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Motional issue
In this edition we consider the systems and logistical threads that allow us to make those all-important connections, whether at the airport, the railway station or in the art gallery.
Diplomacy
Stepping into the office of Adrian Farrell, Ireland's consul general to Texas and the Midwest.
Europe
On the road with Danish prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Spanish emigration and the Turkish elections
Asia
China and Kazakhstan compete to host the Winter Olympics and Jakarta gets an artistic makeover.
Oceania
Fiji Airways resumes services to New Zealand and Australia trials a novel approach to curbing kangaroos.
Africa and Middle East
Tracking the risk of migration in Eritrea and the latest on the battle for the Western Sahara.
Remote control
Playing a vital role in linking isolated populations to the outside world, these three airlines are reliant on subsidies. For the wounded rancher or long-distance oil-worker they are indispensable.
Defence
The Arab League takes steps to improve stability in the region and Germany ups its tank count.
Meet the new generation putting Yerevan back on the map
Isolated and challenged financially, Armenia faces a set of post-Soviet problems. In the capital Yerevan, a new generation of tech-savvy entrepreneurs is forging exciting links with the outside world.
