January 2013 issue of Prospect Magazine (#202)
Features
Jonathan Blitzer / January 3, 2013
As Spain suffers its worst crisis in 40 years, its once beloved monarchy is in turmoil....
Adam Posen / December 20, 2012
Osborne needs a change of direction, says top former Bank of England official
Peter Kellner / December 12, 2012
Public disenchantment with the war continues to grow
Nic Dunlop / December 12, 2012
For all the excitement about change, the generals are still in charge—and refugees...
Peter Kellner / December 12, 2012
What policy do people most want the government to pursue in 2013? There's a clear winner
George Magnus / December 12, 2012
Despite what the chancellor says, the global economic slump is not his main problem
Leo Lewis / December 11, 2012
Was the Olympus scandal unique or does it reveal something rotten in Japan?
Margaret Evison / December 10, 2012
The mother of a dead officer relates how hard it is to handle death—for soldiers too
Opinions
Alastair Brett / December 12, 2012
Make it easier to get redress—not harder to publish
Regulars
Prospect / December 28, 2012
Prospect asked what people will do—or not—in 2013
Bronwen Maddox / December 12, 2012
Bronwen Maddox introduces the January issue
Ian Irvine / December 12, 2012
Extracts from memoirs and diaries
The New Year’s Eve tradition of lowering a time ball from the top of One Times Square,...
Henning Mankell / December 12, 2012
Everyone should be able to read this column—I'd use my powers to eradicate illiteracy
Science and Technology
Arts & Books
Wendy Lesser / December 27, 2012
A superb new history of opera argues that revivals of classic works are keeping the genre...
Rohan Silva / December 12, 2012
From the future of America's economy to the rise of China, January's books shine a light...
Christopher R Beha / December 12, 2012
Does the Nobel Prize-winning author mistrust the power of fiction?
James Woodall / December 12, 2012
The polymath artist Kurt Schwitters still thrills and shocks today, says James Woodall
Will Self / December 12, 2012
Ray Monk's biography of Oppenheimer, the father of the atom bomb, is a heroic failure,...
Life
Julia van der Vink / December 12, 2012
The region is producing some of the most remarkable and undiscovered wines in the world
John Gimlette / December 12, 2012
A frenzy of old glory and noise—give the 2013 Capital of Culture a chance
David Abulafia / December 12, 2012
The glimpse into history offered by Genoa and Ceuta goes unrecognised too often