The news moves fast. Understanding it shouldn’t.

Hindsight is a weekly current-affairs publication. Every Sunday we publish an edition with the stories that mattered that week: what happened, why it matters, and how we got here.

We don’t compete on speed. Waiting a few days lets stories develop, noise fade and consequences become clearer. It also leaves time to research the history behind them.

Each story links to the history and timelines that explain it. When something significant happens, it is added to those timelines, so over time Hindsight becomes a living history of the world as it changes.

You can read every piece, or listen to it. Our editorial standards explain how we work, including how we use AI.