Features

A mythical place – land of the frozen ocean, the aurora borealis and the midnight sun.

Images of the unique landscapes and wildlife under threat.

Jess Worth meets two indigenous activists battling Big Oil's dirty tricks.

Facts and figures about the planet's thermostat.

The Arctic is changing dramatically. Jess Worth finds out what it means for the people who live there.

Lezak Shallat discovers why Latin Americans are learning Chinese.

Chinese investors may bring manufacturing back to the West, discovers Libby Tucker.

Resource wars? Climate armageddon? What business-as-usual in China will mean for the rest of the world.

Egyptian economist Gouda Abdel-Khalek talks with Rowenna Davis about China’s political plays in the Middle East.

A guide to who’s running the show in China.

China’s aid and arms are promoting one-party governments, argues Rebecca Tinsley.

Facts and figures about China’s growth and what it costs.

Throw away the guns. Nick Young reports on the conquering power of Chinese culture.

Chris Richards meets ‘Capi-communism’ – the Chinese version of capitalism that’s plundering Papua New Guinea.

Strategies for social cohesion

Class or culture – which has caused Mauritius the most upset? Lindsey Collen looks back.

Shoma Chaudhury on the hate mongers intent on tearing up the very idea of India.

Faith schools get a bashing even from committed multiculturalists. We talk to one supporter who currently teaches English at a secular school in Australia.

Canadian multiculturalism is in rude health and has licked the kinds of problems that crop up in other countries. Haroon Siddiqui explains how.

A divided society needs new answers and new identities, argues Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.