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Politics

Swiss flair

When it comes to money and diplomacy, Switzerland is an influential global player. But do other aspects of the national brand suit a broader international role?

  • Issue #139
  • 22 min read
Swiss flair
Affairs

Shape of things to come

We asked 10 leading experts in international and geopolitical affairs to share their predictions for the year ahead and tell us which way the world will turn in 2021.

  • The Forecast #11
  • 6 min read
Shape  of things  to come
Politics

Politics

A rebel-turned-lawmaker keeping peace in Colombia, Myanmar’s elections and Radio Free Europe.

  • Issue #138
  • 4 min read
Politics
Diplomacy

Diplomacy

Canada’s ambassador to the US on closing a busy border and Croatia and Serbia’s closer ties.

  • Issue #138
  • 5 min read
Diplomacy
Diplomacy

Defence & Diplomacy

Estonia’s defence minister on what he expects from the US, a Belgian-Dutch embassy design conference and China sells missile defence to Serbia.

  • Issue #137
  • 4 min read
Modern architectural design of the Belgian-Dutch joint embassy building in Kinshasa
Diplomacy

Speaking up

Taiwan's masterclass in detecting and stopping the virus wasn't widely shared due to a spat with China and the WHO. Foreign minister Joseph Wu explains why the world should be paying attention.

  • Issue #134
  • 6 min read
Speaking up
Diplomacy

Keep the door open

Roberto Azevêdo, chief of the World Trade Organization, is urging nations to reject the lure of self-sufficiency. It’s bad for everyone, he insists.

  • Issue #134
  • 3 min read
Keep the  door open
Diplomacy

Altered states

Former UN ambassador Samantha Power on why the Trump administration has got it all wrong.

  • Issue #134
  • 4 min read
Altered states
Affairs

Balance of power

As foreign goverments and corporations circle Senegal’s newfound energy resources, its stable and progressive capital, Dakar, is learning how to best channel its influence and growth.

  • Issue #132
  • 9 min read
Balance of power
Affairs

Diplomacy

Wolfgang Ischinger on why we should talk to adversaries, a small-country play for the UN Security Council and why Japan is opening an embassy in Kosovo.

  • Issue #132
  • 4 min read
Diplomacy

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