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6、der, page 13. Under Boris Johnson, the spectre of no-deal would return in December 2020, page 54. If the Lib Dems surge, they could hurt the Tories as much as Labour, page 85 The carbon-capture conundrum Thinking seriously about pulling carbon dioxide outof the atmosphere is difficult, but necessary
7、: leader, page 18. Climate policy depends on being able to trap carbon dioxide. That is hard: brieng, page 22 NATO: the good, the bad, the ugly New troublemakers have emerged in the alliance: leader,page 14. NATO marks its 70th anniversary in chaotic fashion, page 50 A special report on the Asian ti
8、gers After half a century of success, South Korea, Taiwan,Hong Kong and Singapore must reinvent their economies, after page 44 Our books of the year The best books of 2019 were about the IRA, Harper Lees lost work,rational economics and an Ohio housewife, page 79. And by our own staff: this year our
9、 writers went to the Moon and back, page 82The world this week11 A summary of political and business newsLeaders13 Britains electionThe nightmare beforeChristmas14 NATOs summitGood, bad and ugly14 Unrest in the Arab worldSystem failure16 Sergey Brin and Larry Page leave AlphabetSearch result18 Clima
10、te changeReverse gearLetters20 On billionaires, groceries, the National HealthService, wind power, Kurt VonnegutBrieng22 Negative emissionsThe chronic complexityof carbon captureSpecial report: Asian tigersStill huntingAfter page 44Bagehot Truth has been the rst casualty of Britains election, page 5
11、7United States25 Refugee resettlement26 Impeachments next phase28 Christian adoptions29 An American theocracy30 Lexington Joe Bidens stickinessThe Americas31 “Wexit” in Canada32 Desi Bouterses murder conviction34 Bello Jair Lpez ObradorAsia35 Indias wilting economy 36 Smuggling in Central Asia 37 Me
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