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The World in 2016
Watch some of the biggest stories of the year ahead – before they happen. Early access to our latest film, featuring behind-the-scenes access to China’s Olympic training camps, former Doctor Who star David Tennant, the biggest environmental problem you’ve never heard of, therapeutic virtual reality and much more.
People gather to watch the sun rise on New Year’s Day at a beach along Tokyo Bay on January 1st 2016. Credit: AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno
Kal’s cartoon: The bright side of global warming
World GDP is forecast to grow by 2.7% in 2016, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (in 2015 the economy is estimated to have expanded by 2.4%). This moderate outlook reflects the fact growth is still lacklustre in the euro area, Japan and emerging market economies as a whole.
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What the Führer means for Germans today
In Germany, as in the rest of Europe, copyright expires seven decades after the author’s year of death. That applies even when the author is Adolf Hitler and the work is “Mein Kampf”. Since 1945, the state of Bavaria has owned the book’s German-language rights and has refused to allow its republication. German libraries stock old copies, and they can be bought and sold. But from January 1st no permission will be needed to reprint it.
Those living outside Germany may not immediately grasp the significance of the moment. “Mein Kampf” has always been available in translation and is now just a click away online. But that is not the point. For Germans, the expiry of the copyright has caused hand-wringing and controversy. The question, as they ring in the new year, is not what to do about “Mein Kampf” as it enters the public domain. Rather, it is what Hitler means for Germany today.
Tomorrow’s cover, today
Our new year issue anticipates a disastrous 2016 for Brazil. Dilma Rousseff’s inept government has failed to overcome deep-seated economic and political malaise. The country faces another lost decade.
The World in 2016 is now available on newstands. Here is a detail of the cover showing the artwork by Matt Herring. #MattHerring #TheWorldIn2016#2016 #TheEconomist
Will 2016 be the year Russia’s military forays into the Eastern Ukraine become a fully-fledged land invasion? To mark the upcoming publication of “The World In 2016”, we’re publishing some ideas—some plausible, others less so—of what 2016 might bring. Here’s the latest
Will Mars be to China what the Moon was to America? To mark the upcoming publication of “The World In 2016”, we’re publishing some ideas—some plausible, others less so—of what 2016 might bring. Here’s the latest
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