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THE WORLD IN CONFLICT Over the course of a journalistic career that began in the Middle East, John Andrews became The Economist’s most experienced foreign correspondent, with postings in Europe, Asia and America. Before joining The Economist, he wrote from and about north Africa and the Middle East for the Guardian and NBC News, interviewing personalities such as Muammar Qaddafi, Yasser Arafat and Ezer Weizman. He is the author of two books on Asia, co-author of a book on Europe and co-editor of Megachange: The World in 2050 (Profile Books, 2012). THE WORLD IN CONFLICT Understanding the world’s troublespots JOHN ANDREWS The Economist in Association with Profile Books Ltd. and PublicAffairs Copyright © John Andrews, 2015 First published in 2015 by Profile Books Ltd. in Great Britain. Published in 2016 in the United States by PublicAffairs™, a Member of the Perseus Books Group All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the publisher of this book, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address PublicAffairs, 250 West 57th Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10107. The greatest care has been taken in compiling this book. However, no responsibility can be accepted by the publishers or compilers for the accuracy of the information presented. Where opinion is expressed it is that of the author and does not necessarily coincide with the editorial views of The Economist Newspaper. While every effort has been made to contact copyright-holders of material produced or cited in this book, in the case of those it has not been possible to contact successfully, the author and publishers will be glad to make amendments in further editions. PublicAffairs books are available at special discounts for bulk purchases in the U.S. by corporations, institutions, and other organizations. For more information, please contact the Special Markets Department at the Perseus Books Group, 2300 Chestnut Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19103, call (800) 810-4145, ext. 5000, or e-mail To Mika and Sam, in the vain hope that they will grow up in a world without conflict. Geographical regions covered by individual chapters Contents An explanation 1 The reason why The force of the faithful Beyond religion The deadly combination Media might 2 Middle East and north Africa: connected by Islam Keep the faith – whatever the cost Algeria Egypt Iran Iraq Israel and Palestine Lebanon Libya Syria Yemen 3 Africa: rich in resources, poor in governance Angola Central African Republic Chad Côte d’Ivoire Democratic Republic of Congo Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Mali Nigeria Senegal Somalia South Sudan Sudan Uganda 4 The UK and Europe: bloodied past, complacent present, uncertain future The UK France Georgia Greece Italy Nagorno-Karabakh Russia Spain Turkey Ukraine 5 The Americas: faith, drugs and revolution God and drugs Chile Colombia Ecuador Mexico Paraguay Peru 6 The United States: both superpower and vulnerable Goliath The balance of power The seeds of terror Global war on terror Global policeman? The threat within 7 Asia: people and potential – for both peace and war Afghanistan China India Indonesia Korea (North and South) Myanmar Pakistan Philippines Thailand 8 War without end? The media and the message Islam’s mixed message The weapons lobby: willing sellers and willing buyers Appendices 1 From terrorism to respectability: time and triumph change everything 2 Terrorist organisations: to designate and to proscribe 3 The Arabic challenge Acknowledgements Index
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