Issue 188
November 2011
Contents
Why hasn't Obama closed Guantánamo?
Its existence reflects a failure to rethink the "war on terror"
Comment (4)Dark year proves bright for think tanks
19th October 2011 — Issue 188Prospect's Think Tank of the Year Awards
Investment report: Population boom—and bust
19th October 2011 — Issue 188Population imbalances are straining the global economy
Investment report: Population and profits
19th October 2011 — Issue 188Investment opportunities in infrastructure, food, water, commodities and energy
Just too many?
The 20-year silence over population growth is calamitous
The French malaise
Did De Gaulle create a presidency that doesn't work?
Among the Russians
Edward Docx defends MI5 against Tolstoy's acolytes
Scenes of graphic violence
In Frank Miller's new comic book, two superheroes take on al Qaeda
Still powerful?
Diane Arbus took photographs in nudist colonies and mental hospitals. But now that being a “freak” has acquired a mainstream gloss, has her work lost its edge?
Gaddafi: body politics
What will happen to the dictator's body? Will it be used to make a political statement, as the bodies of Bin Laden, Göring and Lenin were?
Interview: Vince Cable
James Macintyre talks to Vince Cable
Europe's only fan?
Poland's election result is a relief for Europe
Health emergency in slow motion
We are facing a global pandemic of diabetes—made worse by the unnecessary lack of insulin
The month in science
19th October 2011 — Issue 188A readers’ competition and a milestone in commercial space travel
Odes to joy
A new retrospective rightly puts musicals back in the spotlight
Try this at home
What can we expect from elBulli's new cookbook?
If I ruled the world: Steven Pinker
We should stop idealising the past and appreciate the present. The world is much less violent than it used to be
Diary
19th October 2011 — Issue 188The Labour party Down Under, Boris's modest brother and the government video that tackles Greek myths
In fact
19th October 2011 — Issue 188Cliff Richard calendars, the state of our hedgehogs and Japan's adult adoptees
Editorial: From taboo to Tolstoy
19th October 2011 — Issue 188Bronwen Maddox introduces the latest issue of Prospect
