As others see us 2016
The Global Perceptions 2016 report takes a look at the UK's overall attractiveness and levels of trust across 19 nations.
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Interview with Tom Fletcher
Tom Fletcher, better known as the ‘Naked Diplomat’, talks to Insight about ‘Citizen Diplomacy’, Soft Power, and how digital technology can help to improve the world.
Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language in the UK
November 2016: This report looks at how Arabic is taught in schools in the UK.
Reflections on the evolution of Britain
Reflections on the evolution of Britain: Brexit, Identity, & the United Kingdom’s Place in the World. A short summary of the 2016 Edmund Burke Lecture given by Ciarán Devane.
Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in the UK
October 2016: Gender equality in the UK, from the perspective of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Asking the questions Google can’t answer
Alistair MacDonald reports on the highlights of the 3rd biennial International Culture Summit – including the UK Government’s promise to ratify the Hague Convention on cultural protection.
Scottish enlightenment
As the Edinburgh Festival approaches, Alistair MacDonald explains how the city became a centre of world culture and the lessons about openness that can be learned from its golden age.
Remembering and forgetting the Somme
The UK’s memory of the Western Front is not matched by understanding of the war’s causes, its world-wide nature, or the ways events of 100 years ago still resonate today.
Heritage – shaping future societies
As British Council launches its Cultural Protection Fund to protect cultural heritage at threat from destruction, Stephen Stenning explains why it matters so much to preserve heritage.
The power of fashion
London Fashion Week underlines the UK's strength in fashion. We look at what clothing does for the UK's influence and prosperity and the enduring links between fashion and soft power.