Affairs
How to cool cities naturally, without resorting to air conditioning
Humanity has adapted to environmental challenges. But to mitigate the effects of a warming world, cities must look to the past to glimpse a better future.
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Could Europe benefit from a US brain drain?
Amid Donald Trump’s cuts to federal institutions and grants, more US-based scientists are considering jumping ship – and Europe will be waiting with open arms.
‘Thai politics is deadlocked by design’: Pita Limjaroenrat on Thailand’s leadership crisis
As thousands call for Paetongtarn Shinawatra to step down, Thailand’s ‘almost prime minister’ tells us what should be done differently in a nation where the military has ensured its enduring influence over governmental appointments.
Opinion
As economic optimism rises, Javier Milei makes a play for Argentines’ mattress money
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Caught in an architectural déjà-vu? Emre Arolat offers salvation, one building at a time
Too many architects are like faded pop stars, stuck belting out their design hits on repeat. But this Turkish architect makes buildings that speak to the present in new ways.
Any objections? US bombings of Iran were strategic even if reactive
President Trump reneged on his pledge to refrain from involving the US in a war in the Middle East. Whether Iran can retaliate or not the US bombings were an act of war.
We should follow the rules less – our quality of life depends on it
Strict rules make for dull lives. The best cities know when to look the other way…
