Christopher Lord
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Selected works from a portfolio of writing about world affairs and contemporary art (2012-2017). Several articles are behind paywall; for pdfs, please get in touch.
Securing the skies.
Estonia is Nato's crucial site for policing the Baltic states from above.
Limbo land.
Nagorno Karabakh: The fissure at the heart of the Caucasus.
Party nation.
An interview with Portugal’s president as the country returns to growth.
What should Angela Merkel do next?
Academics, artists, politicians and pundits on Germany's chancellor.
Floats your boat.
Istanbul’s ship-spotters are at the axis of shifting military tides.
Persian Party.
The city being transformed by Iranians in search of the good life.
Sea change.
Turkey’s liberal south east challenges an authoritarian slide.
Playing with fire.
Inspired by its neighbours, does Azerbaijan risk further isolation?
Artforum: Hassan Sharif.
An essay on the life of the late artist.
Nikkei: Thailand’s empire-builders.
The acquisitive Thais buying up and building big.
Street talk.
A report from Algiers’ casbah during the Arab uprisings.
Port in a storm.
Why the UAE’s sleepy East Coast could be crucial.
The Kurd Way.
Interview with the co-chair of Turkey's Kurdish opposition.
Radio
Excerpts of selected broadcast work (2015-17). Includes programme hosting, package and show production, and reporting on breaking news.
Turkey’s failed coup.
Report from Istanbul on the night of the 2016 putsch.
Radio in exile.
Report on Suat Raya, a Syrian station broadcasting from Istanbul.
A resilient city?
Report from Manchester the day after the 2017 terror attack.
Foreign Desk: Autocracies and art.
We ask why power and money rarely lead to good taste.
