Paul Smith, the British Council’s Country Director in Afghanistan when its offices were attacked by the Taliban, gives a personal view of why cultural protection is so vital for humanity.

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UK foreign policy in the age of the crowd
Lord Howell talks to Insight about the UK’s soft power and future role in the world.

Transnational education data collection systems
This report explores the characteristics of TNE data collection systems in host countries and the capacity to produce robust data on TNE programmes and enrolment rates.

Guernica: plus ça change
As the UK ratifies the Hague Convention, the importance of cultural protection is perhaps greater than it has been for decades.

Diploma-cities
A new British Council report focuses on the role of cities in shaping international relations in the 21st Century, and looks at the implications for the UK.

In harm’s way
A brief introduction to current thinking within the field of cultural protection.