Issue #170May 2026 Leaders The fog of dealingby Bianco PialuisaWidescreen Fly me to the Moonby Mona MarcoTalking heads The Pope vs the Emperorby Editorial team LongitudeSmart thinking The costliest magicby Broggi DaniloWindow on Tehran A new Risorgimento-style Iranian patriotismby Occam's razor The return of El Niñoby Serlupi Crescenzi OttavianoTech Talk The purpose of purposeby and Andrea Paliani Jörg SchmitzPassageways I had a premonitionby Incalza ErcolePolitics Reforming and defending Democracyby Aznar José Maria Rebuilding Post-Orbán Hungaryby Garcovich IlariaAfrica Slavery reparationby Bono AnnaFeatured briefing Beam us up, but who?by Verga Enrico The new Space Baronsby Strano Greta Why Europe is falling behindby Russo AliceWarming bloopers Can a greener Europe escape its energy dependency?by Clini CarloChosen words Mal di Statoby Stefanini MaurizioNumbers The metal that made historyby Bini FedericoCover story State capitalism plus electrificationby Cingolani Stefano Who owns the pipelines?by Joveneau Marie The key of global competitionby Rota Marco The oil chain: from sludge to powerby Corcione Carlo Markets at war, profits at peaceby Pezzulli Bepi EU energy in chainsby Forquet Ferdinando