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Germany’s immigration policy could get a lot more relaxed, while Canada struggles with controversial statues and economic woes beleaguer Turkey’s president.

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Recovery position

Katrin Jakobsdottir is a rare thing: a scandal-free, left-wing prime minister who believes in compromise. She takes a break to spread the word about Iceland’s economic success.

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  • 6 min read
Abstract expressionist painting with bold strokes in yellow, white, red, green, and blue on a cream-colored wall.
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Obama army

Chicago is now home to Barack Obama’s new political fighters. As the midterms approach, we head to the city to see how his legacy is shaping politics today.

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Obama army
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Critical crossroads

A hard-won peace, falling crime and growing foreign investment are reasons to be optimistic about Colombia – but the age-old problems of inequality, corruption and coca production refuse to go away.

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Critical crossroads
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Cometh the hour

Still basking in the warm afterglow of April’s peaceful revolution, Armenia’s prime minister Nikol Pashinyan knows the hard work starts now. Can he deliver what his people expect?

  • Issue #116
  • 9 min read
Cometh the hour
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Social skills

Lebanon may be struggling with corruption and subject to foreign interference but the positivity and creativity of its populace are helping it to move forward.

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Illustrated tree diagram showing Lebanon's social structure, economy, and daily life across multiple interconnected branches and levels.
Design

Observation: Creative bloc

The artsy types at Eurolab think the EU’s tired branding has too easily ceded the field to nationalists and populists. We hear about their new vision.

  • Issue #116
  • 5 min read
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Raising the dead

Years of silence have almost erased Spain’s civil war and General Franco’s atrocities from the collective consciousness but now the country is ready to speak out.

  • Issue #116
  • 10 min read
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Politics

Visas in Uzbekistan, Colombia’s tricky transition, the youth vote in the US and elections in Cameroon.

  • Issue #116
  • 4 min read
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Europe

Greece’s smart city, Poland’s left-wing mayor (and potential future president) and Lisbon’s street art.

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Europe

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