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OnthecoverIfitis to survive, theEuropean Union mustbecome a lot more flexible:leader, page 9. As it marksits 60th birthday, the EUisin poor shape: see ourspedal report after page 42.Italy, host ofthe anniversaryparty, is the country mostlike ly to bring it down:Charlemagne, page 28
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Ierror in London The attackon Parliamentwasjusttheso rt that secu rity servi ces hadbeen expecting. lt is also thehardestto prevent, page 29.Newterrorism fears will hitMiddle Eastern airlines andtheir passengers, page 58
The Trump doctrine Thepresident's foreign policy willnot bring America the greatnesshe promised: leader, page 12.MrTrump seems ben t onweakening the United Nations,page 54. What Americanbudget cuts might mean forclimate change, page 55
Amazon The world's mostremarkable company mayeventually be threatened byits own success: leader, page10. lnvestors think Amazon isgoing to growfaster, biggerand for longerthan almost anyfirm in history, pages 22-24
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4 Contents The Economist March 25th 2017
Uber's woes The ride-hailinggiantis going through thebiggest crisis in its shorthistory. Can it stayin the fastlane? Page 56
PowerplayChina is spendingbillions on a huge projecttowin admiration and boostitsglobal influence. Can itsucceed? Page 51.The countryis increasingly comfortablewith theinternationalfinancial institutions, page 62
American mortality Economieshocks are more likelyto belethal in America: Freeexchange, page 68
China51 Soft power
Abig project to buy love
International54 Donald Trump and the
worldUSv UN
55 Cutting climate fundsLean, not green
Business56 Uber's future
Hard driving57 Bottled water
Liquid gold58 Business travel
The laptop ban58 Tyre manufacturing
Puncture repair59 Brazil's food business
Dead meat60 Construction firms
Building that wall61 5chumpeter
American shale firms
Finance and economics62 China's economie
diplomacyCloser to centre-stage
63 ButtonwoodSovereign bonds
64 Bangladesh Bank heistStill on the trail
64 American trade policyDone deals
65 Payments in EuropeLevelling the paying field
66 Donor-advised fundsGive and take
68 Free exchangeDeaths of despair
5dence and technology69 Open sdence
Time's up70 Judging research
Alternative truths71 Geology
The devils and the details71 Animal experiments
Dirty secrets72 Palaeontology
Old hipsters
Books and arts73 Traditional conservatives
Fight or flight?74 Identity and politics
What kind of somewhere?74 New immigrant fiction
This land is notyour land75 5upernatural fiction
Book ofthe dead75 Architecture
Modernism's mystic76 Chuck Berry
The man behind the wheel
80 Economic and finandalindicatorsStatistics on 42 economies,plus a closer look atmeasuring humandevelopment
Obituary82 Martin McGuinness
The means to the end
Communicating sdenceMedical research is poorlyserved bythejournals chargedwith disseminating its results:leader, page 12. Scientificjournals are now slowingprogresso But that is abouttochange, page 69
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