CONTENTS
THE BIG STORY
MAKING PEACE IN A WORLD AT WAR
15 Out of the ruins
Hazel Healy discovers that guns will only take you so far in the fight against Boko Haram.
23 Ten routes to peace
How to end wars and spread harmony.
24 Meet the peacemakers
Seven profiles reveal the myriad ways ordinary people are challenging violence – from the Philippines to Yemen.
29 War machine – THE FACTS
An infographic update on the global trade in lethal weaponry.
30 The slow and bloody road to justice
The Colombia peace deal says stolen land must be returned. Mira Galanova tracks the progress of those trying to make it happen.
33 ‘We can’t stop now’
Colombian Maria Eugenia Cruz Alarcón stakes her hopes on her country’s fragile transition.
34 Inside the mind of the mediator
If your job was to encourage two conflicting sides to talk, would the result be all-out war or peace by dinner time? Take Yohann Koshy’s quiz to find out.
36 Diplomats – who needs them?
Frances Guy offers an insider’s take on why there’s a case to be made for talking over tweeting.
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CURRENTS 8 Ugandan orphans in limbo
Plus: Borderlines 9 Introducing... Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Plus: Seriously 9 Indian social media: share, like, lynch 10 Europe interferes in Africa, again 10 On death row in Japan 10 Save our olive trees 12 Daniel Ortega’s last stand? Plus: Open Window, by Sergii Risbokon 13 Europe’s new far-right Plus: Reasons to be Cheerful
REGULARS 6 Letters
Plus: Why I… 7 Letter from Marabá – The University
of Good Living Dan Baron Cohen reflects on a neighbourly chat about culture, justice and sustainability.
40 Country Profile: Jordan
42 Cartoon history – Patrice Lumumba
The rise and fall of Congo’s liberation hero by ILYA (with Yohann Koshy).
46 The debate – Can nationalism be a force for
good? Dalia Gebriel and Thomas Jeffrey Miley go headto-head on a complex and topical issue.
54 Temperature check
The latest news from those fighting against climate change, from Costa Rica going fossil-free to the suspicious creation of ‘low carbon’ kerosene.
55 Southern Exposure
Four musicians from Africa’s largest shanty town pose in post-apocalyptic get-up in Nairobi, Kenya.
72 Hall of Infamy – Petro Poroshenko
The egotistical President of Ukraine goes under the spotlight.
80 The Puzzler
81 Agony Uncle Answering a dilemma about cultural appropriation.
82 What if… people could migrate freely?
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