Issue #171Jun 2026 Leaders Best of enemiesby Bianco PialuisaWidescreen Step-up ladies, its shoe timeby Mona MarcoTalking heads Cuba libreby Editorial team LongitudeSmart thinking How fast do robots run?by Broggi DaniloCentral banks A new politics of moneyby Pezzulli Bepi The Fed's man in the White Houseby Flavio Avallone Federico CarliWindow on Tehran The cornerstones of a free Iranby Abdolmohammadi Bijan Pejman Occam's razor The chemistry of the Universe's first starsby Serlupi Crescenzi OttavianoTech Talk The great decouplingby Paliani AndreaPassageways Next generation citiesby Incalza ErcoleIran From Epic Fury to Epic failure?by Ottolenghi EmanueleFeatured briefing Moving civilizationby Corcione Carlo Godspeed transport in the next 10 yearsby Verga Enrico Transport gaining momentumby Stefanini MaurizioWarming bloopers Lithium dilemmaby Clini CarloChosen words Money, civilizationby Stefanini MaurizioNumbers Taiwanby Bini FedericoCover story The mutual vulnerabilityby Cingolani Stefano Military vs. tech rivalryby Joveneau Marie Constrained power's strategic paradoxby Rota Marco The Empire of Clayby Strano Greta