What role does English play in our multilingual world?

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Cultural relations in conflict: listening and learning

What can cultural relations organisations be doing now, and in the future, to support people in the midst of the conflict in the Middle East?In this special mini-episode of Our World, Connected, host Christine Wilson speaks with Zahid Mahmood, the British Council’s Director in Li ...  Show more

The long game: diplomacy in an age of anger

What does diplomacy look like in an era defined by conflict, mistrust and geopolitical rivalry? In this episode of Our World, Connected, host Christine Wilson speaks with Laurie Bristow, former UK Ambassador to Afghanistan, Russia and Azerbaijan, about the evolving role of diplom ...  Show more

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