Just when it seemed safe to once again take to the skies with bargains galore and low-fare airlines a plenty, massive hikes in taxes, fuel duty and a world of other hidden nasties have seen prices once again soar clean out of the stratosphere. As a result, cheap flights have become something of an all [...]
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Just over two decades ago, soft power was born. Well, the word at least. Joseph Nye published Bound to Lead in 1990, describing how America exercises hegemonic control over other nations by means of a power that is not directly violent (military, threatening, etc.). This bizarre means of control needs monitoring. Monocle magazine has been [...]
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