Issue #31Oct 2013 Leaders Sands shift around Europe’s energy sectorby Scaroni Paolo Japan’s comebackby Dassù Marta Into Putin’s handsby Bianco PialuisaWidescreen The world of Suzie Wongby Mona MarcoCharted territories Is Ulster doomed?by Jacobs FrankTalking heads Intelligence headsby Finelli CarmineWorld money Breathing a sigh of reliefby Savona PaoloSmart thinking Spanning the digital divideby Broggi DaniloSweating the deal The cradle of cohabitationby Sammak Mohammad The boons and banes of a great locationby Choukeir Mohamed Containing the spilloverby Morabito Giuseppe No empty threatby Jean Carlo Season’s end shake-upby Stefanini StefanoMapping the Syrian Civil Warby Joveneau Marie POTUS the Sphinx and the Obama Shuffleby Luczkiw StashDe-globalized manufacturing At your serviceby Simon Hermann Getting around in a post-global economyby Giuricin AndreaManufacturing trendsby Joveneau Marie Coming to grips with the futureby Cingolani Stefano Get used to cheap laborby Caldwell Christopher Reshoring American jobsby Vaccari LanfrancoEconomic diplomacy Public support for exportsby Brandi DanteBerlaymont Europe balks – againby Cerretelli AdrianaAfrica Africa extinguishes its wildlife resourcesby Bono AnnaWorld economy Cracks in the BRICSby Stefanini Maurizio Building banksby Verga Enrico New visions of capitalismby Bagella MichelePotomac watch New voices in the President’s earby Molinari MaurizioWarming bloopers Waiting for 2020by Clini CarloNumbers Nigeria’s paradoxesby Bini Federico