Affairs / Government
Power shift
Hungary’s foreign affairs minister discusses the challenges facing his country’s EU presidency, the importance of an increased role for central Europe and his government’s reputation for media bashing.
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Affairs / Diplomacy
Battle hardened
Norway’s minister of foreign affairs is a firm believer in dialogue, which includes analysing the painful massacre last July. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t prepared to send in the troops overseas if deemed necessary.
Affairs / Politics
Outside influence
US voters are perceived as being oblivious to the world outside their country. But war, immigration and an increasingly globalised economy mean that foreign affairs will play a bigger part in the 2008 election than they…
Midori House, episode 1
Nancy Durham and Monocle foreign editor Steve Bloomfield look at the Affairs section of Monocle magazine and dip behind the stories.
The Briefing, episode 9
Tyler Brûlé talks to Alexander Stubb, Finland’s Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade, and gets a preview of the APEC conference in Honolulu.
The Monocle Weekly, episode 114
For edition 114 of the Monocle Weekly, the team speaks with Tim Marshall, foreign affairs editor at Sky News, on news gathering at the frontline and how his network won the day in Libya.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Diplomacy Briefing
Germany's Federal Intelligence Service's, the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), relocation to central Berlin, Iceland's debate over membership in the EU, and New Zealand's cuts to its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Edits / Food & Drink
Monocolumn
Saturday 30 October
The Foreign Ministry’s wine stash discovery
The Japanese sure don’t shy away from a shandy – yet when the Japanese Foreign Ministry recently conducted an audit of its embassies, consulates and government offices abroad, even they found the stocks sobering.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Sunday 9 January
The EU’s urge to be friends with Beijing
With half the Christmas presents opened in Europe last month having started life on Chinese production lines, it seems only fair that the European Union should want to sell more of its own goods to the moneyed Chinese and…
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Sunday 22 August
The Hezbollah Museum
While many Lebanese hit the beach on weekends, some head to museums.
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Monday 28 September
Party animals
Beijing will play host to an emphatic demonstration of China’s growing military power on Thursday when a panoply of new military hardware is unveiled at this year’s National Day parade, marking the 60th anniversary of the…
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Friday 22 January
Germans want their troops home
A few days before the international Afghanistan conference in London on 28 January, there are overwhelming signs that Germans are tired of sending their soldiers into a war many believe cannot be won.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Sunday 19 December
Forecast 2011: Sarah Palin, international globetrotter?
Sarah Palin recently returned from a trip to Haiti and news reports suggest she is planning to spend some of early 2011 visiting Israel and the UK.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Friday 17 December
Change for the world’s second least populous country
Outside of Vatican City, Niue is the world’s least populous country, a self-governing Pacific nation with a headcount comparable to that of a large high school.
Culture / Film
Monocolumn
Wednesday 17 February
And the winner is…
The recent Academy Award nomination for Ajami marks the third time in as many years that Israel has scored an Oscar nod for best foreign language film.
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Thursday 17 February
The reaction to Fijian president’s death
Josefa Iloilo, the former Fijian president whose scrapping of his island nation’s constitution cemented the grip of a 2006 military coup that isolated his country, has died aged 91.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Thursday 14 October
New setback, same problems – an Israeli view on the peace process
The American envoy for Middle East peace is not a man to envy.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Saturday 17 October
Czech-mate
Holed up in his office in Prague Castle, Václav Klaus, president of the Czech Republic, is standing firm in his refusal to sign the Lisbon Treaty.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Sunday 17 April
Venezuela begins the charm offensive for 2012
They’d received their summons and were out in force. The stalwarts of the British left-wing movement gathered on Saturday at central London’s Conway Hall for a day of workshops and discussions on Venezuela.