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Forward thinking
We meet Thailand’s new pro-democracy leader who is facing a ban from politics.
Politics
Norway’s young environment minister, US election endorsements and why the UAE is looking to Mars.
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.
Power to the people
The recent protests in and around Beirut have dramatically altered the fabric of the city – but the more sustained change is in the mindset of the citizens.
Running battles
After 14 years as Bolivia’s president, Evo Morales was forced to resign last November. Now exiled in Argentina, he is rallying supporters and seeking his party’s return to power.
Editor’s letter
Our editor in chief puts today’s turbulence in perspective and offers a smart approach.
Flexible friends
Change is coming to Central Europe as liberal-leaning mayors challenge their more autocratic-minded national governments. And Budapest’s Gergely Karacsony is looking to Vienna for inspiration.
Empire strikes back
Georg von Habsburg, son of the last crown prince of Austria-Hungary, still identifies as a Central European. And he believes that his family’s legacy is vital to the region.
Power points
From Madrid's Habsburg plazas to Brussels's Ommegang pageant, the far-reaching legacy of Charles V's divided empire reveals itself across Europe's most compelling cities and landscapes.
