Baku
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Transport
All hail
The iconic London black cab is going global, appearing everywhere from Baku to Rome. It’s been adapted for high-class travel, and it all started with The London Taxi Company in Coventry.
Urbanism
Baku to the future
Baku’s skyline marks it as a city for the 21st century, with five-star hotels and a Zaha Hadid-designed arts centre. But there’s still much work to do to combat its 20th-century problems.
Affairs
Lessons in Diplomacy
Emerging from years of corruption, oil-rich Azerbaijan is planning a diplomatic campaign to change its image. To fill its new embassies, it needs a new generation of officials trained at its ambassador academy.
