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December & January 2017/18: It used to be a man's world, then...

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Jackson Katz introduces our investigation into how men are adapting to a changing role

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The UN and Arab League’s troubleshooter in Syria tells Alan Philps how the curtain fell on America’s moment in the Middle East

A demonstrator at a rally in support of the Confederate flag held in Loxahatchee, Florida

Michael Kimmel looks at the plight of those who have lost out in America’s gender war

Dean Acheson, the US Secretary of State, with the French statesman Robert Schuman and Britain’s deputy prime minister Herbert Morrison during postwar talks on the future of Europe

Simon Fraser on how the UK can exert influence outside the EU

Residents of the poor Caracas neighbourhood of Catia protest about their lack of food

Richard Lapper charts Latin America’s disillusion with corruption and economic malaise as elections loom

El Feki says Syrian refugees feel emasculated by the fact that their wives and daughters are the ones bringing home the money

Shereen El Feki on why the modern world is tough for the Middle Eastern male

This was a year dominated by women speaking out against sexual harassment and assault by powerful men, especially in the media and entertainment industries. In this issue we look at the other side of this coin: the angry men who feel they have lost their moorings as the feminist tide has risen.

Articles

Men’s reluctance to discuss feelings can be overcome, says John Barry

A Kurdish flag flies at a CONIFA World Cup match between Tamil Eelam and Kurdistan. The competition is for stateless peoples not recognized by FIFA

Saad Aldouri and Renad Mansour on how a referendum over independence backfired

The Executive Director for Europe at the International Rescue Committee discusses how Europe can get a grip on the migrant crisis

A man pushes a stroler past a FIFA World Cup 2018 emblem placed in front of the Nizhny Novgorod's Kremlin

Roman Osharov assesses the challenges Russia faces in hosting the World Cup

Isambard Wilkinson on the assassination of Pakistan’s first daughter, December 27, 2007

Research shows that up to 80 per cent of orphans worldwide have at least one living parent or family who could care for them

Foreign volunteers are boosting an industry that sees the young and vulnerable as valuable assets. Helen Nianias explains how attitudes  are changing

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Catherine Fieschi asks if the new kids on the block are a force for good

A student of Chinese witnesses the surreal as she acts as sports translator

An illegal haul of elephant tusks seized by customs officials in Hong Kong

Nina Black on a critique of efforts to counter the trade in wild animals

The Israeli concrete separation wall at Abu Dis, on the eastern edge of Jerusalem

Greg Shapland appreciates a balanced portrayal of a Middle East hotspot

The former president of Georgia has turned himself into an opposition firebrand in Ukraine. Here are five facts about him

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin

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