Issue #26Apr 2013 Leaders The people’s pastorby Caldwell Christopher The tragicomic driftby Bianco PialuisaWidescreen British to the coreby Mona MarcoCharted territories Slicing the world’s populationby Jacobs FrankTalking heads Latin leaders in the spotlightby Finelli CarmineWorld money More power to central banksby Savona PaoloSmart thinking Tweeticiansby Broggi DaniloUnmasking Italy’s mess Centrifugal politicsby Sadun Bordoni Gianluca Hodgepodge economicsby Galietti Francesco Nobody’s laughing nowby Vaccari LanfrancoCentral Asia The Central Asian chessboardby Verga Enrico Let the rivers flowby Verga EnricoCentral Asia at a glanceby Maretto MarcoKashagan Projectby Kazakh oilby Iraq’s uneasy ride The good newsby Luczkiw Stash Slippery businessby Bongiorni Roberto Rumblings along the fault lineby Luczkiw Stash The expensive art of nation buildingby Camporini Vincenzo Ten years afterby Stefanini StefanoGermany Mind the gapby Villani-Lubelli UbaldoVenezuela Big Daddy’s funeralby Stefanini MaurizioBerlaymont One blunder leads to anotherby Cerretelli AdrianaPotomac watch Maliki’s moves for Iranby Molinari MaurizioChina The savings glutby Bagella Michele Empty homes in Chinaby Zeidan RodrigoWarming bloopers The greening of petro-socialismby Clini CarloChosen wordsHow the West will be lostby Stefanini MaurizioNumbers Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a super-spy!by Bini Federico