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How effective is cultural diplomacy as a weapon of soft power?
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The Roof over your Head
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Travel and the Mind
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Family Footsteps
Frances Cairncross examines why family networks still matter in business and politics.
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Downing Street Guru
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War Gaming Iran
Could a hot war with Iran be about to start? Analysis probes the West's options.
What Is Money?
Frances Stonor Saunders asks a fundamental question - what is money?
Middle East: Too Soon for Democracy?
Edward Stourton explores the prospects for post-revolution government in the Arab world.
Steve Keen: Why Economics is Bunk
Newsnight economics editor Paul Mason interviews the controversial economist Steve Keen.
Wasted Youth
Paul Johnson asks why young school leavers face such difficulty finding stable jobs.
Cameron's Swede Dreams
Why are Tories and the left obsessed with the 'Swedish model'? Jo Fidgen investigates.
Eurogeddon II
Where is the eurozone heading? Disintegration or super-state? Chris Bowlby investigates.