The New York Times travels to the Scottish Borders as part of the Beyond Borders International Festival held at Traquair House this weekend, with its world class photography exhibition, Hard Truths.

AN ECLETIC line-up of headliners will address some of the most pressing issues of the modern age, as well as paying tribute to the relevance of history at the upcoming Beyond Borders International Festival this summer.

With the Tour de France happening this month, there’s a chance you might end up dusting off the bike and going for a cycle. Over 7 million people...

As the Beyond Borders International Festival heads into its eighth year, the stakes are seemingly higher than ever.

Remarkable Scots: Spotlight, Magnus Linklater   From John Logie Baird’s invention of the television, to Robert Louis Stevenson’s world-famous Treasure Island, it is evident that for centuries Scots have...

    This year marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of Ireland’s landmark Good Friday Agreement. This was a crucial step in the Northern Ireland Peace Process...

Last Saturday we had the pleasure of attending Democracy 21, an event hosted by Our Democracy who are a coalition organisation formed by members such as Common Weal,...

This year at the Beyond Borders International Festival we are thrilled to welcome once again photographer and storyteller Thana Faroq. A frequent collaborator with international organisations such as...

Madeliene Habib aboard the Dignity 1. Image © 2015 Marta Soszynska/ MSF   To mark World Refugee Day, we are putting the spotlight on the inspiring Madeleine Habib,...

Mark Muller Stuart KC recently gave a speech at the RSA Conference in Edinburgh on November 24th 2017 on Scotand’s Culture and Soft Power in relation to 21st...