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Issue 168 March 2009

High noon in the middle east


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Israel's once-legendary army has grown weaker, and its newly emboldened enemies are allying against it. It may not be long until full-scale war breaks out

Why Iraq war films fail


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Despite the Oscar success of the Hurt Locker, Iraq films do badly at the box office—and anyone who's been there knows they're inaccurate. What would it take to give Iraq its Apocalypse Now?

The case against the hockey stick


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The "hockey stick" temperature graph is a mainstay of global warming science. A new book tells of one man's efforts to dismantle it—and deserves to win prizes

Men: feminism needs you


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Jim Pollard is wrong to say feminism has brought men more benefits than women. So far it's been a raw deal for both

The overpopulation myth


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The idea that growing human numbers will destroy the planet is nonsense. But over-consumption will

Jonathan Safran Foer on eating animals


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The prize-winning American novelist talks about why it's weird to eat meat, his move from fiction to journalism, and why eliminating ignorance will lead to more vegetarianism

Issue 167 February 2010

An uncomfortable lesson in jihad


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Why did the Christmas day bomber Umar Mutallab try to blow up a plane? Was he radicalised while studying in Britain—and, if so, what should British universities be doing to combat extremism?

Accidental immigration


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Since Labour came to power Britain has experienced its largest wave of immigration ever. It may turn out to be New Labour’s most significant legacy. Yet it seems to have happened almost by accident

Africa and the cruelty of football


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The 2010 African Cup of Nations will not be remembered for its football, but for the tragedy that befell the Togolese team. Angola's government and the Confederation of African Football have much to answer for

Martin Amis: the Prospect interview


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Britain's most controversial novelist talks to Tom Chatfield about his new book, the sexual revolution, Philip Larkin's sex life, and why JM Coetzee is no good

Prospect talks to the father of the world wide web


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The inside story of how Tim Berners-Lee and Nigel Shadbolt kickstarted a revolution in public data sharing

Issue 166 January 2010

Volcker's return


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More than anyone, Paul Volcker created the modern banking world. Now he may be about to revolutionise it again—but this time from the left

Whitehall's web revolution: the inside story


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Prospect has uncovered the story behind Tim Berners-Lee's work deep inside British government, and his remarkable success at busting open a closed, data-hugging state

A boost for radical Islam


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The government's decision to ban Islam4UK will only strengthen hardline Islamists—and drown out moderate Muslim voices

Decent exposure


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Women have been taking their clothes off in protest for centuries. But now that nudity is everywhere, is the naked body still an effective campaign tool?

City limits in North Korea


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North Korea is calling for a new peace treaty with the US. What is really going on here? The regime may be as repressive as ever, but a recent visit to Pyonyang revealed subtle signs of change

China's rough injustice


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The execution of Akmal Shaikh completely undermines the idea that economic success brings with it social and political liberalisation

The Twitter Revolution: more than just a slogan


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Political insurrection is never solely driven by technology. But it is profoundly changing the landscape of modern protest—in favour of those fighting for democracy

Why the internet is failing Iran's activists


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Clay Shirky is wrong to be upbeat about how technology is boosting Iran's democracy movement. If anything, it's helping the regime crack down

Britain's battle for young hearts and minds


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If the government is serious about fighting radical Islam, it is going to have to provide better schools than the Islamists do

Romania's gallows humour


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Twenty years on from the fall of Ceausescu, Romanian filmmakers are finally learning how to make people laugh about their country’s dark past

Britain's bright Tory future


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Going to the Conservative Future Christmas party was not my idea of a good night out. But it did offer a sobering glimpse of this country's future leaders

Ben Bernanke as public intellectual? Are you serious?


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Time Magazine's Person of the Year, Ben Bernanke, is heralded as the savior of the US economy. But the Fed chairman is actually the real villain of the piece

Issue 165 December 2009

Three cheers for the internet


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The internet cannot change everything overnight. But Evgeny Morozov is wrong: the web is still the greatest democratising force of our times

How I'm going to feed the 5,000


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Waste is a huge problem that is easily solved by eating food rather than chucking it away

The net advantage


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Media guru Clay Shirky responds to criticisms in Evgeny Morozov’s December cover story on why dictators benefit from the web. Despite pitfalls, he says, the internet remains a positive force for democracy

Thatcher's European delusions


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Margaret Thatcher's hostility towards an integrated Europe was no secret, but the extent of her isolation from the rest of the continent—even from her admirer Mitterrand—has only recently become clear

Why World of Warcraft matters


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World of Warcraft has transformed the way we think about videogames and popular culture. But it's also helped to change the way we think about ourselves

Issue 164 November 2009

Dying to belong


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We are losing a generation of young people to gang violence. An incoming Tory government will have to start from scratch if it is going to make a difference

Is Microsoft opening up at last?


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The software giant has suddenly begun to embrace its rivals' free-to-use software. What's really going on here?

Is Britain's future renewable?


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The financial crisis has cast a shadow over the future of Britain's renewable industry. It will need a lot of government help to stay afloat

Hungary's house of terror


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Hungary's public arraignment of its 20th-century crimes marks it out from the rest of Europe. But remembering the past can be divisive

Why we should laugh at the BNP


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Interviewing Nick Griffin is not easy, as I discovered once in a pub in Dagenham. But Question Time could have done better

A load of greenwash


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Eco-warriors may think they're saving the planet, but are they actually harming it?

How not to take on climate change deniers


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When asked to debate global warming at St Andrews, I was delighted. Unfortunately, my opponents turned me into a bug-eyed fanatic

A green way to die


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The very latest eco-must have: an environmentally-friendly funeral

Does the Copenhagen conference matter?


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James Lovelock, Bjorn Lomborg, Zac Goldsmith and other scientists, politicians and negotiators argue about why the climate change summit is important