Writer Christopher Beanland considers the cultural and architectural impact of cars in shaping our built environment.

We’re calling another meeting of ‘The Urbanist’ bookclub to review two titles: ‘Designing the American Century’ and ‘Women ...

We explore whether it’s time for European leaders to re-engage with Vladimir Putin in a bid to secure peace – or if Emmanuel ...

Antonio Patriota shares his views on art as a tool of soft power and the importance of music in his diplomatic journey.

Fernando Augusto Pacheco picks the songs of the Mediterranean summer, from the beach bars of Bodrum to the sweaty ...

As the US assesses its effect on Iran’s nuclear programme, we ask if things are settling down with a look inside the country.

We head to Kyiv to confront the new reality of war in Ukraine as the US halts key aid. Plus: the effects of Trump’s “big, ...

The 19th-century Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt described a particular type of northern visitor to the Italian peninsula as ...

Amid Donald Trump’s cuts to federal institutions and grants, more US-based scientists are considering jumping ship – and ...

The problem with municipal art often lies in the way that it is commissioned – blandified by committees so it appeals to all.

As a negotiating deadline nears, we ask why some countries (UK and China) have reached a trade deal with the Trump ...

Georgina Godwin meets Damien Wilkins, the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Award winner for fiction with his novel ‘Delirious’.