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Though the Iran war has put the world on high alert, the people of the UAE are keeping their cool
After a drive down the highway I’m sitting in my hotel’s courtyard. A cool, late-afternoon breeze is making the palm trees dance. Squawking mynah birds are cruising the decking, in search of food. Meanwhile,…
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.
Israeli ambassador to the UAE, Yossi Avraham Shelley, on what it will take to end strikes on Lebanon
Israel’s ambassador to the UAE, Yossi Avraham Shelley, joined us on Monocle Radio’s ‘The Briefing’ to discuss the talks between the US, Israel and Lebanon as missile attacks continue.
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?
For the UAE, culture is what binds its diverse population and gives it hope in times of conflict
Mohamed Khalifa al-Mubarak, the chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, on how culture can help a nation to transcend crisis.
Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule is over – but can Péter Magyar return Hungary to the European centre ground?
Though Hungarians have welcomed the Tisza leader’s decisive victory, questions remain over his populism and Fidesz roots.
‘A ceasefire is not the end – it is only the beginning.’ Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi on the UAE’s response to the Middle East conflict
Amid a fragile ceasefire six weeks into the Iran war, the UAE is prioritising diplomacy and de-escalation. But where do Gulf states go from here?
‘Kolay gelsin’ is Turkey’s great societal leveller. English-language cities should take note.
There's power in a good phrase, especially when it acts as a social leveller in our increasingly anonymised cities.
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.
