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Hammamet reflections: North Africa’s digital future

With North Africa again witnessing real instability, Insight hosts a debate on the implications of digital tech for the region and the UK.

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Colombia’s next generation

New research reveals the hopes, fears, and dreams of young Colombians as they look to a peaceful future.

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Venezuela on the brink

Insight interviews Soraya Colmenares, the British Council’s Country Director in the beleaguered nation, about the cultural and educational implications of the crisis.

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Peace on heaven and earth succeeded by beautiful harmony

A new Japanese Emperor ushers in a new era. But what does the future hold for the country, and what might it mean for the UK?

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Heritage on fire

Insight looks at the aftermath of the fire that recently devastated the Brazilian National Museum, to ask what lessons can be learned.

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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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