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Not for turning

Indonesian president Joko Widodo tells us how he navigates hardline groups, political opponents and speed bumps.

  • Issue #112
  • 9 min read
Not for turning
Affairs

Getting schooled

As Brexit drives bankers and their families out of London, Frankfurt’s headmasters and headmistresses are waiting with open arms. Time to take the register?

  • Issue #112
  • 2 min read
Getting schooled
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Crowd pleaser

South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in, caught in the crossfire between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, has quietly delivered a diplomatic triumph. And he still has time to watch TV with his cat.

  • Issue #111
  • 12 min read
Crowd pleaser
Affairs

War of words

Since the 1970s, London has been home to the Arab media’s dissenting voices. But amid a Saudi and Qatar squabble, the press now crackles with opinions, anger and propaganda.

  • Issue #111
  • 10 min read
War of words
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Stand proud

Paris’s traditional kiosks are under threat. Like the printed word they so elegantly promote, they should be protected.

  • Issue #111
  • 4 min read
Stand proud
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Game on

Obama’s right-hand man talks Trump and assesses the Democrats’ chances come 2020. Is he feeling hopeful?

  • Issue #111
  • 4 min read
Game on
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Diplomacy

The man keeping cultural artefacts safe for the UK, Canada tries to hash out an international treaty and the special relationships you don’t expect.

  • Issue #111
  • 4 min read
Diplomacy
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War and peace

Russia's progress is hindered by its relations with the West and other factors, despite its soft-power credentials. Is maintaining the status quo appealing to citizens who remember past political and economic turmoil?

  • Issue #111
  • 5 min read
War and peace
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Give peace a chance

After Donald Trump’s views on Jerusalem left many feeling hopeless, powerful campaigners are breaking the Israeli-Palestinian divide with a new message of peace and a refusal to give up on the city.

  • Issue #111
  • 11 min read
Nadim Sheiban, director of the Museum of Islamic Art in Jerusalem, stands outside the museum's entrance.

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