Affairs
Want to make a restaurant succeed in Washington? Invite the Maga crowd
The perceived wisdom is that Washington is more divided than ever. The city’s social scene, however, tells a different story. Butterworth’s in Capitol Hill is booming. Even at 17.00 on a sweltering weekday when…
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Affairs agenda: Two new rail lines in Tunis, Norway’s latest battle tank procurement and European ammunition production
Defence: EuropeTicking time bomb During the years of relative peace that followed the end of the Cold War, Europe’s ammunition stockpiles atrophied. When the continent scrambled to send materiel to Ukraine after Russia’s full-scale…
Interview: Sadiq Khan on designing the London of the future – from the Bakerloo line to beavers
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks with Monocle about housing, transport, the Green Belt, and why now is an important moment for the city.
Opinion
Duterte has won a mayoral election but he remains in prison. The law still matters
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‘The US is another planet where internal enemies matter more than external ones’
“We must accept that the US’s unique geography and history means that it has always been more concerned with its civil conflict,” says James Hawes.
Romania’s aviation gamble could reshape the nation’s global standing
When Romania’s Dan Air announced the launch of flights from the EU to Syria last week, it raised more than a few eyebrows in aviation circles. While technically open, Syrian airspace remains off limits…
Lasting peace needs more than a ceasefire, says CEO of world’s largest independent peace broker
How do you advocate for peace in a world where conflict, defence spending and bellicose rhetoric are all on the rise? That’s a question that we at the CMI – Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation…
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Bill Gates’s philanthropy is laudable; the expiry date for his foundation is foolish
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Sweden’s military is growing bigger – though not necessarily better
If you’re on the metro in Stockholm these days, you can’t escape the message splashed across almost every billboard: Sweden is spending huge sums on rearmament in a bid to reverse years of limp…
