Issue #55Dec 2015 Leaders Finding the fortitudeby Bianco PialuisaWidescreen Lighting up for Franceby Mona MarcoCharted territories Watercolors of the war between East and Westby Jacobs FrankTalking headsMyanmar makeoverby Franciosi FabrizioWorld money China’s challenge to Americaby Savona PaoloSmart thinking What a country is worthby Broggi DaniloEurope’s dark hour Angela’s bluesby Cingolani Stefano Learning from historyby Bahadori ShahramSyrian battlegroundby Joveneau Marie Waiting for jihadby Luczkiw StashTerror and Islam in Europeby Joveneau Marie What to do with the Islamic Stateby Vaccari LanfrancoTurkey The world is wary after Erdogan’s big winby Jean Carlo Turkey’s twists and turnsby Ferrara PasqualeWill the ballots fix Spanish politics? Catalonia’s political bullfightby Rosso RenzoThe stakes in Spainby Joveneau Marie Spain always game for another partyby Stefanini MaurizioCholera Life in a time of choleraby Bono AnnaInside business Germany does not exportby Simon HermannBerlaymont The Republic roused into actionby Cerretelli AdrianaPotomac watch America increases its distance from the Middle Eastby Cianfanelli RenzoThe Orientalist Islamic State’s pivot to the westby Molinari MaurizioChina Reading Beijing’s moves in the South China Seaby Franciosi FabrizioWarming bloopers Prelude to a climate dealby Clini CarloChosen wordsWho have and have notby Stefanini MaurizioNumbers Two wheels are better than fourby Bini Federico