Issue #150Jul 2024 Leaders The end of the beginningby Bianco PialuisaWidescreen The unseen invadersby Mona MarcoTalking heads Meloni's momentby Editorial team LongitudeSmart thinking Pee in a bottleby Broggi DaniloRail transport A secular sense of purposeby Massimo BrunoOccam's razor A tricky moment for psychoactive drugsby Serlupi Crescenzi OttavianoTech Talk Can AI replace CEOs?by Paliani AndreaPassageways A wide-reaching changeby Incalza ErcoleAfrica A new era for South Africaby Bono AnnaWorld economy Italy's pivotal role in the Medby Salzano PasqualeFeatured briefing A paradigm of contemporary conflictsby Rota Marco An intertwined networkby Joveneau Marie A small sea, a big storyby Incalza Ercole Getting aroundby Federico Carli and Giulia BonomoWarming bloopers Where climate litigation can goby Clini CarloChosen words India todayby Stefanini MaurizioNumbers Obesityby Bini FedericoCover story A messy Unionby Cingolani Stefano The unending EU crisisby Rosso Renzo A fatal blowby Marchi Michele UK politics heading for a shake-upby Stefanini Maurizio Energy transition beyond G7by Clini Corrado