Tom Taylor explores how the architecture of Paris restricts the growth of the city both upwards and outwards, potentially sealing its fate as a ‘museum city’.

In this review, French Editor Margaux Emmanuel explores the questioning of identity central to the 2020 Goncourt Prize, L’anomalie by Hervé Le Tellier.

Daphne Pleming explores the sustainable fashion scene in Berlin, looking at different German fashion brands and their approaches to sustainable fashion.

“The Cypriot language and Cypriot culture have been created in suppressed spaces, under the pressure of foreign powers … “ . A thought-provoking exploration of identity and language in Cyprus, an often overlooked country of the MEA region, by Ilaeira Leto Agrotou Georgiou.

In this article, Joe Wherry discusses the politics of the “pass sanitaire” (health pass) in France, considered a “mal nécessaire” (“necessary evil”) by some, and an infringement on democratic rights by others.

Isabella Fahey reviews ROSALÍA and Tokischa’s track Linda, and the controversies which surround it, arguing the need for social awareness when consuming creative content.

Reuben Brown takes us on a voyage of discovery of the Italian city of Ferrara, exploring its craftsmanship, cuisine and Medieval architecture.

Elle Shea investigates the relationship between Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portuguese national identity.

Tom Paterson looks to past and present to explore Vladimir Putin’s relationship with the Orthodox Church.

Tom Taylor explores the role Angela Merkel has played in German, European and world politics in the past two decades and the legacy she has left behind.

Tom Paterson reviews the Soviet Armenian film The Colour of Pomegranates, which, more than 50 years after its release, remains a landmark piece in USSR film history.

Sophie Williams-Dunning explores the latest rift in France and Britain’s historically fraught relationship, but argues that ultimately the two countries would do well to put their differences to one side.

Anna Whitehead explores Vienna, Erinnerungskultur and The Lost Café Schindler.

Daphne Pleming reviews Maria Schrader’s film Ich bin dein Mensch which subverts the typical rom-com genre through the use of robots.

French Editor Margaux Emmanuel reviews Agnès Varda’s documentary The Beaches of Agnès (2008)