Rysslands klassiska musikscen har varit världskänd sedan länge. Som propagandaverktyg har det flitigt använts i krig och diplomati, fram tills invasionen av Ukraina.
As a girl, and as a woman, Christmas for Amel was different. Being Muslim during one of Christianity's most important holidays can easily become alienating.
Eurovision, far from being a benign celebration of continental kitsch, offers a unique arena for soft power to thrive.
"Life, o love, have you doomed me so?" Constantinople lay covered in woe.
While it is unlikely that AI will destroy the world, the uncritical embrace of it can have unwanted outcomes for humans’ most important skills.
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Nationalism thrives on the idea that a nation-state consists of a homogenous people. Yet, genetic ancestry tests contradict the notion of pure, isolated national identities.
Moldova is struggling with its identity – caught between Europe and its Soviet past, and undermined by its Russian cousin, Transnistria.
During the Cold War ballet became a tool of Soviet propaganda and diplomacy, with great success – and some notable failures.
Side to side back and forth...