Issue #74Aug 2017 Leaders The paradox of German powerby Bianco PialuisaWidescreen Hong Kong 20 years onby Mona MarcoCharted territories The world's five military empiresby Jacobs FrankTalking heads Three seas between two giantsby Franciosi FabrizioWorld money Monetary power gone awryby Savona PaoloSmart thinking Quantum leaps into the futureby Broggi DaniloMy cup of tea Drawing on the Balkan experienceby Castellaneta GianniUK Losing their religionby Matzuzzi MatteoRussia Playing from the KGB handbookby Stefanini MaurizioWorld finance An enticing tax for wealthy foreignersby Sirabella SergioBerlaymont The demolition man returnsby Cerretelli AdrianaPotomac watch America's super sized health issuesby Cianfanelli RenzoFeatured briefing Unwitting deporteesby Baiocchi Angelo A continent's transfigurationby Luczkiw StashAfrican dynamicsby Joveneau Marie The elite poorby Bono AnnaMegaphone Amplifying Italian soft powerby Comin GianlucaWarming bloopers Diamonds forever at seaby Clini CarloChosen words The classics and warby Stefanini MaurizioNumbers Lager loses its swaggerby Bini FedericoCover story Germany and China realignedby Franciosi Fabrizio A trump card for Europeby Rosso RenzoThe German miracleby Joveneau Marie The indispensable nationby Cingolani Stefano