James Olstein
Cities
Zürich is considering artificial islands to house its growing population and there’s a global push to unearth forgotten rivers.
Defence
The Afghan airforce’s new Black Hawk helicopters and a sartorial shift for the US army.
Diplomacy
Checking in with the ambassador in Rome, why Japan is looking to Latin America and the art of the ambassadorial Christmas card.
Business
A new emporium for Japanese crafts in Singapore, a Czech glassware company gets a brand revamp and which countries spend the most on Christmas.
Politics
Malaysia’s sporting MP and why small states should always behave like small states (apparently).
The opener
In our global news round-up we find a (very) short-haul trip where dogs get VIP treatment, meet Singapore’s naturalist superheroes and make a case for taxi drivers donning national dress.
