Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Saturday 6 February
Batting for Australia’s reputation
Australian politicians and diplomats are hoping that a shared love of cricket can be used to repair the country’s frayed relationship with India.
Saturday 6 February
Australian politicians and diplomats are hoping that a shared love of cricket can be used to repair the country’s frayed relationship with India.
Wednesday 30 November
We had the previously teen-pop, Mmm-Bopping Tulsa nice guys Hanson playing a Midori House session for us yesterday and so of course the trio immediately reminded me of Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Monday 2 August
Berlin’s Mitte neighbourhood has built up a reputation for being the city’s cultural hotspot.
The UK’s reputation has lost its lustre. Time for Lady Britannia to brush herself down, get out there and show off her assets – but what exactly are they?
Japan's courtroom junkies and China takes a hike to save the planet (and its reputation).
Wednesday 9 February
Sweden’s reputation as a nation of relaxed and peace-loving people has already taken a bit of a battering, thanks to the success of Henning Mankell’s Wallander series and the Stieg Larsson novels.
Australians get the hump, Fiji loses its midwives and Aussie males get a bad reputation.
Tuesday 12 June
Great art and great food are two things that London has built itself a reputation for over the last decade. But recently I’ve noticed that both scenes are facing a crisis.
After spending a rumoured €273m on a total overhaul, the Dolder Grand is hoping to cement its reputation as the European elite getaway, 109 years after its first guests checked in. But has the Foster redesign retained the…
A report on a Naples gallery boosting the city's art reputation, an interview with collector and jewellery designer Julia Muggenburg, and Phillips de Pury's Latin American art sale.
Austria is reinvigorating its brand and stealing some of Switzerland’s reputation for being the home of Alpine modernity and great healthcare. Nowhere epitomises the trend more than the Lanserhof.
A centre of perfume making for centuries, the town of Grasse in the South of France is holding on to its reputation as fragrance capital of the world by developing new technology alongside time-honoured traditions.
With commercial galleries on the rise and an ambitious programme of museum development, Los Angeles is forging a formidable reputation as a centre for contemporary art. But can it really rival New York?
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