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Affairs

Vatican foreign policy

Like many sovereign states, the Holy See pursues an active foreign policy. We visit the Vatican's foreign ministry, where world peace is always on the agenda. To find out more about the Vatican’s foreign…

  • Film
  • 2 min watch
Pope Francis sitting at a table.
Design

Key to a happy home

Homes today are often about a chilly display of wealth, not creating a place that makes you feel safe. It’s time to campaign for a new, healthy architecture that puts people first.

  • The Forecast #6
  • 9 min read
Key to a happy home
Design

Part with the furniture

Investing in designer furniture can be profitable. With expert advice on everything from Prouvé to Eames, we reveal how to take your pieces from your home to the auction house and earn a return.

  • The Forecast #6
  • 6 min read
Bottoms Up glasses by Ingrid Aspen in various colors displayed with bottles on a white surface.
Design

Travel Top 50 2015/16

Our annual survey of the best in class from carriers to train nations and architecturally blessed inns. It's your round-the-world-ticket to meet the hospitality stars.

  • Issue #89
  • 36 min read
Travel Top 50 2015/16
Retail

Inventory no.86

Our favourite grooming kits from around the world will keep you preened, trimmed and well-kempt, whatever challenges your business brings and wherever it takes you.

  • Issue #86
  • 25 min read
Inventory no.86
Affairs

Home advantage

Isolated and challenged financially, Armenia faces a set of post-Soviet problems. In the capital Yerevan, a new generation of tech-savvy entrepreneurs is forging exciting links with the outside world.

  • Issue #84
  • 11 min read
Home advantage
Travel and restaurants

Hidden depths

In northeastern Turkey, Trabzon meets the Black Sea. Its fiercely patriotic population is a study in contrasts. So what does it mean to be one of the ‘Trabzonlular’?

  • Issue #82
  • 7 min read
Hidden depths
Politics

Europe

Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufaki's strong sense of style, plus a look ahead to the Finnish elections

  • Issue #82
  • 3 min read
Europe
Affairs

Hidden depths: Trabzon

The people of Trabzon in Turkey are tough, patriotic and proud of their culture, be it guns or folk dancing. We look at the region's tourism industry and find out what's holding it back.

  • Film
  • 3 min watch
Gun lying on the table with cups of tea.

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