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Why did Nato cross the road?

Critics see Nato’s crumbling headquarters as a sign of the alliance’s plight. But ambitions are still high as the organisation prepares for its big move to a new €1bn home.

  • Issue #100
  • 12 min read
Stacked concrete prefabricated units with air conditioning units and windows, surrounded by a green metal fence.
Affairs

Tales from the front

The battle for Mosul has brought a wave of journalists to Erbil. With the combat zone a taxi ride away, war has created a new frontline economy in the Kurdish city.

  • Issue #100
  • 10 min read
Tales from the front
Affairs

Action station

How are officials in Mexico, Israel and the UK making their cities safer? We explore security measures, from heavy-handed tactical forces and state surveillance to security hidden in plain sight.

  • Issue #100
  • 7 min read
Action station
Affairs

Event horizon

With Isis in retreat and the Middle East's political situation more fluid than in years, we asked leading experts what the future holds for the region and for terrorist-targeted capitals.

  • Issue #100
  • 9 min read
Lina Khatib, head of Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House, poses for a portrait.
Business

Aerobics in the aisles

The Swiss have one of Europe's healthiest lifestyles. The blueprint for their wellbeing has been laid down by two supermarket chains that are now the country’s top fitness providers.

  • Issue #100
  • 10 min read
Aerobics in the aisles
Affairs

Healthy cities: vim and vigour

Across the world governments and developers are waking up to the fact that healthier cities are happier ones. We touch down in three very different destinations to admire some of the best urban design…

  • Film
  • 2 min watch
Children playing at a kindergarten in Japan.
Affairs

He’s hired

It’s not what we hoped for. We’re not happy about it. But rather than rear up against the nightmare, we need to face our fears. Here’s how to handle the Donald Dilemma.

  • The Forecast #7
  • 15 min read
He’s hired
Affairs

Tomorrow’s world

From a museum on the move to an Egyptian on a mission, we present the people, organisations and issues set to shape 2017 and beyond.

  • The Forecast #7
  • 28 min read
Tomorrow’s world
Politics

Forward thinking

There’s lots to talk about in 2017. We kick things off with tales of espionage, Michelin stars, the UN, the conflict in Syria and texture – and a chat with a French bulldog.

  • The Forecast #7
  • 25 min read
Forward thinking

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