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Urbanism

Viennese vision

Maria Vassilakou, Vienna’s former deputy mayor, crosses Mariahilferstrasse, the road she transformed from traffic‑clogged chaos into a pedestrian boulevard. The campaign reshaped urban life and elevated her into political stardom.

  • Issue #165
  • 8 min read
Maria Vassilakou standing in an arched passageway wearing a green coat
Defence

The sky’s the limit

The lack of Sudan evacuations shows up nations, Norway takes the Arctic Council chair and the latest drone technology from Portugal.

  • Issue #164
  • 7 min read
Tekever AR5 drone flying over ocean with small ship visible below
Defence

Defence

South Korean fighter jets, a defence show in Baghdad and the problem with EU flag waving.

  • Issue #163
  • 5 min read
White Jaguar I-Pace electric vehicle with blue police markings and light bar on roof
Affairs

Affairs

Hannah Lucinda Smith visits Turkish cities recently devastated by powerful earthquakes – a catastrophe made even worse by corrupt, shoddy construction.

  • Issue #162
  • 12 min read
Rescue workers in high-visibility vests search through earthquake rubble with an orange excavator amid destroyed buildings
Politics

Affairs

A diplomatic spat in the Gulf and why tinned meat has boosted the reputation of the US.

  • Issue #161
  • 5 min read
Two officials at podiums with Iraqi and Iranian flags during diplomatic meeting
Affairs

Affairs

Andrew Mueller surveys the military hardware that will reshape modern warfare in the years to come.

  • Issue #160
  • 12 min read
Close-up of a salmon swimming underwater with spotted pattern on its body
Affairs

Looking forwards

Predicting the future is tricky, yet past experiences and current concerns offer clues. Five thinkers explore what's next in urbanism, cultural controversies, geopolitics and more, imagining new futures based on today's world.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 23 min read
Illustration of a person with a camel in a desert facing a massive mirrored glass structure stretching across the horizon.
Politics

Affairs

Berlin mayor Franziska Giffey, a dating app for US conservatives and Andrew Mueller on the new populists.

  • Issue #158
  • 8 min read
Colombian ambassador Armando Benedetti shaking hands with Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro
Politics

Affairs

Hungary and Serbia’s pro-Russian posturing, Sweden’s new election technology and an Istanbul ferry terminal reopens.

  • Issue #157
  • 9 min read
Man in apron and glasses standing in kitchen speaking to camera with subtitle about voting blue
Defence

Affairs

Finland’s exemplary education system, new uniforms for the Swiss army and Andrew Mueller on the Nato summit.

  • Issue #156
  • 8 min read
Li Andersson, Finnish education minister, outdoors in winter clothing

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