The Briefing
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Houthis claim Riyadh attacks and Italy approves controversial electoral-reform law
Oct 8, 202636 min
Mail-in or early voting? How to get votes in ahead of the US midterm elections
Oct 7, 202628 min
France’s day of demonstration
Oct 6, 202630 min
Spain calls a snap election and Brazil heads to a runoff
Oct 5, 202633 min
Stories from the Ukraine war and 25 years since the grounding of Swissair
Oct 2, 202633 min
Israel’s ambassador to the UAE on Flydubai
Oct 1, 202633 min
What we know of the diverted Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv
Sep 30, 202632 min
Can Japan and China break their diplomatic deadlock?
Sep 29, 202628 min
How much of a boost is France’s far-right surge in Senate elections?
Sep 28, 202629 min
The China-US dinner: Is Europe feeling left out?
Sep 25, 202628 min
Does the UN still have teeth? Plus: Monocle’s October style issue
Sep 24, 202635 min
‘Greatness or obliteration’: Can the UNGA help Iran and the US secure a deal?
Sep 23, 202628 min
Is UNGA where the middle powers stop talking and start acting?
Sep 22, 202629 min
The UN General Assembly convenes against the backdrop of the Iran war
Sep 21, 202631 min
Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro battle for votes ahead of Brazil’s big election day
Sep 18, 202629 min
Catwalks, pop-ups and after-parties: London Fashion Week begins
Sep 17, 202635 min
Canada is set to become the EU’s first associate member
Sep 16, 202627 min
Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial: what do we know in week 10?
Sep 15, 202626 min
The EU ices out the US with its new Arctic agenda
Sep 14, 202628 min
Are markets recognising a renewed threat to global energy supplies?
Sep 11, 202628 min
Does the future of the transatlantic relationship lie with Poland and Canada?
Sep 10, 202638 min
How to preserve a political legacy: the view from ‘Trumpapalooza’ and Macron’s twilight years
Sep 9, 202630 min
Rubio in South America: celebrating the region’s rightward shift and eyeing 2028
Sep 8, 202632 min
Germany’s far-right wins big: The view from the Bundestag and Brussels
Sep 7, 202630 min
What the biggest restructuring in Volkswagen’s history says about Germany
Sep 4, 202630 min
That’s Goethe hurt: Russia’s cultural swipe at Germany following accusations of drone attacks and spying
Sep 3, 202634 min
Live from Zürich, which has just topped an index of the world’s smartest cities
Sep 2, 202627 min
The Mecca defence pact and Meloni’s record-breaking run
Sep 1, 202631 min
La rentrée politique: France’s presidential hopefuls kick start their campaigns
Aug 31, 202631 min
The death of Norway’s King Harald V and the enduring soft power of monarchy
Aug 28, 202632 min
A moment of truth for Volkswagen and Germany’s wider car industry
Aug 27, 202632 min
Spain vows to overhaul immigration laws as the Ceuta crisis persists
Aug 26, 202632 min
A ‘path to prosperity’? The US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism
Aug 25, 202631 min
Andy Burnham delivers secret missile plans on Ukraine’s Independence Day
Aug 24, 202633 min
Myanmar’s post-coup leadership’s diplomacy tour lands in Bangkok – what does legitimacy look like?
Aug 21, 202635 min
Can Ukraine’s new defence minister Yevhenii Khmara deliver what Kyiv needs most?
Aug 20, 202638 min
How do trade routes tip the balance of geopolitical scales?
Aug 19, 202629 min
Oman, the inadvertent gate keeper
Aug 18, 202632 min
Can the US get the Gaza peace plan back on track?
Aug 17, 202631 min
This land is my land: how should countries resolve small territorial disputes?
Aug 14, 202628 min
Maga without Trump? The future of The Republicans
Aug 13, 202632 min
Why South Korea is reluctant to help Ukraine as North Korea boosts Russia’s war effort
Aug 12, 202625 min
South Korea’s defence future: chips and ships
Aug 11, 202631 min
The latest from Bangkok and ‘The Growth Story of the 21st Century’
Aug 10, 202632 min
Are European companies outpacing their American peers?
Aug 7, 202631 min
‘Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography’ and ‘The Global Countdown’
Aug 6, 202632 min
Revisiting La Rambla and the increasing importance of tree cover
Aug 5, 202630 min
Boeing’s 737 Max 7 finally gets certification from FAA
Aug 4, 202622 min
Why is Israeli withdrawal such a key issue for Gaza and Lebanon?
Aug 3, 202635 min
Optimism remains as firefighters battle to get France’s wildfires under control
Jul 31, 202632 min