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The “special” relationship strikes back as Trump announces US-UK trade deal
UK prime minister Keir Starmer and US president Donald Trump have announced a “breakthrough” trade deal, the first since the latter leader triggered a global trade war.
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Can hot-spot policing make America’s cities safe again?
Dallas police chief Eddie Garcia wants to restore faith in his force. And he’s using data and a renewed accountability to deliver change.
Ukraine’s women have the skills needed on the battlefield
Senior corporal Yaryna Chornohuz serves on the front line in Ukraine. Conscription, she says, would enable women to deploy valuable skills on the battlefield.
The complexities of a migrant campaigner
Alima Diouf fights against racism, so why is she now standing for a Swiss anti-immigration party?
How Latin American influence is reshaping Madrid
The benefits of Latin America’s influx into Madrid go far beyond its nickname of the ‘new Miami’.
Lessons from the deep with former US Navy officer Taylor Sheppard
Life below the waves can be stressful but a select few thrive in a submarine’s closed-off environment.
The Agenda: Affairs
What we have learned a year on from the 7 October attacks, Brazil’s spat with Nicaragua and Ireland’s naval know-how.
Affairs round up: Icebreaking in the Arctic, Rwanda’s aviation ambitions and 58 Polish “wolverines”
Icebreaking in the Arctic, Rwanda’s aviation ambitions and 58 Polish “wolverines”.
Is neutrality coming to an end as politicians look to put Thailand back on the map?
As geopolitical schisms widen, will an intermittent democracy with growing regional clout continue to conciliate – or is it time to take sides? Monocle meets the diplomats who will decide.
Steering giants through Seattle’s waters at Puget Sound
Monocle climbs aboard a cargo carrier to learn how a special cohort of pilots steer these giant vessels through Puget Sound, a complex system of maritime waterways surrounding Seattle.
Chain reaction
Despite cleaning up the Belgian capital’s congested centre, an anti-car initiative has divided opinion. We meet the policy’s architects – and some of its opponents.
