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Politics

Outside, looking in

After 15 years in exile, the award-winning actress and film-maker speaks out about Iran’s ‘corrupt’ government.

  • Issue #161
  • 4 min read
Zar Amir Ebrahimi touching a mirror with her palm in an elegant strapless dress
Architecture

Human values

The Annex isn’t just a calm, warm environment where politicians work – it’s also Finnish to the core.

  • Issue #160
  • 2 min read
Circular meeting room with wood ceiling and walls, officials seated around curved table with laptops and microphones
Affairs

Team building

With its open, egalitarian design and a layout that promotes easy political discussion, Seattle City Hall is a building that can actively shape public policy.

  • Issue #160
  • 5 min read
Interior view of Seattle City Council chambers with tiered seating facing curved dais and wood-paneled walls
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
  • 18 min read
Aerial view of densely packed Manhattan skyscrapers and buildings stretching to the horizon.
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
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
  • 4 min read
In the swing
Politics

Table talk

Politician Anders Adlercreutz invites voters to dinner – and there’s plenty to chew over.

  • Issue #158
  • 4 min read
Group of people standing around a dining table set for dinner during a political gathering
Politics

Affairs

Hungary and Serbia’s pro-Russian posturing, Sweden’s new election technology and an Istanbul ferry terminal reopens.

  • Issue #157
  • 9 min read
Man in apron and glasses standing in kitchen speaking to camera with subtitle about voting blue
Politics

Fork in the road

In Rio's working-class neighbourhoods, weekly samba nights reveal Brazil's deep political divide as voters prepare to choose between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist challenger Lula.

  • Issue #157
  • 17 min read
Fork in the road

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