The World Today: February & March 2015: The cities reshaping our world

A former chairman of HSBC, lifelong Germanophile and committed Christian, Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint talks about the future of the eurozone, empty cathedrals and what makes Chinese leaders anxious

London is now a magnet for international investors who push up prices, and drive out the middle class and poor.

There are today 50-60 million people displaced from their homes by conflict, disasters and environmental change. The Moving Energy Initiative aims to provide them with safe power

The backlash against multiculturalism in Europe is a bigger threat to France than Germany, despite weekly marches against ‘Islamization’ in Dresden and other cities

Vladimir Putin claims to lead an oil and gas superpower. But the West’s concerns about being held hostage by its energy needs are groundless

Tokyo is not just the political capital of Japan. It is home to 13.2 million people - or 10 per cent of the country’s population - and as many as 32 million people if you include the surrounding area.

A mischievous letter in the Financial Times suggested there was no point in the British government promoting growth outside London as the country was too small for more than one major city.