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Affairs

Diplomacy

Bulgaria’s digital goodwill ambassador, Finland’s happy holiday and a Brazilian change of heart.

  • Issue #124
  • 4 min read
Diplomacy
Politics

Fear game

How Brazil’s problems with violent crime led to a political swing to the right.

  • Issue #122
  • 14 min read
Fear game
Affairs

The opener

From Texan gunslingers washing up with Aesop soap to Brazilian congressional superheroes, this issue's opener surveys a gloriously odd world in its usual sharp, unhurried style.

  • Issue #117
  • 6 min read
Man in cowboy hat and checkered shirt standing in front of brick buildings in Marfa, Texas.
Diplomacy

Diplomacy

Indonesia’s ambassador to New Zealand, Brazil’s Japanese descendants are heading east and political trolling on Twitter.

  • Issue #116
  • 4 min read
Red brick diplomatic building with white trim and Indonesian and Polish flags flying from a pole
Travel and restaurants

Travel

From a Virginia manor to an off-grid Swedish pad, here’s our round-up of new openings that have made their way onto our discerning hospitality radar.

  • Issue #115
  • 7 min read
Travel
Design

House for the people

A monument to Brazilian modernism, this former department store has been transformed into a flexible community building that is revitalising São Paulo.

  • Issue #113
  • 4 min read
House for the people
Affairs

Reversal of fortune

The former Brazilian president was a phenomenon before his fall from grace. But with elections approaching, is there one more twist in the tale of Lula?

  • Issue #109
  • 8 min read
Reversal of fortune
Affairs

Diplomacy

Why the Swiss ambassador to the EU is the man of the moment. Plus: Brazil's embassy in North Korea and the Czechs' man in Vietnam pulls a pint.

  • Issue #101
  • 3 min read
Diplomacy

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