For sale in CIS only! In the wake of Brexit, the Commonwealth has been identified as an important body for future British trade and diplomacy, but few know what it actually does. How is it organised and what has held it together for so long? How imp...

For sale in CIS only! "The Mayor of Mogadishu" tells the story of one family's epic journey through Somalia's turmoil, from the optimism of independence to its spectacular unravelling. Mohamud "Tarzan" Nur was born a nomad, and became an orphan, th...

For sale in CIS only! Barely literate, and supporting his mother and sisters from the age of ten, Abu Chaker built up a business empire – despite twice losing everything he had. Diana Darke follows his tumultuous journey, from instability in Syria a...

For sale in CIS only! For nearly forty years, Ronald Reagan's vision – small government, lower taxes, and self-reliant individualism – has remained America's dominant political ideology. The Democratic Party has offered no truly convincing competing...

For sale in CIS only! What is halal? Does Islam have a particular flavour? Is culture transferred through gastronomy? In this issue we resist intoxication by wine and soberly sample the culinary delights of the Muslim world – then and now. By explo...

For sale in CIS only! As millions of people seek passage to Europe in order to escape conflict, repression, poverty and natural catastrophe, their movements are enabled and encouraged by ruthless professional criminal networks that earn billions of...

For sale in CIS only! The conflicts and crises of today's Middle East are rooted in the colonial era. To understand them, we need to grasp how Western imperialism shaped the region and its destiny in the half-century between 1917 and 1967. That is t...

For sale in CIS only! According to the United Nations, Myanmar's Rohingyas are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Only now has the media turned its attention to their plight at the hands of a country led by Nobel Peace Prize laureat...

For sale in CIS only! King Salman of Saudi Arabia began his rule in 2015 confronted with a series of unprecedented challenges. The dilemmas he has faced are new and significant, from leadership shuffles and falling oil prices to regional and interna...

For sale in CIS only! What drives Marine Le Pen and France's Front National? Has her party really changed its ways, or is she merely rebranding its old ideas and policies for a new era? In the age of Brexit and Trump, France too has seen a growing...