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Weekend Box #107: #FreeKara-Murza, Tik-Scholz & more
In this week’s Box: Two years since the imprisonment of Vladimir Kara-Murza, Mexico calls for Ecuador to be kicked from UN, will K-pop’s stock flop? & more
Weekend Box #106: WCK, RedX Crosses Out AIM & more
In this week’s Box: International outcry at WCK worker killings, PASTEF pushes past obstacles to victory in Senegal, RedX exits London’s AIM stock exchange & more
Weekend Box #105: Cuba’s Civil Crisis, Reasons to Be Cheerful? & more
In this week’s Box: Rare protests erupt in Cuba, Tusk takes pole position as the Weimar Triangle returns, a pro-doping alternative to the Olympics & more
Weekend Box: Davos ‘24, Donald Comes Up Trumps & more
In this week’s Box: Our colleagues share dispatches from 'on the ground' in Davos, Iran strikes escalate tensions further in the Middle East, Boeing hits reputational turbulence & more
2024 look ahead: 5 sink or swim issues for Rishi Sunak
With an election earmarked for later this year, Lucy Thompson dives into the top 5 ‘sink or swim’ issues for the Prime Minister.
Weekend Box: Diplomatic Push & Pull, OpenAI Season & more
In this week’s Box: Escalating tensions in the Middle East, a rocky start to the year for OpenAI, one of Taiwan’s most closely contested elections since 1996 & more
UK energy & climate policy: what you need to know
This week at COP28 representatives finally agreed on a deal to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels. Audley investigates where the UK stands on climate and energy policy.
Weekend Box: Saudi deal, Elgin Marbles row & more
In this week’s Box: Saudi seals the deal, Elgin Marbles Row, NZ law up in smoke & more
Weekend Box: CZ Come CZ Go, Open AI Plays With Firing & Gets Burnt & more
In this week’s Box: Drama at OpenAI as CEO Sam Altman is fired, then reinstated; Darfur in the grip of a humanitarian crisis; a bad week for crypto as SEC comes for Binance CEO CZ and Kraken; & more
OpenAI: when philosophy enters the boardroom
Lucy Thompson unpacks effective altruism - the controversial movement behind the dismissal and reinstatement of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Autumn Statement 2023: Briefing
Audley’s Rolf Merchant outlines the key points - with political analysis - from the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.
Weekend Box: Fast Food Shame, ICBC’s Stick-y Situation & more
In this week’s Box: Fraught elections in Madagascar and Argentina, a spotlight on human rights at the Magnitksy Awards, the UK CEO of McDonald’s faces MPs & more
The skills gap on boards that is holding culture change back
Culture is a company’s secret weapon. Annie Coleman, a Senior Advisor at Audley, argues that we need to look beyond traditional skill sets to get this right.
What does Rishi’s reshuffle mean for the Tory Party?
Chris Wilkins, Audley CEO and former Head of Strategy at No10 sets out what this reshuffle means for a divided Conservative Party.
Weekend Box: Ukraine’s Europe Hopes, Wrecks to Riches & more
In this week’s Box: Ukraine encouraged to continue its EU application, a new humanitarian crisis for Afghan refugees, autonomous vehicles get a road test & more
Dispatches: notes from a Rio favela
Following a visit to gang-controlled Rocinha - the largest favela in Brazil - Imogen Beecroft offers her reflections:
Weekend Box: Labour Crash Tory Party, Ecuador Elections & more
In this week’s Box: Labour deals a double by-election blow to the Tories, Ecuador’s ‘employment president’ gets the job, car manufacturers on a collision course with Brexit tariffs & more
Weekend Box: Metro Challenged, Nobel Prizes & more
In this week’s Box: A week of bloodshed as Hamas launches an invasion of Israel, the Nobel Prizes are announced, is Metro Bank back from the brink of disaster? & more
Labour Party Conference: All that glitters is gold?
Lucy Thompson was on the ground in Liverpool this week for the hotly-anticipated Labour Party Conference. Here’s what she made of it:
Tories in Manchester – united?
Audley’s Rolf Merchant picks out five themes that emerged from Conservative Party Conference 2023.