Asad Latif

While imperial Britain declined and fell during the reign of Elizabeth II, the empire was, in a sense, remade -- as the Commonwealth.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II: 1926-2022

The passing of the Second Elizabethan Age

THE end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022) calls for some comparison with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603).

Some of the writer's collection of cards; calling cards tell a story through the tangibility of sight, touch and smell.
SATURDAY SOAPBOX

I say: Yes to name-calling

AS PHYSICAL calling cards take on a digital afterlife, the tactile texture of old-style name cards invokes memories of a receding age in which social and professional identity was established initiall...

Christoph von Spesshardt was, until recently, executive director of the German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Sydney.
THE BROAD VIEW

Personifying the nobility of business

IN THE dining room of a boutique hotel in the Kirribilli area of Sydney last week, I run into Christoph, Henrike and their three children. They have just finished dinner, and I get chatting with the p...

mcdonalds, editorial, chain

No peace even after a Big Mac meal

The decision by McDonald’s to exit Russia undermines the Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention.