Global news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT) Articles in this issue: Politics this week Business this week KAL's cartoon The Nordic countries: The next supermodel Immigration reform: Let them stay, let them in Chaos in Egypt: Tahrir squandered British monetary policy: Shake em up, Mr Carney Americas lawyers: Guilty as charged Letters: On the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands, the British army, Croatia, climate change, Richard Nixon, "huge" matters Egypt: To the barricades, again Immigration reform: Washington learns a new language The economy: The little dipper Recess appointments: Obama oversteps Grand Central: The survivor Juvenile justice: Suffer the children Americas maritime infrastructure: Crying out for dollars The Great Lakes: The shipping news Lexington: Reporting for one last duty Perus roaring economy: Hold on tight Brazils nightclub fire: A night from hell Women in Canadian politics: On top, for now Latin American integration: Past and future Myanmar: Talking peace, waging war Myanmar and China: The Kachin dilemma Politics in Malaysia: Scrapping for every vote South Korean politics: Pardon me Banyan: The limits to dialogue China and North Korea: On the naughty step Football: Own goal Political activism: Local hero Nuclear diplomacy and Iran: Wheres the deal? Irans coming presidential election: Make no mistake Syrias refugees: Drowning in the flood Israels rising star: Man of peace? French intervention in Mali: Where have the jihadists gone? The African Cup of Nations: Boys to men Turkey and its army: Erdogan and his generals Italys election: Scandal, fascism and football Serbia and Kosovo: Inching closer France and gay marriage: Pink pride in Paris Irelands abortion debate: Still restrictive Sexism in Germany: A cloud over Rainer Charlemagne: Transatlantic trading English cities: Freedom at last How to be British: Patriotism recycled Race and politics: The colour of votes Speed limits: The slowing of Britain Politics: Friends reunited? Police recruitment: Bright blue Structural reform: A growth manifesto Private schools: Pride and prejudice Bagehot: An unwelcoming nation Outsiders in the Arctic: The roar of ice cracking Internet capacity: Hooking up Homelessness: Words on the street Northern lights Welfare: More for less Immigrants: The ins and the outs Business: Global niche players Entrepreneurs: If in doubt, innovate Creativity: Cultural revolution Norway: The rich cousin Lessons: The secret of their success Reforming Americas legal education: The two-year itch Americas legal industry: The case against clones Online-video sites: Net flicks Unconventional gas in Europe: Frack to the future ThyssenKrupp: Nerves of steel Indian carmakers: The four-wheeled survivor The company formerly known as RIM: BounceBack or ByeBye? Huawei: Clear as mud Schumpeter: Fixing common affairs AIG: Americas Improved Giant The Big Mac index: Bunfight Buttonwood: The value of value Indias stockmarket: The road from perdition Cyber-security: War on terabytes Video games and financial literacy: Blood bars and debt bunnies Vietnams banks: Tiger tamed The Icesave ruling: In the cooler Free exchange: The autopilot solution The future of energy: Batteries included? Steganography: Speaking with silence Memory: Remember, remember Malnutrition and the microbiome: Debugging the problem Avian navigation: The Birdmuda triangle Human evolution: Of ice and men China, India and climate change: Take the lead Religion in Russia: A question of faith Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon: The odd couple Sonia Sotomayors memoir: Before judgment days New fiction in translation: Darkness before dawn Jozef Glemp Output, prices and jobs Trade, exchange rates, budget balances and interest rates The Economist commodity-price index Metals Markets