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The war of propaganda: how to read between the lines
Aug 24, 202645 min
Live from Zürich: How will the upgraded China trade deal affect Swiss business?
Aug 21, 202638 min
How would the US pulling troops from the Gulf shift regional power dynamics?
Aug 20, 202633 min
Is the Geordie Howe International Bridge a symbol of all that’s going wrong between the US and Canada?
Aug 19, 202631 min
Press freedoms in Afghanistan on the fifth anniversary of the Taliban takeover
Aug 18, 202635 min
What’s in a university ranking? How the US and UK still dominate
Aug 17, 202638 min
Beating the heat and our recommendations for books that transport you
Aug 14, 202647 min
What is Crink and should it worry the West?
Aug 13, 202635 min
Why has the US asked Ukraine to curb strikes on Russia?
Aug 12, 202636 min
The ‘Ice Silk Road’: China’s new shipping route
Aug 11, 202635 min
Is the Iran war exposing the limits of US dominance in the Middle East?
Aug 10, 202638 min
How big of a deal is the Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan defence deal?
Aug 7, 202643 min
Are the FBI, the FSB and China’s Ministry of Public Security now all on the same side?
Aug 6, 202634 min
What lessons is the European centre-left taking from the Michigan Senate primary?
Aug 5, 202639 min
How will Taiwan respond to limited internet connectivity as it begins its annual defence drills?
Aug 4, 202641 min
How Oman has turned mediation into part of its foreign-policy identity
Aug 3, 202640 min
Packing up the car for your summer holidays? Here’s the Monocle guide to sunny road trips
Jul 31, 202642 min
Iceland’s EU referendum and our shortcuts to a happier summer
Jul 30, 202634 min
Refuelling in southern France: Firefighters make progress but bigger challenges remain
Jul 29, 202636 min
Broken norms: Are leaders less shy about backing other countries’ candidates?
Jul 28, 202635 min
The conflicts in Ukraine and Iran converge. Plus: What to make of political leaders’ attire?
Jul 27, 202643 min
Is controlling the sun the brightest idea?
Jul 24, 202634 min
The costs of war for the US and who will foot Pakistan’s mediation bill?
Jul 23, 202640 min
The message that a US deal allowing Saudi nuclear enrichment sends to the world
Jul 22, 202636 min
What UK prime minister Andy Burnham’s new cabinet tells us and the French far right shuns Elon Musk
Jul 21, 202631 min
Andy Burnham takes charge in the UK – but does changing leaders midterm ever work?
Jul 20, 202639 min
Vladimir Putin’s approval rating plummets and protests continue in Ukraine
Jul 17, 202635 min
Change at the top in Ukraine and the 10-year anniversary of Turkey’s failed coup
Jul 16, 202638 min
Who or what can stop the US-Iran conflict from becoming a forever war?
Jul 15, 202635 min
The art of the military parade: Bastille Day and other case studies
Jul 14, 202641 min
Was diplomacy given a chance? Iran and US point to failures, as fighting resumes
Jul 13, 202639 min
The World Cup as a global policing operation
Jul 10, 202635 min
US and Iran trade strikes on day of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s burial
Jul 9, 202634 min
Trump uses trade to punish Spain over defence spend
Jul 8, 202638 min
Top defence spenders Estonia takes its seat at the Nato conference in Ankara
Jul 7, 202636 min
The effects of Canada's multibillion-dollar submarine decision
Jul 6, 202637 min
The week in Venezuela and previewing Fourth of July celebrations
Jul 3, 202638 min
Extremism on the rise in Germany and France: can courts or governments stall its march?
Jul 2, 202634 min
What’s in an anti-corruption drive? And Canada joins Eurovision
Jul 1, 202640 min
Better late than never? Keir Starmer finally unveils plans to modernise the UK’s armed forces
Jul 1, 202639 min
Would a ‘No 10 North’ be a good idea for the UK?
Jun 29, 202637 min
The Monocle Quality of Life Survey ranks Tokyo first and Copenhagen second
Jun 26, 202637 min
Live from Almedalen 2026: Defence, intelligence and space technologies
Jun 25, 202637 min
If Putin is ready for peace talks, who should mediate them?
Jun 24, 202637 min
Live from Almedalen 2026: How important is the gathering to Swedish politics?
Jun 23, 202634 min
Starmer steps aside but will Burnham be better?
Jun 22, 202640 min
Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Midori House weighs in on its World Cup teams
Jun 19, 202643 min
Ukraine targets Moscow with its biggest drone strike of the war
Jun 18, 202637 min
Donald Trump threatens to resume ‘dropping bombs’ if Iran agreement fails
Jun 17, 202644 min
Positive signals from President Trump as G7 works to build peace in Ukraine
Jun 16, 202637 min