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Renowned sociologist and urban thinker, Saskia Sassen, discusses how global forces are shaping our cities and how architects and citizens can respond.

The West has dominated international affairs for the last two centuries, but is that era coming to an end?

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Tim Entwisle meets John Wolseley's who introduces Tim to, among other things, his inner beetle.

The architect who transformed the health spa and turned wellbeing into an artform.

Claudia Roden on food writing, nostalgia, history and why publishers today wont publish cookbooks without pictures.

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Xi Jinping is China's strongest leader since Mao Tse-tung, what is his vision for the Middle Kingdom? Plus, Washington blames Donald Trump for dismantling US global leadership, but is he really the culprit?