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23 March 2023

We repot on the Federal Reserve’s crucial decision on interest rates. Plus: protesters in Lebanon try to storm the government headquarters, plans for urban ‘floating’ swimming zones in Seoul, and art collectors flock to…

22 March 2023

We report as French president Emmanuel Macron defends his controversial pension reforms. Plus: Boris Johnson is questioned by MPs, Sudan’s military sets out plans for a civilian government, and we profile some easily off…

22 March 2023

As Tsai Ing-wen announces an unofficial visit to the US and a senior German cabinet minister heads to Taipei, we look at the risks of Taiwan being in the spotlight. Plus: China and Russia forge closer economic ties, Boris…

22 March 2023

Two Asian leaders visit countries at war: China’s Xi Jinping is in Moscow, while Japan’s Fumio Kishida travels to Kyiv. We ask what this reveals about how Asia views the conflict. Plus: the new Brexit deal faces its first…

21 March 2023

Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, visits Kyiv while China’s Xi Jinping is in Moscow. Barbara Serra and John Everard also discuss Donald Trump’s legal troubles and Egypt and Turkey’s thawing relations. Plus: global…

21 March 2023

As Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow enters its second day, we look at what to expect. Plus: why Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan continues to sew political chaos, Donald Trump’s potential arrest and why one luxury…

21 March 2023

What comes next for Emmanuel Macron after Monday’s no-confidence vote? Plus: the latest on the market turbulence following the Credit Suisse deal, Greece’s attempts to attract new business opportunities at this year’s Mipim…

20 March 2023

The fallout from the UBS takeover of Credit Suisse. In the studio, Yossi Mekelberg and Rachel Cunliffe discuss the legacy of the Iraq war, 20 years on, and Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow. Plus: what makes the Nordics so good…

20 March 2023

UBS comes to the rescue of rival Credit Suisse but what else can financial institutions do to contain the situation? Plus: Thailand dissolves its parliament ahead of general elections in May, Ukraine’s reaction to Vladimir…

20 March 2023

UBS agrees to an “emergency rescue” of Credit Suisse. Plus: Xi Jinping heads to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin, a flick through today’s papers, Saddam Hussein’s tourist-attraction superyacht and the jewellers preparing for…

19 March 2023

The best of Monocle 24 this week. We speak with Lithuania’s prime minister, Ingrida Simonyte, reveal the top pop songs in Sweden and report from the world’s leading property fair, Mipim.

18 March 2023

Climate change is not merely an environmental problem; it’s also a threat to security and stability, and a possible cause of conflict. Could it therefore be the case that climate security and national security are the same…

17 March 2023

The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, while Ankara gives the green light to Finland’s Nato accession. Plus: do we need rules on rudeness in political spaces? And Henry Rees-Sheridan’s…

17 March 2023

China’s president, Xi Jinping, heads to Moscow next week. What does the trip reveal about Beijing’s position on the Russia-Ukraine war? Also in the programme, we discuss whether Turkey will approve Finland’s Nato bid. Plus…

17 March 2023

Emmanuel Macron bypasses parliament to force through pension reform in France. Plus: Poland’s announcement that it will be the first Nato country to send fighter jets to Ukraine, Andrew Mueller’s irreverent round-up of the…