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Business
Food-focused pop-ups in Dallas, shock-absorbing stabilisers in Tokyo and co-working spaces in London.
Grateful spread
Prepare to be taken to local hearts the world over with our guide to graciousness.
Mucho gusto: Instituto Cervantes
Spain is doing an eloquent job of selling itself around the world by using its language to introduce people to its customs. We meet the Madrid and Tokyo branches of the Instituto Cervantes.
Vatican foreign policy
Like many sovereign states, the Holy See pursues an active foreign policy. We visit the Vatican's foreign ministry, where world peace is always on the agenda. To find out more about the Vatican’s foreign…
What’s the big idea?
At these global institutions it’s the thought that counts. We visit London, Nairobi, Madrid, Hong Kong and Washington to meet the researchers and academics filling think-tanks with ideas to direct those in power.
Thinking ahead
Roman roads that still lead the way, the future of the EU, the pleasure of swinging an axe and more subjects to fire up your imagination and get you talking in 2016.
Ahead of the pack
From publishers to soap-makers, royals to the church, we present the front-runners who will be powering the world in 2016 and beyond.
Strong language
The world's governments would be lost without interpreters. We meet the old hands at the UN headquarters and the students who will help us understand one another in the years ahead.
Ordnance survey
From laser technology and missile deployment to regional rivalry, these are the military developments set to shape how nations make foreign policy over the coming year.
Ground control
Our editor in chief knows the appeal of landing close to the action versus being stranded in the sticks. Will today's city-planners see the benefits of central airports and get on board?
