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Design: Hall orders
Designing a new Grand Hall for the League of Arab States demanded experience, flair and respect for tradition. Enter Lebanese architect Nada Debs.
Defence
Britain signs naval partnership with Ukraine aboard HMS Defender, promising frigate upgrades and new Black Sea bases to counter Russian maritime harassment of commercial shipping.
Diplomacy Briefing
China’s wolf-warrior diplomats, crisis management in Helsinki and a spat in the Middle East.
Politics Briefing
Latin America’s “Pink Tide”, Canada’s only woman premier and human rights in Poland.
After Angela
When Chancellor Merkel steps down at the end of September, whoever takes her place will find that there’s no clear roadmap. We talk to the key parties about Germany’s future on the world stage.
Attaché cases
Whether tasked with Brand Ethiopia awareness in Brazil or South Korean commerce in the UK, there are unsung drivers of diplomacy. We meet them.
Observation: Group therapy
The fanatical followers of Hong Kong boy band Mirror reflect the troubled city’s yearning for some homegrown positivity and pride.
Residents elect
As members of one of Denmark’s largest housing co-operatives, the occupants of one cobbled Copenhagen thoroughfare are a community in control. We meet the neighbours in Nørrebro.
The opener
Huge flags and enormous skyscrapers, furry babies and political bedding – we round up some global goings-on.
Tokyo 2020: on top of their games
This year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are unlike any that have come before. In the run up to the event, we met the designers, planners and people behind the scenes.
