Stopping riots with stinkbombs Skunk, a high-techIsraeti weapon againststone-throwers, page 40
Britain's cities England'sregionalcities have their bestopportunityfor a renaissancein decades. They must notwasteit: leader, page lo. Ptansfor a "Northern Powerhouse"colad boostthe regions andtransform English politics,page 46
Africa's energy shortagesThe falling cost of renewabteenergy mayallow Africa tobypass the carbon-intensivesort—up to a point, page 37
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On the coverWhy America must stayengaged in the Middle East:leader, page 9. America haslearned the hard waythatitcannot fix the region'sproblems. But BarackObama's deliberate neglectrisks making them worse,pages 16-18
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6 The world this week
Leaders
9 US-Arab relationsEntangled
10 DevolutionTime for a civic surge
10 Business in JapanMeet Shinzo Abe,shareholder activist
11 India's bad-debt problemRump stake
12 Cleaning up sportBigger than Blatter
Letters
13 On debt and tax, theRotarians, barbecue, theRohingyas, Utah, FIFA
Briefing
16 America and the MiddleEastA dangerous modesty
United States
19 The DemocratsIn two minds
20 Domestic spyingA Little sunshine
20 ImmigrationThe future's Asian
22 Corruption in IllinoisWhere's mine?
22 The Supreme CourtSpeak some evit
24 HomelessnessNipped in the bud
25 FAO SchwartzToo much fun to makemoney?
26 LexingtonWhy Lindsey Grahammatters
The Americas
27 Brazirs economyEating greens
28 Indigenous CanadiansTruth and consequences
28 Crime in Latin AmericaQuickie kidnappings
30 BelloMixing tequila andcaipirinha
Asia
31 Pakistan and ChinaBullets in Baluchistan
32 RohingyasThe boat-people crisis
32 Corruption in IndonesiaJokowi's difficulties
33 Politics in JapanThe might of the right
34 BanyanChina's splendid isolation
China
35 Civil servantsA hard life without bribes
36 Bad debtsThe online Loan bazaar
36 A ferry disasterTragedy on the Yangzi
Middle East and Africa
37 African energyThe leapfrog continent
38 Dairy farming in NigeriaU ncowed
38 Qatar's migrantWorkersStill staving away
39 Dubai's economyGrowing up
40 Egypt's demographyThe too fertite crescent
40 Riots and stink bombsA whiff from hett
Europe
41 Germany and AmericaWaiting for Schindler's list
42 Turkey's electionThe protest vote
42 Ukraine and RussiaMisha's moment
43 Italy's regional electionsRenzi checked
43 Portugal's governmentAusterity without anger
44 The Romah in d
45 CharlemagneGreece's struggle
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Corruption in sport TheprobLem transcends FIFA:leader, page 12. The resignationof Sepp Blatter is a necessarybut not sufficient condition forreform, page 49. Moneycorrupts, butit can also helpclean up sport, page 50. WhyAmerica is going after FIFA,page 51
India's state-owned banksPrivatising India's public-sector banks is the only waytofix them: leader, page 11. Theeconomy's prospects dependon damaged banks that are°My slowly being repaired,page 63
Corporate governance inJapan At last Shinzo Abe hasintroduced reforms that count:leader, page 10. The prospectsfor shaking up Japanese firmshave never looked so good,page 53
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Britain
46 England's citiesSpreading their wings
47 Elected mayorsWhen it all goes wrong
48 BagehotCharles Kennedy: deathof a Liberal
International
49 The FIFA scandalTaxi for Blatter!
50 Corruption in sportGood money, bad money
51 America's legal reachThe world's prosecutor
Business
53 Japanese companiesWinds of change
57 The Atgosaibi affairEdging towards agreement
57 Climate changeWatking the walk
58 CoalBlack moods
59 Online advertisingBlock shock
60 SchumpeterWomen as managers
Finance and economice
63 India's public-sectorbanksTercos of Indira
64 ButtonwoodExporting deflation
65 Investing in airportsFlying high
65 America's economyBlip or blight
66 Greek depositsStuffing mattresses
66 Social isolationWith a titile help from myfriends
67 Money-laundering311 designations
67 Financing capital goodsKeeping the grease
68 IPOs in AmericaOpen season
70 Free exchangeDemography and the euro
Science and technology
71 OncologyAnd then there were five
72 Helicopter technologyChop-chop
73 ShellsTheir ancient colours
73 Portable robotsA handy collaborator
Books and arts
74 InequalityMirad the gap
75 China's one-child policyOnly and lonely
76 Alain MabanckouA Congo memoir
76 How music got freeFrom rock to crock
77 HokusaiRides the crest
80 Economic and financialindicatorsStatistics on 42economies, plus ourmonthly poli of forecasters
Obituary
82 Elisabeth BingMaking labourjoyful
Cancer drugs Doctors aretrying—with some success—torecruitthe immune system tohelp with the war on cancer,page 71
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