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The issues we face are important and complex. As with previous years, Make Sense of 2021 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.

In this edition, we shine the light on issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccination program. We look at all regions and many topics, such as Afghanistan and the Taliban, protesting farmers in India and the crisis in Ethiopia.

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AFRICA

Ethiopia鈥檚 Heavy Hand in Tigray Sends a Message 鈥� Corrado Cok听

Macron鈥檚 Campaign to Reveal France鈥檚 Historical Sins 鈥� Peter Isackson

How the End of the Gulf Crisis Affects Sudan 鈥� Julietta Mirghani

Why Is Somalia鈥檚 Political Crisis So Difficult to Solve? 鈥� Corrado Cok

Who Can Resolve Ethiopia鈥檚 Catastrophic Conflict? 鈥� Martin Plaut

ASIA PACIFIC

Press Freedom in the Philippines: Death by a Thousand Cuts 鈥� Christianne France Collantes

The Matter of Xi鈥檚 Succession 鈥� Eyck Freymann & Ralph Su

Young People Are the Key to Reconciling China and Hong Kong 鈥� Zoe Leung & Eric Yang

Indonesia鈥檚 Balancing Act Between China and Taiwan 鈥� M. Habib Pashya

ASEAN鈥檚 Myanmar Strategy, Slow But Steady 鈥� Tzyy Wei Siu

CENTRAL & SOUTH ASIA

Why Are India鈥檚 Farmers Protesting? 鈥� Atul Singh & Manu Sharma

Pakistan鈥檚 New 鈥淕eoeconomics鈥� Lawfare 鈥� Hassan Shad

Joe Biden Meets Afghanistan鈥檚 Leaders as the Country Faces Collapse 鈥� Tabish Forugh & Atul Singh

Liberalizing India鈥檚 Economy Is Critical for Global Stability 鈥� Surya Kanegaonkar

Why Do Some Women Support the Taliban? 鈥� Ahmed Ezzeldin

EUROPE

Brexit Trade Deal Brings Temporary, If Not Lasting, Relief 鈥� Paul Hardy & Daniel Jones

Angela Merkel: A Retrospective 鈥� Hans-Georg Betz

What Led to Europe鈥檚 Vaccine Disaster? 鈥� Hans-Georg Betz

The Migrant Crisis on Poland-Belarus Border Is Lukashenko鈥檚 Revenge 鈥� Malwina Talik

Making Sense of Vladimir Putin鈥檚 Long Game 鈥� Atul Singh & Glenn Carle

LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN

What鈥檚 Behind Chile鈥檚 Vaccination Success? 鈥� Lenin Cavalcanti Guerra

Violence Against Women in Mexico Rises 鈥� Mat Youkee

A Contentious Election Deepens Peru鈥檚 Crisis 鈥� Erik Geurts

After Recent Protests, Cuba Will Not Be the Same 鈥� Leonardo Vivas

Will Brazil See Justice for the Mismanagement of the COVID-19 Pandemic? 鈥� Helder Ferreira do Vale

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

Tunisia: The Pending Goals of the Revolution 鈥� Anouar Jamaoui

The Battle Lines of Yemen鈥檚 Endgame 鈥� Munir Saeed

Rebalancing the Power Asymmetry Between Israel and Palestine 鈥� Zeinab Fayad

Biggest Threat to Democracy in Israel Comes From Within 鈥� Emma Davies

Lebanon鈥檚 Future as an Inclusive Democracy in Doubt 鈥� Jean AbiNader

NORTH AMERICA

Will American Democracy Perish Like Rome鈥檚? 鈥� Atul Singh

Is America Ready to Raise the Minimum Wage? 鈥� Timothy Rich, Bridget Beavin, Ian Milden & Olivia Blackmon

Do Americans Still Trust Their Public Health Agencies?听鈥� Jennifer Wider

9/11 and the American Collective Unconscious 鈥斕� Peter Isackson

America鈥檚 Afghanistan Fiasco: The Buck Stops With Biden 鈥� Christopher Schell

BUSINESS

GameStop: Putting Skin Back in the Game 鈥� Zachary Propert

Making Journalism Dependent on Facebook Is Not the Answer 鈥� Mark Andrejevic

Will We Wake Up to the Big Tech Distraction Crisis? 鈥� Robert Wigley

Regional Clouds Could Be the Answer 鈥� Mark Cummings & Katarzyna Wac

Looking for a Safe Place in Facebook鈥檚 Digital Universe 鈥� Jennifer Wider

ECONOMICS

Peter Thiel鈥檚 Bitcoin Paranoia 鈥� Peter Isackson

The Pacific Alliance at 10: A Global Future Beckons 鈥� Craig Dempsey

India Is Slowly Evolving Into a Market Economy 鈥� Sunil Asnani & Kshitij Bhatia

Austerity for the Poor and Prosperity for the Rich 鈥� Ahmed Aref

Infrastructure: The Key to the China Challenge 鈥� Peter Rodgers

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Will the US and Iran Meet Jaw to Jaw? 鈥� Gary Grappo

EU Concern Over Ukraine Is Not Enough 鈥� Sebastian Sch盲ffer

The US, NATO and the Question of Russia 鈥� Emir Hadzikadunic

Afghanistan: A Final Nail in the Coffin of American Foreign Policy 鈥� Bilal Rahmani

What Is the Ruckus Over AUKUS? 鈥� Gary Grappo

CULTURE

How Appropriate Is Kendall Jenner鈥檚 Cultural Appropriation? 鈥� Peter Isackson

Why Fame Can Be a Nightmare 鈥� Ellis Cashmore

The Cultural Power of Anitta in Bolsonaro鈥檚 Brazil 鈥� Franthiesco Ballerini

Why Headscarves Matter So Much to Turkey 鈥� Nathaniel Handy

Will the Azeem Rafiq Case Purge Britain of Racism? 鈥� Ellis Cashmore

ENVIRONMENT

There鈥檚 No Such Thing as Plenty of Fish in the Sea 鈥� Leah Garden

Fiji鈥檚 Women Are Living the Reality of Climate Change 鈥� Menka Goundan

When It Comes to Climate Change, Promises Matter 鈥� Arek Sinanian

Saving the World鈥檚 Rarest Bear 鈥� Rejeanne Lacroix

Water World: Is Climate Change Driving Our Future Out to Sea?听鈥� Anna Pivovarchuk

SCIENCE

Pandemic Family Life: The Struggles Behind Closed Doors 鈥� Anis Ben Brik

Can Dyslexia Be an Asset? 鈥� John Manzella

Why Do So Many Athletes Have Mental Health Issues? 鈥� Ellis Cashmore

The Elusive Importance of Sleep 鈥� Jennifer Wider

Health Care in America Is the Best in the World 鈥� Khaled Dajani

GLOBAL CHANGE

Will the Pandemic Revitalize Ideas of the Global Common Good? 鈥� Andreas Rechkemmer, Deborah Brosnan & James Bohland

Myanmar: What Comes Next for Minority Groups? 鈥� Daniel Sullivan

The Road to Yemen鈥檚 Starvation 鈥� Zaid Ali Basha

The Hazaras of Afghanistan Face a Threat to Survival 鈥� Naweed Jafari

India鈥檚 COVID-19 Vaccination Drive Is Failing the Transgender Community 鈥� Preeti Choudhary