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Christopher Frey

Wine

Business

Expansion for Italian winery, Dutch firm’s sustainable packages and what’s next for Bolivian business.

  • Issue #139
  • 7 min read
Three Japanese vending machines displaying colorful drinks and snacks lined up on a street
Business

All in place

Thinking of relocating? We explore areas offering fresh opportunities, from a building boom enabling architects to get creative to well-connected rural communities where entrepreneurs support each other. Where will your next move take you?

  • The Forecast #11
  • 14 min read
All in place
Affairs

Happy space

City dwellers pine for attractive and usable public spaces and city planners are taking note. We visit places where poetic verses are daubed on streets and ‘playable pavements’ allow children to let off steam.

  • The Forecast #9
  • 10 min read
Happy space
Affairs

Defence

Why modern militaries are offering cushy perks to recruits and the Thai military’s surprising new mascot.

  • Issue #114
  • 4 min read
Defence
Affairs

Diplomacy

The Canadian Sherpa leading the G7 and how to design an award-winning banknote.

  • Issue #114
  • 4 min read
Diplomacy
Affairs

Diplomacy

The man keeping cultural artefacts safe for the UK, Canada tries to hash out an international treaty and the special relationships you don’t expect.

  • Issue #111
  • 4 min read
Diplomacy
Affairs

✕5 Essays

What does it mean to be Canadian? Is it about accepting refugees, global leadership or an imagined idyll? Five native writers shed some light on this ever-evolving and perennially popular country.

  • Issue #98
  • 16 min read
✕5 Essays
Business

Hitting heights

Home to manufacturers and suppliers, Montréal is a leading aviation centre. At the forefront is Bombardier, whose new C Series planes will benefit Québec province and ‘Brand Canada’.

  • Issue #98
  • 12 min read
Hitting heights
Business

Hitting the mark

As Canada’s global role grows, its companies must cultivate a positive national brand. We explore the country’s key design tropes, from maple leaves and mountains to beavers and bears, to see what works.

  • Issue #98
  • 5 min read
Hitting the mark
Food & Drink

Lyse Doucet

Lauded BBC journalist and foreign correspondent Lyse Doucet mulls over her love of Middle Eastern fare and reflects on why food has become a weapon of war.

  • Issue #98
  • 4 min read
Lyse Doucet

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