Alexis Self
Affairs
Hungary and Serbia’s pro-Russian posturing, Sweden’s new election technology and an Istanbul ferry terminal reopens.
The Agenda
In the Georgian capital, Russian émigrés are trying to make sense of the country they’ve left behind.
The Opener
Heads of state left hanging, a new audience for James Blunt and an Argentinian exodus.
Heard the one about…?
In the age of media training and social-media outrage, humour has seemingly taken a back seat. But are people in positions of power really as po-faced as we expect them to be in public?
Under the umbrella
As industries faltered during the pandemic, two entrepreneurs identified an opportunity. With their new holding company, Cultureworks, they plan to offer a global platform for creativity.
World in reach
Our annual survey of the nations that have mastered the gentle art of making friends and influencing people.
Flake news
Baker Ciro Scognamillo has created a new classic Neapolitan cake, the ‘fiocco di neve’. We take a bite.
World of difference
We scour the globe to source the brightest ideas and bravest moves going into 2022, from the UK’s new meteorological machine and Egypt’s medical resort to the Austrian townsfolk happy to be Fugging.
