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Small Fortune

Life in small cities can provide the best of metropolitan life, with greater access to nature and a more relaxed pace. Our annual index surveys those that do it all and do it best.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 24 min read
Colorful residential buildings reflected in calm water along Girona's riverfront in Spain.
Affairs

Ready for the reawakening

Once a paradigm of urban turnaround, New York appears to be backsliding into crime and decay. We meet the residents determined to get their city back on track and unpack the numbers.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 19 min read
Aerial view of densely packed Manhattan skyscrapers and buildings stretching to the horizon.
Urbanism

Up in the air

Big-name architects are helping to transform Ecuador’s capital – but do its residents want the high life?

  • Issue #158
  • 10 min read
Up in the air
Politics

Finding Nebo

In our October issue last year, we ran a diary of the fall of Kabul. In passing, our author mentioned a personal footnote – a dog lost. This is what happened next.

  • Issue #158
  • 7 min read
Taliban forces in military fatigues and tactical gear standing with weapons at what appears to be an airport
Manufacturing

Who’s keeping the lights on?

Denmark's wind-power pioneers Vestas and Ørsted are racing to transform Europe's energy landscape, but the current crisis demands immediate solutions alongside long-term renewable innovation.

  • Issue #158
  • 23 min read
Wind turbines in German countryside landscape
Urbanism

Urbanism & Design

An international group of architects working for the public in Mexico City and the world’s first fully collapsible stadium, built for Qatar 2022.

  • Issue #158
  • 6 min read
Interior stairway of Pilares community center with concrete steps, white railings, and blue painted walls
Politics

Affairs

Berlin mayor Franziska Giffey, a dating app for US conservatives and Andrew Mueller on the new populists.

  • Issue #158
  • 8 min read
Colombian ambassador Armando Benedetti shaking hands with Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro
Politics

In the swing

The stories you should be paying attention to – and the ones you might have missed.

  • Issue #158
  • 3 min read
In the swing
Society

Scales of justice

The weird and wonderful creatures of Singapore often get stuck. We meet the team that helps them out.

  • Issue #158
  • 3 min read
Uma Rai and Aaron Hyberger examining a rescued monitor lizard at ACRES animal rescue facility

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