Hannah Lucinda Smith
It has been a good year for democracy – but don’t celebrate its comeback just yet
Anti-autocrat electoral wins in Serbia, Hungary and Brazil are being celebrated as a democratic resurgence but a closer look at the ballot box reveals a far more complicated picture.
Istanbul Grand Airport might be the biggest but it’s struggling to live up to its name
Istanbul airport is the world’s largest aviation hub under one roof. But with steep costs, long waits and busier transport links, it shows that bigger isn’t always better.
The way that we consume the news has changed but we still need feel-good stories
Journalism needs its ’And finally...’ moment back because despite a changing media landscape, people still crave good news.
‘Kolay gelsin’ is Turkey’s great societal leveller. English-language cities should take note.
There's power in a good phrase, especially when it acts as a social leveller in our increasingly anonymised cities.
The Netherlands’ diplomatic ideology finds form in the architecture of its Addis Ababa embassy
The building that houses the Dutch mission to Ethiopia is a study in cross-cultural collaboration, expressed through architecture.
Three new pieces of military kit outsmarting drones and supply chain bottlenecks
The future of defence is unmanned and aerial. Here are three pieces of military technology that are changing the way that wars are fought – by either neutralising or harnessing drones.
A walk through Beymen’s stunning OMA-designed flagship in Tersane
Turkish department store Beymen’s new concept shop offers a museum-like take on premium retail, inside a 600 year-old shipyard.
Opinion
In the age of the untouchable strongman, Europe is forced to indulge its autocrats
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Opinion
Iranian protesters are blinded by nostalgia – reinstating the Shah won’t fix everything
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Eased sanctions, friendly talks with Israel and new Assad-free bank notes – Syria is readying to join the Western economy
For five decades, Syrians were reminded of their despotic rulers every time they reached into their wallets. The faces of Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez, adorned banknotes, which, since the currency crashed under…
