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11 March 2018
With many people around the world talking up the prospects of a trade war given recent moves by the president of the US, we ask our panel why free trade is good for the economy. We focus on the US, of course, but also take…
7 January 2020
As tensions mount between the US and Iran, how close is military conflict? Plus: the Kentucky city hailing a new future for its bus network and why world leaders are getting younger.
18 February 2019
Photojournalist Paul Conroy and film director Matthew Heineman join Robert Bound to discuss the making of ‘A Private War’ – the new biopic of the late war journalist Marie Colvin.
17 October 2014
How is Lebanon’s wine industry affected by the war in Syria? We also visit the ultimate honey shop in Montréal and meet one of Sweden's most famous TV chefs: Leila Lindholm.
12 June 2014
Number wars: whether it’s securing the right prefix for your phone number or naming a business according to the trendiest postcode – why do we care so much about our city digits?
21 November 2013
Cities and war: we put on our flak jackets to speak to people from the worlds of architecture, the military and academia to find out what happens when a city gets caught in the crossfire.
29 September 2018
Canada will shortly become the next of only a handful of countries to legalise recreational marijuana. How will this affect the illegal drug traders who remain untouchable to the governments trying to stop them? Andrew…
4 June 2018
Film critics Karen Krizanovich and Tim Robey join Tom Edwards in the studio to discuss the new ‘Star Wars’ prequel, ‘Solo’. After a bumpy production process is it plain-sailing for the latest instalment of this intergala…
1 June 2019
Since the term “fake news” exploded into the common lexicon in 2016 it has been at the forefront of many political agendas. But thanks to resistance to internet regulation, and a lack of basic knowledge among many internet…
8 July 2023
Militaries around the world are enlisting novelists to dream up the wars of the future. What can defence experts learn from science fiction? Andrew Mueller speaks to political scientist Peter Singer, general Sir Richard…
17 December 2024
Germany’s election campaign begins – but what could its next government look like? Then we turn to Sudan to get the latest from the ground and learn how foreign powers are engaging with the conflict. Plus, we tour Croatia’s…
12 August 2018
We look at art from Weimar Germany and discuss sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the US. Plus: Levantine food and the weekend papers.
7 April 2018
As the tariff spat between the US and China continues, Andrew Mueller asks if winning a trade war is even possible and, out of all the opponents in the world, why has president Trump chosen China?
16 December 2011
Tyler Brûlé learns about coffee-tasting, we visit a panettone factory in Milan and find out what war correspondents eat while on assignment.
26 June 2024
A look back at the leaders debate in France and Macron’s stark words over immigration policies. Plus: protests in Kenya intensify, our Quality of Life series casts an eye on Vienna and Japan unearths rare metals.
31 October 2015
The phrase is often used but what we call “war crimes” are hardly ever prosecuted. Monocle’s Steve Bloomfield chairs a powerful discussion on what is a war crime and why the outrage rarely leads to an investigation. Feat…
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