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How Russia Menaces Western Democracies The right way to do Brexit Who Cyril Ramaphosa should fire Lead paint, still a poisonous problem South Korea’s fetish for fortune-telling FEBRUARY 24TH–MARCH 2ND 2018 The meddler How Russia menaces Western democracies Contents The Economist February 24th 2018 3 5 The world this week United States 29 National security Leaders Unchanging 7 Russia’s dirty tricks 30 Guns and protest The meddler Calling BS 8 New president, new hope 32 Deportations How to fix South Africa Deal or No Deal 8 Public health 32 Public-sector unions As black as painted Judgment day 9 Housing reform 33 Winter in Chicago Brexit Britain can “take back Fannie and Freddie Dibs etiquette control” from Europe without 10 Britain and Europe 34 Lexington The new normal cutting all ties: leader, page10. The right way to do Brexit Theresa May’s government is On the cover firmly against the Norway Why the West’s response to Letters The Americas model for Britain’s trade with Russia’s dirty tricks is the European Union. Yet it 12 On digital health, 35 Coca in Colombia inadequate: leader, page 7. offers many advantages, even migrants, school Spraying v co-operating Division makes a country for Brexiteers, page 47 shootings, doping, 36 Bello vulnerable to Russian Theresa May Mexico’s young hopeful disinformation campaigns, page 15. Russian meddling 38 Counterfeit goods is only one challenge facing Briefing A Canadian market Facebook, page 53 15 Russian disinformation The discord amplifier Middle East and Africa 17 Inside the IRA 39 Terrorist financing The Economist online A troll’s life Islamic State’s fund Daily analysis and opinion to 40 Syria’s civil war supplement the print edition, plus Hotting up again audio and video, and a daily chart Asia Economist.com 19 Indian politics 40 The conquest of Yemen Gobbling up Arabia E-mail: newsletters and All hat and cattle 41 Ethiopia’s emergency South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa mobile edition 20 Australian forests Back to the iron fist can make big changes just by Economist.com/email Chainsaw massacre hiring honest, competent 42 South Africa after Zuma Print edition: available online by 20 Orangutans people: leader, page 8. 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