Issue #38May 2014 Leaders The play’s the thingby Bianco PialuisaWidescreen Days of trumpets, mead and bunyipsby Mona MarcoCharted territories Turkey’s piece of Syriaby Jacobs FrankTalking heads Russia’s oligarchs speak outby Finelli CarmineWorld money Floating China’s moneyby Savona PaoloSmart thinking Mobility challengeby Broggi DaniloAvoiding the dark Europe’s power agendaby Mattiolo Luigi Responding to Russiaby Dassù Marta Palladium: the makings of a perfect stormby Stefanini Maurizio Poor Russiaby Simon Hermann The pursuit of happiness and gasby Luczkiw Stash Loosening America’s tight oilby Galli RobertoGlobal flowsby Joveneau Marie The Mediterranean is backby Where it comes fromby Joveneau Marie Keeping the lights on in Europeby Cingolani StefanoThe battle for Europe Obama’s grand theoryby Caldwell Christopher Development banks and the European crisisby Pennisi Giuseppe Not out of the woods yetby Lombardi Domenico On the move in the Old Continentby Bertozzi StefanoEuroskeptics who’s whoby Joveneau Marie The battle for Europeby Vaccari LanfrancoBerlaymont Political mastermindby Cerretelli AdrianaWorld economy The Garbage Patch Stateby Finucci Maria Cristina Intellectual property rights in the global economyby Ferrari Luca Foreign policy for sustainabilityby Marras LuigiMiddle East Gulf crowns butt headsby Verga EnricoAfghanistan Afghanistan afterthought: Was it worth it?by Stefanini StefanoPotomac watch The Great Game revivedby Cianfanelli RenzoThe Orientalist Are two states better than one?by Molinari MaurizioWarming bloopers Waiting for the Big Oneby Clini CarloChosen wordsBanks, bankers, Europe and inequalityby Stefanini MaurizioNumbers Making music for outlawsby Bini Federico