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Game on
Obama’s right-hand man talks Trump and assesses the Democrats’ chances come 2020. Is he feeling hopeful?
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.
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?
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.
Editor’s letter
Our editor in chief discusses his options for the golden years, exploring unique living arrangements and how these thoughts have informed his new mansion mission in Thailand.
Defence
Why conflict is good for business in Ukraine, China looks back and we meet the UK’s defence attaché to Lithuania.
Politics
New Zealand makes it harder to get into the country, while Finland tries to get people back to work.
Cities
The mayor of Tbilisi moves from the football pitch to transport talk, and Australia opens up college towns.
Skate expectations
Lebanon’s national ice-hockey team is coached by a bus driver in Montréal. He’s encouraging them to take a slapshot at international sports stardom, despite being 9,000km from home.
The opener
From Seoul's "3.3.3" brushing rule to Oslo's icy pavements and London's impatient commuters, the world's cities reveal themselves through their smallest, strangest daily rituals.
