Once a paradigm of how a failing metropolis could be turned around, New York appears to be backsliding towards the bad old days of violent crime, crumbling services and perilous subways. We meet the residents determined to…
As former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attempts to turn his lead in the polls to success in Brazil’s forthcoming elections, Jair Bolsonaro is in the line of fire. But as we find out on the campaign trail, support for…
A great auteur and a fresh film talent vie with super-sized art, musical returns and literary explorations of identity to excite our intellectual curiosity.
As the trial of those accused of involvement in the 2015 Paris attacks progresses, France is transfixed by its accounts of grief, trauma and terror. But while populists are weaponising the unfolding drama to garner support…
When the French president was elected in 2017, his landslide victory seemed to signal a transformative moment for a nation divided and unsure of its footing on the global stage. As he seeks re-election, our panel discusses…
Across Asia, progressive politicians and activists are challenging
long-established power brokers and accepted norms. We assess
the policies and prospects of nine of these men and women to
find out whether they offer the…
The world looks profoundly different from a year ago, so what can the roaring 1920s teach us about
the decade to come, why are populists still popular, should Denmark rule the world and is
it too soon to laugh at the…
Who are the contemporary heirs to Austria’s artistic heroes? From darkly poetic films to specialist record shops, here’s a selection of distinctively Austrian cultural highlights.