Issue #52Aug 2015 Leaders The democracy of blackmailby Bianco PialuisaWidescreen A lot of bullby Mona MarcoCharted territories Where Europe shrinks, and where it growsby Jacobs FrankTalking headsThe blessed and the poorby Franciosi FabrizioWorld money Europe’s watershed momentby Savona PaoloSmart thinking Think of me intenselyby Broggi DaniloStill felix?Downunder by numbersby Joveneau Marie Australia, still felix?by Mona MarcoWorking on the EU to come Toward a less imperfect Unionby Rosso RenzoSnapshot of a crunchby Joveneau Marie Leaving is never easyby Cingolani StefanoDiplomacy A tale of two agreementsby Stefanini StefanoPolitical models Asian pop-comby Franciosi FabrizioBRICS Putin it under one umbrellaby Stefanini MaurizioAntarctica At the bottom of the worldby Mirasole CristianaUSA What Trump really meansby Caldwell ChristopherInside business Putting the Global 500 into perspectiveby Simon HermannBerlaymont Taking sidesby Cerretelli AdrianaMiddle East Kurds on the riseby Raad BahramNo-go zonesby Joveneau Marie Levantine no-go zoneby Luczkiw StashPotomac watch The Republican’s Pirandellian dramaby Cianfanelli RenzoThe Orientalist Egypt feels the jihadi squeezeby Molinari MaurizioWarming bloopers Wind kicks up in the energy mixby Clini CarloChosen wordsBeware of Greeks receiving giftsby Stefanini MaurizioNumbers Uprooted and looking for a homeby Bini Federico