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Image of Cathedral at Notre-Dame on fire

A monument to the end of time

Images of Notre-Dame on fire have brought home the importance of the building as a symbol, of cultural heritage in general, and of the vital need to protect that heritage.

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The soft power of Westeros and Middle Earth?

As the final series of Game of Thrones hits the screens, Insight looks at the soft power of invented worlds.

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Can culture help people cope with instability? The case of Ukraine

Insight reports on the connections between culture and politics in a nation where the two are inextricably linked.

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Teaching for peace

Alison Baily explores new research exploring the role of education in conflict and recovery.

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The art of peace

Alison Baily looks at the findings of a new report examining the value of culture in post-conflict recovery.

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Global universities, Local value

UK universities are global players with local responsibilities. We look at the tensions this can cause and what they can and are doing to alleviate them.

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Cultural evolution, democracy, and freedom

Alison Baily reviews Ronald Inglehart’s work on ‘cultural evolution’.

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Development aid and national interests

A new report calls for closer alignment of the UK’s aid spending with its foreign policy goals.

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Smart thinking about smart power

Policy experts discuss how the country should keep pace in an increasingly competitive 'soft power marketplace'.

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Backstops to optimism?

As Europe’s attention focuses on Ireland, the latest British Council research reveals the hopes and fears of young people on both sides of the border.

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