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Is Finland in trouble? Ukraine’s wayward drones expose Europe’s hidden weakness
Ukrainian drones that strayed from their Russian targets and crashed in Finland raise grave concerns for Europe’s defensive readiness. Can the bloc learn its lesson before it’s too late?
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After 100 days of Zohran Mamdani’s New York, is the first-time mayor living up to the hype?
As the mayor settles into his first term at the helm of New York, we review his promises on housing, transport, small-business affordability and immigration.
What’s in a ceasefire? Mixed messages, faultlines and fearing the worst
The 11th-hour ceasefire between the US and Iran was met with sighs of relief around the world – but faultlines in the fragile agreement are already starting to show.
Trump’s disdain for Nato is nothing new – for Europe to assume otherwise is to live in denial
Donald Trump has destroyed the world order and left Europe to fight for itself in the process. How many more red flags does the continent need?
Foreign conflicts are fracturing Trump’s base. Can Tucker Carlson capitalise?
Tucker Carlson helped to make Donald Trump. Might the former Fox News pundit be next in line for president?
‘The challenge is to never let hubris overtake your team’: F1 technical director James Allison on what it takes to win
We speak to James Allison, senior engineer and technical director for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, about navigating regulation changes and the craft of automotive engineering.
Hong Kong’s new 13km promenade is revitalising community life and wellbeing
A freshly completed harbourside promenade on Hong Kong Island is drawing the city’s residents out to play and providing them with a new way to enjoy the waterfront.
The UAE is walking a tightrope between self-defence and wider deterrence
The UAE is projecting calm under fire but its military leadership is leaving little doubt that restraint has its limits. Five weeks into sustained Iranian attacks, the country’s official position remains defensive. Yet in…
‘The rules-based order is over’: What Trump, Iran and Ukraine tell us about the future of international relations
The author of ‘Surviving Chaos: Geopolitics When The Rules Fail’, Mark Leonard, shares his view on how to navigate a multi-polar world where yesterday’s assumptions are quickly becoming out-of-date.
Parks, housing and keeping young people around: Five mayors on the future of their cities
Monocle spoke with mayors from Finland, Portugal, Italy and London at Mipim about the challenges facing their constituents and the projects they’re working on to improve urban living conditions.
As threats rise, the Gulf turns to Ukraine’s war-tested expertise
Zelensky’s Gulf tour suggests a shift from dependency to leverage, as Ukraine markets the defence capabilities that it has learned through war.
