaccination, China’s lithography and Dutch master context, and arguments about when children become criminals and the age of criminal responsibility.

What science and technology items appear in the issue?

Science and technology includes articles such as “Chips go 3D,” “How to dazzle drones,” and “Well Informed: Exercise snacks,” alongside other short science briefs like the maths of tennis and tall trees and droughts.

How is the issue structured across regions and disciplines?

It is organized into section-based contents covering leaders, letters, invitation, briefing, country or region reporting (United States, the Americas, Asia, China, Middle East & Africa, Europe, Britain, and International), and dedicated business, finance & economics, science & technology, and culture sections.

Jul 11, 2026

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