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Diplomacy

The peacemaker

Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, has become the face of diplomacy against a country seemingly hell-bent on ignoring common sense.

  • Issue #159
  • 10 min read
Dmytro Kuleba wearing glasses and a grey cardigan over a white shirt, sitting in his office
Retail

Mellow yellow

Amid economic chaos and geopolitical shifts, Jesper Brodin is transforming Ingka Group, the firm behind Ikea, with serenity.

  • Issue #159
  • 7 min read
Mellow yellow
Soft Power

The hard or soft option

When war tests diplomacy's limits, which nations wielded cultural influence most effectively? Our annual survey reveals surprising winners in the soft-power stakes.

  • Issue #159
  • 4 min read
Three people in business attire wearing skis indoors looking at documents on a wall
Affairs

Call to arms

The conventional war in Ukraine has been good business for defence firms. But other potential skirmishes could play out in more hybrid warfare in the year ahead.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 6 min read
Call to arms
Affairs

Life during wartime

Ukrainians are making plans for a victorious future but accept peace is far off. In the latest of our dispatches, a Ukrainian writer-turned-reservist reports from the front line.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 6 min read
Ukrainian soldier in military fatigues wearing tactical helmet with night vision goggles mounted on front.
Diplomacy

Living with war

We travel across Ukraine to find a nation fighting a war but also a people trying to prepare for a better future.

  • Issue #156
  • 25 min read
People sunbathing and swimming on a sandy beach beside calm water with city buildings reflected in background
Politics

New direction

We speak to Lithuania’s foreign minister about his ambitious blueprint for shaking off the nation’s dependency on bad actors. Bigger countries should take heed.

  • Issue #154
  • 7 min read
Man in dark suit standing in office with Star Wars poster and coat of arms on wall
Culture

Culture

A pioneer bringing a feisty female to Saudi TV screens and Ukraine’s Eurovision entry.

  • Issue #154
  • 7 min read
Crowded nightclub dance floor bathed in red lighting with people dancing under dramatic club lighting
Property

Firm foundations

Mipim, the annual property summit in the South of France, returns as developers and city mayors gather to map out the future.

  • Issue #153
  • 11 min read
LEGO architectural model of residential apartment building with orange and white facade displayed at property conference

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