The Late Edition
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Monday 11 February
UK PM Theresa May’s Brexit strategy, how the US Democratic party is getting prepared for the 2020 presidential race and Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban’s latest trick to avoid migration. Juliette Foster, Nina Schick and Brian Klaas discuss the top stories of the day.
Friday 8 February
Ed Stocker, Peter Firth and Markus Hippi discuss Theresa May’s meeting with Ireland’s Leo Varadkar; the US Supreme Court’s delicate liberal-conservative balance; and cultural isolationism as Indonesia cracks down on foreign influences in popular music.
Thursday 7 February
Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, has speculated on the existence of a circle of hell for pro-Brexit campaigners without a plan; we ask if Theresa May still hopes her blueprint can lead the UK back to purgatory. Plus: Germany ups its Nato spending and an apology for…
Wednesday 6 February
As Donald Trump’s long-awaited State of the Union address goes more with a whimper than a bang, we ask if his showmanship might have lapsed. Plus: we look ahead to his latest summit with North Korea and hear why a Japanese MP thinks he’s not getting the respect he deserves.
Tuesday 5 February
Donald Trump’s delayed State of the Union address is finally set to take place, but with his inaugural committee fielding new subpoenas, will he be distracted? Plus: Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador sets experts in his sights and can a politician’s name confer success?
Monday 4 February
Pope Francis is making history as he heads to UAE but is his welcome just a smokescreen of tolerance? Plus Europe backs a new president in Venezuela as rumours of Russian mercenaries swirl; Putin’s leading critic launches a new trade union and is the NFL ducking out of America’s culture…
Friday 1 February
Monocle’s Georgina Godwin, Chiara Rimella and Ben Rylan discuss Howard Schultz’s presidential ambitions, the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe and the unlikely winner of Australia’s most prestigious literary award.
Thursday 31 January
As the European parliament gets behind Venezuela’s self-declared president, Juan Guaido, we ask how long the incumbent can last and if there’s a peaceful solution to the impasse. Plus: The US latest disruptive political phenomenon, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, finds herself with fans she may not want, and how can European countries…
Wednesday 30 January
Donald Trump claims a framework for peace in Afghanistan has been established; but has it – and can it ever be, without looking like defeat for the US? Plus: is China revising its spending policies abroad, has France’s ‘gilets jaunes’ movement improved lines of communication between the public and officials,…
Tuesday 29 January
As the UK’s House of Commons debates proposed amendments to Theresa May’s Brexit plan, we ask if the Speaker of the House has behaved with the impartiality expected of his role. Plus: we examine the global role of Huawei in the face of US criminal charges and ask if it’s…
