Issue #43Nov 2014 Leaders The Party, the people, and China’s sense of purposeby Bianco PialuisaWidescreen Cruising the wallby Mona MarcoCharted territories The geography of geniusby Jacobs FrankTalking heads Ganging up on the Islamic Stateby Finelli CarmineWorld money The functions of a central bankby Savona PaoloSmart thinking Minding the wealth gapby Broggi DaniloChina’s delicate balancing act Keeping the party going, without trashing the houseby Park Han S. The heart of Hong Kongby Pagliara ClaudioChina’s long climb backby Joveneau Marie The Dragon’s dilemmasby Cingolani StefanoSowing the seeds of better food policy When bumper crops bum farmers outby Stefanini MaurizioThe Earth’s food mapby Joveneau Marie More food with less: a success storyby Vaccari LanfrancoEpidemics Ebola: What is to be done?by Saggio Isabella Love in the time of Ebolaby Bono AnnaNew frontiers High-end high-altitude dronesby Verga Enrico Space, the final frontierby Des Dorides CarloRussia Divvying up the Caspianby Dettoni Jacopo The sanctions boomerangby Caldwell Christopher Putin’s rouletteby Luczkiw StashBerlaymont Slapped down before getting startedby Cerretelli AdrianaPotomac watch Sex, lies and the 24-hour news cycleby Cianfanelli RenzoThe Orientalist Whose boots on the ground?by Molinari MaurizioEurope The EU’s foreign policy challengesby Stefanini Stefano The new power centerby Simon HermannWarming bloopers Europe’s quest for energy securityby Clini CarloChosen wordsIn search of a new world orderby Stefanini MaurizioNumbers Sex at any priceby Maretto Marco