People online love to joke that “men used to build things”, usually paired with a photo carousel of the Taj Mahal, Registan Square or Versailles. Behind the humour is a real point. Art once occupied a central place in public life, and the people remembered across empires were often philosophers, poets, architects or scientists whose… Continue reading How the Cold War killed creativity
Every day, people open their phones and step into refugee camps, protests, weddings, and war zones thousands of miles away. These glimpses, intimate and unfiltered, are becoming the new currency of global influence. After October 7, 2023, Shayma Ahmed began documenting daily life amid airstrikes, explaining the strain of ordinary tasks and moments of quiet… Continue reading Where Everyone Can Shape the Story: The New Soft Power
