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Singapore, Tokyo, Washington DCVolume 434 Number 9181Middle East & Africa
41 Failed UN peacemaking
42 Intolerant Qatar
42 Religious politics in Israel
43 Impunity in Kenya
44 Sudan and the world courtEurope
45 The race to succeed
Angela Merkel
46 Kosovo’s new boss
47 Show trials in Russia
47 Brittany wants an emoji
48 CharlemagneMaking
EuropeBoringAgainBritain
50 Northern Ireland’s past
51 Restoring artefacts to
the Maasai
52 BagehotThe perils of
LennonismBusiness
53 Armsmakers in the
Middle East
54 Chasing McDonald’s
55 Remote advertising
55 Singer v Son
56 Bartleby Jobs teens want
57 MBAs with Chinese
characteristics
59 Schumpeter
QualcommunismFinance & economics
61 Tech disrupts real estate
63 Structural adjustment
at the IMF
64 The World Bank
65 Tying loans to do-goodery
65 Africa’s currencies
66 ButtonwoodThe world
of options trading
67 Free exchangeTrickle-up
economicsScience & technology
68 Metabolites and you
69 Comings and goings of CO 2
70 Solar Orbiter’s launch
70 Fish, too, must pay rentBooks & arts
71 What ails democracy?
72 The triumph of “Parasite”
73 JohnsonGrammar’s
original sins
74 Tom Stoppard’s new playEconomic & financial indicators
76 Statisticson 42 economiesGraphic detail
77 Analysts’ stock recommendations are coloured by their
culturalbiasesObituary
78 Li Wenliang, the man who raised the alarm