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Culture

Do cultural boycotts work?

In the midst of occupation, is it effective to ban a nation's ballet, artistic output from an institution's syllabi or musicians from playing? As Russia's war continues, we consider the efficacy of cultural boycotts.

  • Issue #161
  • 13 min read
Do cultural boycotts work?
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.
Culture

Watch this space

Our round-up of innovators and fresh thinkers reveals how a storied food movement is transforming farming and what’s causing a stir between the covers in Jakarta’s new library.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 21 min read
Tree-lined street in Greenwich Village with pedestrians crossing, storefronts, yellow taxi and parked cars on Bleecker Street.
Urbanism

Light in the darkness

Europe's energy crisis sparks debate between fossil fuel retreat and renewable acceleration, as mayors from Prague to Helsinki demonstrate how thoughtful urban planning can illuminate sustainable pathways forward.

  • Issue #158
  • 4 min read
Person working at desk with laptop during late hours, with warm lighting and air conditioning visible
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

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