Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Sunday 27 September
Now it’s serious
Have the latest revelations about a secret uranium-enrichment plant made an Israeli attack in Iran more probable, imminent even?
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The Monocle Daily, episode 250
Why banks are making money again, we ask why the US is spending billions on nuclear weapons, and get the perfect Friday night in Sydney.
The Globalist, episode 225
Why Germany is holding on to nuclear weapons, we investigate the Gazprom gas controversy, and hear from Tyler Brûlé about requirements for a perfect airport.
The Briefing, episode 261
Why Cairo has enforced a nightlife curfew, we learn about the Greek magazine focusingo n tax evaders, and ask where UK keeps its nuclear weapons.
The Briefing, episode 357
A look at US-Iran relations as president Obama announces the middle-eastern nation could be one year away from having a nuclear weapon. We also get the latest luxury news and find out about why Finland is selling a TV show…
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Sunday 26 December
Forecast 2011: Pariah states and aspiring nuclear powers
In Iran, North Korea and Burma we have all the makings of a combustible 2011.
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Monday 28 December
2010: Time to talk
In 2010, it will be time to start talking to the scary people: the rogue states that we’d like to ignore but can’t for fear of the mess they’d make.
Affairs / Economics
Monocolumn
Tuesday 24 November
Why everyone wants to be China’s best friend
When China was penniless and politically unfashionable just a few decades ago, it found friends and allies – besides a few Leftist pariahs and revolutionary oddballs – very hard to come by.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Monday 28 February
Maghreb focus: The threat to Israel
Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak once famously described Israel as “a villa in the jungle”
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…
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Saturday 3 March
Weekend agenda, 3/4 March
This weekend’s highlights include an avant garde dance performance in Taipei, a new exhibit at the Gagosian Gallery in New York, and a much-anticipated re-release of one of Bertolucci’s classic films.
Affairs / Defence
Defence Briefing
The world goes to cyber-war, Brazil prepares a new rang of submarines and we meet Washington's man in Yangon.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Monday 14 January
Europe’s lost generation
It was one of the most impressive cross-party gatherings of British politicians in some time: a prime minister at the height of his power and popularity, from the opposition a former chancellor and deputy prime minister …
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Thursday 5 May
Changing the constitution – without asking first
Hungary has a new constitution – but it could cause more problems than it solves on the diplomatic front.
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Wednesday 15 December
Japan stands by its pacifist defence strategy
Tokyo is preparing to publish its first national defence blueprint in over six years, and it may be ready to countenance a degree of change to its stay-at-home military philosophy.
Affairs / Defence
On the defensive
The sheer breadth of countries covered by the defence-themed analyses in this issue illustrates the dizzying scale of modern-day conflicts. Some are in full flow, others are receding and many are threatened; all require our…
Edits / Government
Expo 29: How I Govern
Some live in danger and need armoured protection. Some deal with deep poverty and ongoing provincial wars. Others have ‘noodle’ meetings, tend to high society and take power naps and weekly fasts. from Nagasaki to washin…
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Monday 17 December
Keeping the peace isn’t plain sailing
At some point between Israel’s autumn strike on Hamas’ top man in Gaza and the later launch into orbit of a rocket from Kim Jong Un, an event in other coordinates riled politicians into jingoistic fervour.
Affairs / Politics
Still fighting
The former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency has refused to sink quietly into retirement and is battling to bring democracy to his home country of Egypt.