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In this yearbook, you will be reading the top five articles from each of our subject and region areas for 2015. Our selection, like all selections, is subjective and imperfect. We have agonized over our decisions and there are other articles we would have dearly liked to include. Yet we have to adhere by our structure. As in The World This Week, five is our magic number and some articles have inevitably slipped through the cracks.
Make Sense of 2015 is rich in content. It showcases the quality and diversity of our contributors. You can see that we live up to our ideal of bringing together a plurality of perspectives that cut across borders, backgrounds and beliefs. This yearbook is a valuable resource for students, academics, diplomats, business professionals and global citizens.
This is an e-book that can be read on smartphone, tablet and desktop in PDF format.
AFRICA
Nigerian Elections Set the Stage for Jonathan vs Buhari — Hugo Norton
Somalia is Tired of Conflict and Destruction — Yusuf Hassan
Africa Must Improve Its Welfare Services — Akunyili Tochukwu
Obama’s Kenyan Homecoming: Dreams From His Father’s Land — Samuel Ollunga
Development and Human Rights at Odds in Ethiopia — Gus Fincus
ASIA PACIFIC
China is a Rising Dragon, But With No Blazing Fire — Jarno Lang
Thailand: The Land of Smiles and Dictator — Craig Moran
“Strong Evidence” of Genocide Raises Stakes in Myanmar — Daniel Sullivan
Land Mafia Fire Game Lights Up Indonesia — Umi Habibah Mansyur and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
History is Being Rewritten in East Asia — Sébastien Smith
CENTRAL & SOUTH ASIA
Modi Must Clarify His Position on Hindu Nationalism — Aparna Pande
Sex Education is More Important Than We Think — Tanvi Kusum
Stop Child Labor in Nepal — Suman Giri and Rashesh Shrestha
Hamid Gul and Pakistan’s Schizophrenia — David Karl
Tango Time for the US and India — Atul Singh
EUROPE
The Paris Paradox — Landon Shroder
Can Ukraine Turn From Pawn to Kingmaker? — Polina Popova
Corbyn Fever Brings Winds of Change to Britain — Tahir Abbas
Immigrants in Germany Present Five Challenges and Six Opportunities — Rolf Dienst
The Paris Tragedy and the End of Strategic Thinking — Peter Isackson
LATIN AMERICA
Who’s Marching in Argentina? — Rodrigo Llauro
Cuba’s Coming Out Party at the Americas Summit — Medea Benjamin
El Salvador’s Draconian Abortion Laws: A Miscarriage of Justice — Michael Avender and Medea Benjamin
Colombia Leads by Example in the Americas — Jonathan Bissell
What Happened to Brazil? — John Feffer
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
Does the Islamic State Pose a Threat to Morocco and Jordan? — Nicholas Heras and Amanda Claypool
Oman Could Hold the Key in Yemen — Fernando Carvajal
Learning Lessons From the Iranian Nuclear Problem — Peter Jenkins
A Picture Can Save a Thousand Lives — Chaker Khazaal
A Glimmer of Hope for the Syrian Crisis… But Only — Gary Grappo
NORTH AMERICA
A Love Letter to Young American Muslims — Maria Khwaja Bazi
Baltimore, the City of Lost Souls — Landon Shroder
Experience Trumps All — Patrick Mellody
Clinton, Sanders, Trump? Just Ask a Casting Director — Amy Cook
Reframing and Preventing American Gun Violence — Veena Trehan
THE INTERVIEW
Estonia is One of the Most Advanced E-Societies in the World — Kourosh Ziabari and Keit Pentus-Rosimannus
Islamophobia is a Lucrative Industry — Kourosh Ziabari and Nathan Lean
The Foreign Policy Bazaar With Ian McCredie — Landon Shroder and Ian McCredie
BBC and India’s Problematic Romance — Nilanjana Sen and Mark Tully
Lindsey Graham on US Foreign Policy in the Middle East — Landon Shroder and Lindsey Graham
BUSINESS
In the Midst of a Revolution, The X Factor Meets The Apprentice — Abul-Hasanat Siddique and Asim Haneef
Rethinking Retail Development in Morocco — Kaylee Steck)
Entrepreneurship in India is a Story With Two Endings — Punit Arora
Anou Connects Moroccan Weavers to World Market — Anna Boots
What Can the Power of Travel Do? — Abul-Hasanat Siddique
CULTURE
Excuse Me, Why is Jesus White? — Atul Singh
Sex: Stone Age Mind in a Modern-Day World? — Anna Pivovarchuk and Barry Kuhle
An American Anxiety — Hannah Rosenberg
Saudi Fighter Challenges Stereotypes of Women — Maria Khwaja Bazi
There’s More to Chicago Gang Violence Than Meets the Eye — Andre Evans
ECONOMICS
Despite Problems, Greece’s Economy Has Growth Potential — John Bruton
Is the Rising US Personal Savings Rate a Bane or Boon? — Daniel Currie
Lessons Greece Can Learn From Seychelles — Manu Sharma
Why Are Interest Rates So Low? — Jeevan Parameswaran
How the US Interest Rate Might Affect You — Sam Cho
ENVIRONMENT
The Future of Hydropower — Even Kuross
Destroy the World… and Feel Good About It — Derrick Jensen
Preparing for Natural Disasters is Becoming Even More Important — Laura Janneck
Why Do Some People Reject Climate Change? — Arek Sinanian
Climate Deal Will Only Stick If It’s Just — Atul Singh
GLOBAL CHANGE
Lebanon’s Health Care is Under Strain Over Syrian Crisis — Lana Khattab
When Corruption Becomes Oppression in Bangladesh — Maria Khwaja Bazi
Is There a Role for Citizens in India’s Smart Cities Challenge? — Florence Engasser and Tom Saunders
Business Should Step in on Behalf of Migrant Workers in the Gulf — David Segall
The Dangerous Job of a Human Rights Defender — Deeyah Khan
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
One Year Ago, I Was in Baghdad When ISIS Took Iraq — Landon Shroder
Yemen Faces a Catastrophe as Violence Intensifies — Dina Yazdani
Terrorism in Paris is Not France’s Fault… It’s Europe’s — Bruce Newsome
Resolve, Not Rhetoric, Will Defeat the Islamic State — Gary Grappo
Is Europe’s Buffer Zone in Ukraine Keeping it Safe? — Olena Lennon and Brian Milakovsky