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This year has proved that the issues we face are important and complex. Like last year’s edition, Make Sense of 2016 provides you with a plurality of perspectives on world issues. It has some of our best articles of the year from contributors who cut across borders, backgrounds and beliefs. The yearbook is meant for students, academics, diplomats, business professionals and all who see themselves as global citizens.
In this 2016 edition, we shine the light on issues as diverse as Italy’s messy history in Africa to Singapore’s road to multiculturalism. We look at all continents except Antarctica and have articles on caste politics overshadowing issues of sanitation in India, the reason Tony Blair invaded Iraq, the battle for Venezuela, the coup attempt in Turkey, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
This is an e-book that can be read on smartphone, tablet and desktop in PDF format.
AFRICA
Africa Needs to Focus on Sound Immigration Policies — Anna Twum
Hidden Dragons in Sino-African Relations — Hugo Norton
Italy’s History in Africa is a Messy Affair — Fasil Amdetsion
How Piracy Saved Somalia — Brandon Scott
Economic Crises and Political Uncertainty Plague Zimbabwe — Nicole Beardsworth
ASIA PACIFIC
The Rohingya Issue is More Than a Humanitarian Crisis — Eunsun Cho
Thailand is Headed Down a Dark Path — Craig Moran
Hong Kong’s Endgame With China Has Just Begun — Chye Shu Wen
Singapore’s Road to Multiculturalism — Tom Benner
An Opportunity to Fill the Leadership Void in Korea — Michael Lammbrau
CENTRAL & SOUTH ASIA
There Are Limits to Defining Indian Nationalism — Rita Kothari
Caste Politics Overshadow Sanitation Issues in India — Nilanjana Sen
Music Can Combat Extremism in South Asia — Cynthia Schneider and Raza Rumi
Modi Dumps Nehru’s “Strategic Restraint” Against Pakistan — Mayank Singh
Afghanistan’s Quest for Regional Cooperation — Abbas Farasoo
EUROPE
Is the Snooper’s Charter as Bad as You Think? — Gavin E.L. Hall
Austrian President Takes Over a Split Nation — Stefanie Leodolter
Why Brexit and the Success of Trump Should Not Surprise You — Yasmeen Sami Alamiri and Ryan J. Suto
Why Tony Blair Invaded Iraq — Ian McCredie
The Church: Caught Between Russia and Ukraine — Brian Milakovsky
LATIN AMERICA
What’s Behind Femicide in Mexico? — Terra Stanley
Don’t Overlook Obama’s Visit to Argentina — Jack Rosen
Mexico Faces Uphill Battle at Summit — Ivan Farias Pelcastre
The Battle for Venezuela is Heating Up — Arysbell Arismendi
Amid Uncertainty, Latin America is Looking Up — Pablo Bejar
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
Will the Saudis Deploy Ground Forces to Syria? — Giorgio Cafiero and Daniel Wagner
What Happened to Yemen? — Fernando Carvajal
How Will Saudi Arabia Revamp its Education System? — Khadija Mosaad
Turkey Coup is Erdogan’s Warning — Nathaniel Handy
Putting the Turkey Coup in Historical Perspective — Altug Gunal
NORTH AMERICA
What the Panama Papers Have To Do With America — Scott Klinger
The Fourth and Final Disappearance of Muhammad Ali — Peter Isackson
What Really Matters in This Election Cycle — Naomi Wolf
Why is Hillary Clinton So Unpopular? — Matthew Kolasa
Donald Trump and the End of Liberal History — Joachim Koops
