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The Disunited States of America
"Far from being laboratories of democracy, American states are now Petri dishes of polarization: leader , pg 9. Why that matters: briefing, page 16"
The man who ended an empire. Mikhail Gorbachev liberated millions, even if he didnt set out to do so: leader, pg 10. The last president of the Soviet Union: obituary, page 78
Why Britain can't build. The country's growth problem won't be fixed until its absured planning rules are reformed: leader, page 13. Why Britain struggles to creat enough homes, roads, reservoirs adn power stations, page 48.
Europe's energy crisis. How to stop the fuel-price shock spiralling into a catastrophe: leader, page 10 and analysis, page 60. Europe is heading for recession. How bad will it be?
Dealing with floods. What Pakistan needs to learn from Bangladesh: leader page 12. A country reeling from economic and political crises is hit by the worst floods in recent history, page 31. Climate change may lead to migration on a scarecely imaginable scale. How will the world cope? Page 70