Society
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10 essays
For our double issue we’ve augmented our Essays section to cover a whole host of subjects: everything from online terrorism to overly obedient road-crossers is covered.
Expo 41: The banished world
The notion of exile often evokes a more romantic era but for many leaders, a life banished from their homeland still beckons (fancy hosting a despised Tunisian president anyone?).
Work in progress
From food-loving French taking long lunch breaks to workaholic Japanese businessmen, the world continues to approach office culture in very different ways.
Oman on a mission
While its neighbours have flashed cash or succumbed to Islamist influences, Oman has chosen a quieter, steadier path. To increase its international brand, however, the country must meet new challenges.
Africa/Middle East
Saudi Arabia's highly educated women, the UN pulls out of Chad, and battles over the Nile.
Europe
Style leader Sandra Roelofs, brain drain in the Czech Republic and election watch Estonia.
Do the business
The world is dividing: those who stick to the nine-to-five, and those open for business at all hours. We may not like it, but will East beat West to the contracts and wealth?
Pray & display
Poland is one of Catholicism’s European bastions, where the religious market thrives. Trade fair SacroExpo is a kitsch celebration of everything from souped-up confessional boxes to huge church bells.
