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Politics

Isolated case

Having fought its neighbours, Eritrea has few friends. Offers of help from the West are turned away as the president believes aid does more harm than good, but people starve and flee abroad.

  • Issue #33
  • 11 min read
Isolated case
Business

Africa/Middle East

Israel's glut of lawyers, the South Africans taking a stand against cheap imported clothes, and preparations for elections in the Central African Republic.

  • Issue #33
  • 5 min read
Illustration of multiple cartoon lawyers on a winding path with yellow signs labeled 'Lawyer' pointing in different directions.
Affairs

Asia

We look at the motorcade of South Korean president Lee Myung-bak, the looming elections in the Philippines and Sri Lanka's "First Family".

  • Issue #33
  • 4 min read
Man in glasses and white shirt making a peace sign with yellow propaganda posters in background.
Politics

Americas

We run the rule over Brazilian president Lula's wardrobe, and the US 10-year census gets a marketing makeover - and the ad industry gets all excited.

  • Issue #33
  • 8 min read
Americas
Affairs

Africa/Middle East

Why leopard skins and white trainers are de rigueur for South African president Jacob Zuma, and the first stirrings of a spa revolution in Saudi Arabia.

  • Issue #32
  • 4 min read
Illustration of Jacob Zuma in traditional Zulu wedding attire with leopard skin, shield, spear, and white trainers.
Affairs

Europe

A NATO shipping deal looks set to provide some welcome good news in Latvia, how a think tank is shaking up German politics, and France's pioneering stance on transsexuality.

  • Issue #32
  • 4 min read
Aerial view of Riga's skyline with the Daugava River, featuring historic architecture, a cathedral dome, and modern bridges.
Affairs

Asia

How the citizens of Phnom Penh can expect to stay dry next monsoon, plus India's plans to put people in space and Indonesia's ambitions to become a green-transport pioneer.

  • Issue #32
  • 4 min read
Fisherman casting a line from newly installed concrete flood barriers along Phnom Penh's riverfront.
Affairs

Oceania

New Zealanders believe there's gold in them there mudflats, Australia has too much wine, Fiji's diplomatic relations with Wellington get resolved on the rugby pitch.

  • Issue #32
  • 4 min read
A person pans for gold in a forest stream surrounded by ferns and rocks.
Affairs

Americas

We look at the vehicles of choice of Chile's president, Sebastián Piñera, and ask whether President Obama's reluctance to schmooze may actually be good news for the US.

  • Issue #32
  • 8 min read
A man in a dark jacket points to an energy sales chart during a presentation.
Affairs

Separate lives

The Dutch island of Curaçao will soon become a semi-autonomous nation. It hopes its proximity to South America will make it an ideal gateway for European business, but crucial decisions remain.

  • Issue #32
  • 10 min read
Separate lives

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