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Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Friday 13 August
A reminder of the ‘Jewish catastrophe’
Just a month after playing host to a Russian-American spy swap, Vienna’s international airport was again last week the stage for a surprising secretive manoeuvre.
Affairs / Defence
Reach for the spy
As technology becomes more prevalent in the world of espionage, the idea of an undercover agent in a trench coat might seem old-fashioned. But the human touch is still very much in demand.
Edits / Food & Drink
Eating his words
Kurt Andersen is a novelist, columnist, broadcaster and founder of the satirical Spy magazine. After a career of ironic experimentation, it is fitting that his last meal is at José Andrés’ playful food temple, The Bazaar…
Affairs / Defence
Africa/Middle East Briefing
The king of Swaziland's motorcade, Israel's robot wars and spy games in Africa.
The Monocle Daily, episode 128
The latest from the Leveson Inquiry, more debate about the “spy in a bag” case, and why asparagus is something for the UK to celebrate.
The Urbanist, episode 9
We take out our binoculars and spy on birds in London, moose in Anchorage and cows in Delhi while exploring urban wildlife.
The Monocle Daily, episode 155
We ask why countries spy on each other, learn about New York’s new logo, and get the perfect Friday night in Marrakech.
The Monocle Daily, episode 27
We chat about Stalin’s ‘Romeo Spy’, how to make a habitat using cardboard and Monocle correspondent Alastair Gee checks in from San Francisco.
The Monocle Daily, episode 41
Tyler Brûlé and Christine Ockrent discuss Japan’s spy satellites, Bruce Leishman offers thoughts on aviation, and we visit a newspaper in the Canadian Arctic.
The Globalist: Asia, episode 8
We find out what North Korea’s former top spy has to say about the situation in Pyongyang, investigate the demise of China’s railway minister Liu Zhijun, and check in with Bogotá correspondent Anastasia Moloney.
The Monocle Daily, episode 202
We discuss why dictatorships end, get lie detection tips from an ex-CIA spy, and find out how Grenada celebrates after its first Olympic gold medal.
Midori House, episode 27
Sophie Grove continues our soft power week, we hear from a former spy about CIA blunders and learn about China’s doll competing for Barbie’s crown.
The Globalist, episode 326
Japan has launched two satellites into orbit and Monocle’s Fiona Wilson explains who they’re spying on. We also visit the first unmanned US/Mexico border, and ask why Laos is luring Korean golfers.
The Monocle Weekly, episode 190
Andrew Tuck and Steve Bloomfield welcome back war reporter Ben Anderson for the latest on Afghanistan, discuss how to sell Ugandan coffee to the world with entrepreneur Andrew Rugasira, and learn the true stories behind MI5…
Affairs / Diplomacy
'It's fear that will unite us'
Singapore has felt the wrath of two neighbours already this year. Indonesia banned exports of construction sand claiming it was concerned about environmental damage (perhaps coincidentally, the two countries are also in…
Affairs / Television
Monocolumn
Thursday 2 June
Chinese TV awash with ‘red’ programming
Flip on the television in China this month and you might wonder if some networks have slipped back to the Little Red Book-waving days of the late 1960s. On 1 July, it’s the 90th anniversary of the founding of China’s Com…
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Sunday 22 August
The Hezbollah Museum
While many Lebanese hit the beach on weekends, some head to museums.
Affairs / Media
Monocolumn
Monday 30 May
France 24 licks its wounds after ‘playground’ fight
It was meant to be a new face for France in the world – a multilingual rolling news channel to compete with CNN and the BBC. But five years since its launch, France 24 is limping along, shamed by a chaotic feud between its…
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Friday 11 March
The fight to keep a record of the past
Young democracies of the Soviet Union are still grappling with the ruinous legacy of four decades of Communist rule.