Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Wednesday 13 June
Every EU country bends the rules
Every club needs rules and the European Union is no exception. It has quite a few, in fact.
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Design / Architecture
Law of attraction
Law firms aren’t usually known for innovative interior design but there is nothing stuffy about this Stockholm office. Colour, bespoke furniture and unusual materials help create a perfectly judged space, while respecting…
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Thursday 24 March
Israel’s internal battle – corruption and politicians
While Arab autocrats and monarchs try to violently crush their rebellious streets, the fate of an Israeli former president was solemnly determined in a Tel Aviv courtroom.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Thursday 22 November
Naked ambition
I spent most summers as a kid squeezed into my parents’ creaking blue minivan, trudging with family in tow at a slow clip down America’s highways, oversized duffle bags and wrinkled Rand McNally maps between us.
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Friday 27 January
Burma’s parliament holds the key for new investment
When Burma’s new parliament first opened just one year ago, it was roundly dismissed as a front which the country’s authoritarian rulers would use to rubber-stamp their decisions.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Tuesday 4 May
Politicians and Latin divas take umbridge with Arizona
Add Shakira and Gloria Estefan to the list of public figures riled by Arizona’s new immigration law.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Wednesday 20 April
Building consensus for a change in stalking laws
Last week saw the launch of the UK’s inaugural National Stalking Awareness Week.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Sunday 27 March
Corruption continues to taint India politics
It does not bode well for a government when its choice for the country’s new anti-corruption chief is blocked by the judiciary because he has been accused of corruption.
Affairs / Technology
Monocolumn
Sunday 12 December
Canada copyright laws reach the 21st century
When Canada last revised its copyright laws in 1997, peer-to-peer file sharing was in its infancy, the first iPod was four years away, YouTube eight years, and people still used fax machines.
Affairs / Politics
Europe Briefing
What's next for Berlin's Tegel airport, the growing problem of guns in France and windpower goes quiet in Sweden
Affairs / Management
Monocolumn
Thursday 2 February
Brazil’s new overtime law is hard work for enforcers
It would be a dream for overworked employees everywhere: that checking emails or answering phone calls after working hours might be considered overtime.
Affairs / Politics
Africa/Middle East Briefing
Israel's glut of lawyers, the South Africans taking a stand against cheap imported clothes, and preparations for elections in the Central African Republic.
Affairs / Society
Oceania briefing
Syndey's new take on speed dating - it involves tightrope-walking and clowning - plus witchcraft in Papua New Guinea, and political isolation in Fuji.
Affairs / Politics
Africa/Middle East briefing
Bodyguards on room service in Mogadishu, a peek at Saudi lingerie laws and the next failed state.
Business / Industry
Monocolumn
Tuesday 14 May
How history repeats itself
The Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh has echoes of events a century ago. Sophie Grove asks what we should have learned.
Affairs / Politics
Asia Briefing
A new multipurpose "port complex" in South Korea, an election in Mongolia and new divorce laws in India.
Affairs / Society
Oceania Briefing
Lawn bowls undergoes a youth revolution in Australia, and New Zealand finally dumps a confusing traffic law.
Midori House, episode 377
Xenia Dormandy of Chatham House sets the day’s agenda, we also look at the possibility of stricter gun laws in the US, and discuss Japan’s love of Finnish culture.
Design / Architecture
Legally briefed
Encounters with Italian law are frequently less than elegant, but one northern notary’s offices present a very civil partnership between clean modernity and solemn tradition.
The Briefing, episode 80
Why Air Australia has grounded its fleet, a discussion on cyber crime laws in Canada and our weekly luxury market check in.