Cities, prosperity and influence
March 2017: How can cities shape their own destinies and help address urban, national and international challenges?
Arts and culture
Creative Cities in Pakistan
November 2016: We look at the creative industries in Hyderabad, Peshawar, Multan, Gilgit and Quetta in Pakistan.
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.
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.
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.
All the world's
Research report: how Shakespeare is viewed around the globe and the role his work can play to support the UK’s soft power.
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.
Shakespeare lives
Shakespeare is taught in half the world's classrooms. At the launch of a major programme of celebrations, we reveal how a man dead for 400 years is still the UK's greatest ambassador abroad.
Culture matters
Why culture should be at the heart of future public policy.
Cultural and Creative Industries in Pakistan
2014: This report examines the broad potential of the creative industries to boost the economy, create jobs and celebrate cultural identity in Pakistan.