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Urbanism

Urbanism

The fate of Friendship Park, which straddles the border, hangs in the balance.

  • Issue #157
  • 4 min read
Pat Nixon shaking hands with crowd at Friendship Park border opening in 1971
Defence

Defence

The UK rethinks its defence strategy, South Korea stocks up and North Macedonia takes its Nato commitments seriously.

  • Issue #143
  • 3 min read
Two British soldiers in camouflage uniforms and helmets examining documents with military vehicles in background
Architecture

Brick by brick

Italy's architectural treasures span millennia, from Gio Ponti's geometric cathedral in Taranto to ancient Roman forums and Palladio's influential Renaissance churches that shaped international design.

  • Issue #142
  • 6 min read
Brick by brick
Arts

Making a scene

Italy's cultural landscape extends far beyond Renaissance masterpieces, encompassing innovative contemporary spaces housed in gilded foundations, former power plants and Hadid-designed mountain bunkers.

  • Issue #142
  • 8 min read
Making a scene
Affairs

Defence

The US Navy considers renaming some of its ships; Chile purchases some new missiles for its second-hand frigate; Russia’s fighter jet finds its market.

  • Issue #142
  • 4 min read
Defence
Defence

Defence

Russia takes an interest in CAR, Denmark’s mission to Greenland and Romania buys missiles.

  • Issue #139
  • 3 min read
Large crowd on motorcycles and military vehicles parading down a wide street.
Diplomacy

Diplomacy

Brazil’s Lebanon connection, plus representatives for China and Taiwan clash over cake in Fiji.

  • Issue #139
  • 4 min read
Two hands in business suits holding forks approaching a slice of layered cake on a white plate

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