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Shaping the global economy

This Easter special brings together four sharp thinkers to examine the forces reshaping how we create value, spend it, protect it — and whether any of it will matter in the long run.

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The future of defence tech

Benjamin Wolba’s defence tech hackathons started with a weekend, a borrowed workspace, and 150 people who thought building defence technology might be fun. Two years later, they might just be saving Europe.

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The next big transit hubs

Georgina Godwin speaks with travel writer and author Ash Bhardwaj — whose book 'Why We Travel' won Travel Book of the Year in 2024 — about what happens when the geography of flight is redrawn overnight.

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Should we prescribe art?

We like to think of the arts as enrichment. Something we turn to when there’s spare time. But according to Professor Daisy Fancourt, that framing is historically recent — and biologically wrong.

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The modern office

Georgina Godwin speaks with Abby Brown, Partner at Knight Frank, about what the London office market is actually telling us as we head into 2026.

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The last Sundance

After more than four decades in Park City, Utah, Sundance is preparing to relocate to Boulder, Colorado. For veteran film journalist and documentary producer Bronwyn Cosgrave, it’s a move that feels bold, necessary, and optimistic.

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Rise of the middle powers

At Davos 2026, economist Cornelia Meyer saw something subtle but seismic: a shift in global momentum, away from the traditional powers and long-overdue questions about equity, risk, and resilience.

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The madman theory

According to historian Dr. James Boys, the madman theory isn’t just Cold War lore — it’s a real strategic concept that continues to shape how world leaders negotiate, posture, and exert influence.

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The best of CES

At this year’s CES in Las Vegas, Avi Greengart explored the latest in AI-powered devices, from smart speakers to rollable laptops, and helped separate real innovation from the marketing fluff.

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The office needs a rethink

Walk into many offices today and you’ll notice a trend: uniformity. Rows of identical desks, copy-paste meeting rooms, and a muted palette of greys and whites. But according to workplace designer Kay Sargent, this sameness is failing us – especially in an age of neurodiversity and rising sensory sensitivity.

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