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The Pr incely Col lect ions, Vaduz–Vienna  \n􀀞􀀝􀀜􀀛􀀚􀀘􀀗􀀖􀀞􀀕􀀛􀀔􀀓􀀜 􀀖􀀒􀀑􀀖􀀐􀀞􀀜􀀑 􀀏􀀘􀀎􀀔􀀗􀀍  \nEntrusting your wealth to us means a genuine alignment of interests: We invest your assets using the strategies we have developed topreserve and grow the wealth of our owner, the Princely Family of [Liechtenstein.](Liechtenstein. www.lgt.com)[ www.lgt.com](Liechtenstein. www.lgt.com)  \nThe Economist October 17th 2026 3  \nContents  \nOn the cover  \nMark Carney and his country have something to teach the middle powers: leader, page 9 . Can Donald Trump’s bullying goad Canada out of its complacency? Briefing, page 17. Middle powers face a new threat, page 54  \nWill AI take over science?  \nThe machines are inside the laboratory: leader, page 10 . In aseven-page Science & technology section, we look at why the model-makers train their AIs for research, page 69 . Breakthroughsin biology, page 72. The fears of mathematicians, page 70. And scientific paperwork, page 74  \nMysteries of the Musk Foundation Elon Musk’s charitable giving is opaque, miserly and self-serving, page 57. A new film about the tycoon, page 79. Looking back at DOGE, page 80  \nHow Britain’s lobbyists exploit suicide Public policy is increasingly dictated by tragedy:  \nBagehot, page 26  \nOur interview with the AfP’s Alice Weidel Why she insists that Germany must abandon Ukraine, page 30  \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>9 Canada’s lessons\u003Cbr>Not sorry\u003Cbr>10 Science and AI\u003Cbr>EurekAI!\u003Cbr>11 Trump backs Russia\u003Cbr>Hardly his finest hour\u003Cbr>11 Cuba\u003Cbr>America makes waves\u003Cbr>12 Millennials\u003Cbr>The comeback cohort |\n| Letters\u003Cbr>13 On America’s city mayors, Britain before Thatcher, sleep deprivation, Singapore, mistakes at AI labs |\n| By Invitation\u003Cbr>16 Lawrence Lessig and Yoshua Bengio on how to reduce AI risks without losing the AI race |\n| Briefing\u003Cbr>17 Reviving Canada\u003Cbr>Anew leaf\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Schumpeter\u003Cbr>The AI boom is threatened by an epidemic of unreliable numbers, page 62 |\n| |\n\n\n| Britain\u003Cbr>21 Preparing for crisis\u003Cbr>22 Clay-pigeon shooting\u003Cbr>23 British-Israeli relations\u003Cbr>23 Ceremony in the City\u003Cbr>24 Wargaming a fiscal crisis\u003Cbr>25 Are Europeans white?\u003Cbr>26 Bagehot Exploiting suicide | |\n| --- | --- |\n| Europe\u003Cbr>27 Dieseling Ukraine down\u003Cbr>28 Dodging Russia’s draft\u003Cbr>29 Iberian immigration\u003Cbr>29 Art-theft boom\u003Cbr>30 The AfD’s Alice Weidel\u003Cbr>31 Charlemagne Bright lights, small cities | |\n| United States\u003Cbr>32 Protecting the midterms\u003Cbr>33 Politics in Ohio\u003Cbr>34 Data-centre discontent\u003Cbr>35 Sumo comes to America\u003Cbr>35 A slippery diesel deal\u003Cbr>36 The Jon Ossoff playbook\u003Cbr>37 Lexington The Biden trap | |\n| The Americas\u003Cbr>38 Cuba’s entrepreneurs\u003Cbr>39 Inside Venezuela’s prisons\u003Cbr>40 Gambling wars in Brazil | 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