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Shake a leg

15 November 2018

Our ninth annual survey of the nations whose softer tactics are getting results.

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One thing I learned this year

15 November 2018

Whether caught up in terror or a typhoon – or governing a nation – all of our writers learned a key lesson in 2018.

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Variously a politician, head teacher and soldier, Bernt Johan Collet has still found time to corner the Christmas tree market from forests south of Copenhagen. He tells us how delegation and exhaustive preparation are key…

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Room to glow

15 November 2018

The apartment near Lake Zürich that shows how even a concrete new-build can be warm and cosy.

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The Bulletin with UBS - New visionaries and the Chinese century

28 October 2018

This week our panel discusses the latest edition of UBS and PwC’s annual ‘Billionaires Insight Report’. From the greatest ever annual increase in billionaire wealth, to the challenge of US dominance in innovation from…

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The Globalist - Thursday 25 October

25 October 2018

We discuss what’s on the agenda as Shinzo Abe and Xi Jinping meet in China for the first time in seven years. Plus: how is the Jamal Khashoggi killing affecting Saudi Arabia’s relationships with its neighbours? We also have…

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Get the look

18 October 2018

From Europe and Asia to the US, five branding insiders give their take on the industry – and what’s next.

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The Monocle Daily - Wednesday 3 October

3 October 2018

We examine reports that pressure is being put on the FBI to wrap up its probe of Brett Kavanaugh so that he can be confirmed. Then: where is Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi dissident journalist who has disappeared? Plus: Poland…

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Defence briefing

20 September 2018

Has Iran found a way to circumvent sanctions when it comes to fighter jets? Plus, New Zealand’s pilots get a boost, the UK’s arms exports are taking off and Sri Lanka is becoming a focal point for defence in Asia.

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Critical crossroads

20 September 2018

A hard-won peace, falling crime and growing foreign investment are reasons to be optimistic about Colombia – but the age-old problems of inequality, corruption and coca production refuse to go away.

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Let’s talk shops

20 September 2018

Is it game over for stores, malls and high streets? Not according to these developers and place-makers who believe they have the formula that makes bricks-and-mortar retail work.

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My last meal: Ban Ki-moon

20 September 2018

Former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon talks about his life and legacy over a traditional Korean lunch.

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History of time

20 September 2018

We speak to the CEO of the International Watch Company keeping the 150-year-old brand timely, how the company’s new production facility is more than just a workplace and why too much exclusivity doesn’t help anyone.

Radio

The Bulletin with UBS - Ahead of the game

16 September 2018

Taking the temperature of the global e-gaming industry, a $100bn sector with a growth trajectory that continues to point sharply upwards. Our panel includes the author of a new UBS research piece focusing on Asia, primed…

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Welcome to our world

13 September 2018

We know our readers venture far and wide, and once you arrive at your destination it’s often the first-hand local knowledge that’s most interesting – people who know the stories behind the cities. So relax and let us tell…

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Making tracks

13 September 2018

Nothing epitomised the golden age of travel like the Orient Express. But with the venerable service now existing only as an upscale tourist attraction, anyone wanting to savour its classic itinerary has to catch a hotchp…

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