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Diplomacy

The peacemaker

Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, has become the face of diplomacy against a country seemingly hell-bent on ignoring common sense.

  • Issue #159
  • 10 min read
Dmytro Kuleba wearing glasses and a grey cardigan over a white shirt, sitting in his office
Diplomacy

Chimes of freedom

The Ukraine war has stoked fears of invasion in Taiwan. But it’s at the ballot box where its future relations with China could be defined.

  • Issue #159
  • 10 min read
Chimes of freedom
Affairs

Call to arms

The conventional war in Ukraine has been good business for defence firms. But other potential skirmishes could play out in more hybrid warfare in the year ahead.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 6 min read
Call to arms
Diplomacy

Living with war

We travel across Ukraine to find a nation fighting a war but also a people trying to prepare for a better future.

  • Issue #156
  • 25 min read
People sunbathing and swimming on a sandy beach beside calm water with city buildings reflected in background
Defence

Affairs

Finland’s exemplary education system, new uniforms for the Swiss army and Andrew Mueller on the Nato summit.

  • Issue #156
  • 8 min read
Li Andersson, Finnish education minister, outdoors in winter clothing
Defence

On the cold front

In northern Norway, Nato is conducting one of the largest military drills in its history – its first since Russia invaded Ukraine. As 30,000 troops rehearse for war, what lies ahead for the alliance?

  • Issue #153
  • 16 min read
Norwegian conscripts in white winter camouflage uniforms training in snow during Cold Response NATO exercise.
Affairs

On the edge

In the days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, our correspondent heads to the besieged country's southwestern border as its neighbours find themselves living nextdoor to a war zone.

  • Issue #152
  • 12 min read
On the edge
Diplomacy

Secrets out

Intelligence agencies in Denmark, Norway and Sweden have been shaken by damaging leaks and high-profile arrests. What’s next for their spies?

  • Issue #152
  • 10 min read
Illustration of a person being arrested at a car during what appears to be a traffic stop
Affairs

The Agenda

The stories you should be paying attention to – and the ones you might have missed.

  • Issue #152
  • 4 min read
Officials signing documents at formal ceremony with flags and world map backdrop

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