The World Today
February & March 2017
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Inside the mind of the extremist
Lessons from the 1950s on mind control
Sarah Marks and Daniel Pick explore the difficulty in pinpointing how radicalization works in practice
The lure of the death cult
Olivier Roy on Europe’s failure to understand the roots of radicalization
France dives back into the South Pacific
Paris is refocusing attention on its island territories, the new strategic front line between Asia and the Americas, writes Cleo Paskal
What to make of Trump's mixed messages
Julianne Smith on how to deal with the US cabinet’s mixed messages on Nato and Russia
Religious violence has a long history
Oliver McTernan on the challenge of religiously inspired violence
Wooing the jihadi brides
Sumayah Fatani examines Islamic State’s recruiting strategies for women
Democracy is still the answer for Arab world
Wadah Khanfar analyses the power plays that have torn the region apart
Taming the solo terrorist
Christopher Stewart on the killers who use the media as a weapon
New Caledonia’s time to decide
Alex Vines on the island’s referendum to break free from France
Under siege from Putin’s private hackers
Andrei Soldatov on an unresolved threat from the cyber-spooks
Interview Robert Tombs, historian and author
The Cambridge history professor looks at the future of British identity in the light of Brexit and the power of the Magna Carta myth
Culture notes Liberalism’s last fortress
Catherine Fieschi looks at the re-emergence of the notion of sanctuary
International adoption Parents are forced to look elsewhere
Peter Selman on how adoption across borders is in decline
Postcard from Berlin Luther’s hammer is still heard
Kate Connolly looks at Protestantism’s influence on German politics
Column Lebanon’s refugee fatigue
Attempts to stem flow of Syrians are counterproductive, says Haid Haid
Review The renminbi sold short
Geoffrey Yu discusses an expert’s view on the Chinese currency’s flaws
Column Can a jobless pay packet work?
Juhana Vartiainen on a Finnish trial to see the effects of a citizen’s salary
A week in the life of Melinda McRostie
Starfish founder who offers refugees support on the Greek island of Lesbos
Review Will Guinea beat its fatalité?
Escaping the past has been a thirty-year journey, writes Paul Melly
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Featured comment | Dr Champa Patel
The UK Needs to Speak With One Voice to Prevent Mass Atrocities
28 February
The government must use a cross-departmental approach, where differing imperatives are aligned, to ensure effective action in situations like eastern Ghouta.