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Saudi Arabia’s latest alcohol policy shift lowers the bar for raising a glass
Riyadh looks set to loosen alcohol prohibitions for select foreign residents in the kingdom. The discreet change widens access to booze in the country’s only liquor store amid suggestions that additional outlets will soon…
How Karoline Leavitt became the world’s most famous White House press secretary
Among the long line of presidential press secretaries, a role not usually known for celebrity, few are in a league of their own – and none have captured the world’s attention quite like Leavitt.
Why the Epstein files could spell the beginning of the end for Maga and Trump
The release of the Epstein files might not be the end for Trump or even the beginning of the end but, just maybe, the end of the beginning.
Monocle’s December/January issue is here to offer you a steer on the new year
As we hurtle from a particularly eventful and consequential 2025 into a new year full of promise, we reflect on all that Monocle has achieved over the past 12 months.
It’s high time to hoist new standards for flag-bearing as expressions of unity, not division
Flags are open to many meanings – let’s not allow small-minded flappers to get in the way.
Monocle’s 2025 Soft Power Survey – who is quietly gaining or losing influence in a multipolar world
Which country’s cultural influence grew and whose slumped in the past 12 months? We take a look at six nations.
Is Beirut back from the brink? Despite challenges for the Lebanese government, the city is getting its buzz back
A new government is offering the long-beleaguered city a welcome opportunity for renewal.
Inside Hanaholmen, the secretive Nordic retreat where diplomats shape Europe’s future
On a small island off Helsinki is an institution where key political figures from Finland and Sweden meet to discuss geopolitical issues, in a space away from the pressurised corridors of power.
