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The Globalist - Friday 1 July

1 July 2022

How is China marking the 25th anniversary of Beijing ruling Hong Kong? Plus: the dissolution of parliament and calls for more elections in Israel, and a record heatwave in Japan.

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Business

16 June 2022

Croissant-mania consumes Berlin, and talent leaves China as a result of lockdown fatigue.

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More than 80 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, the surprise military strike still looms large in Hawaii’s memory. Now, amid rising tensions with China, the US is working to shore up its dominance in the Pacific.

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New direction

19 May 2022

We speak to Lithuania’s foreign minister about his ambitious blueprint for shaking off the nation’s dependency on bad actors. Bigger countries should take heed.

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Affairs

19 May 2022

Independent Russian news outlet Meduza and Titi Ogufere, Nigeria’s design pioneer.

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The Globalist - Wednesday 11 May

11 May 2022

Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi heads to Washington to meet Joe Biden. Plus: Beijing and Shanghai ratchet up coronavirus restrictions, a look ahead to the Eurovision Song Contest and a review of today’s papers.

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The Briefing - Monday 9 May

9 May 2022

What does Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day speech tell us about Russia’s war objectives? Plus: Beijing and Shanghai impose further lockdown measures, Brazil’s Lula launches his presidential campaign and, as it’s Europe Day, we…

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Monocle on Design - Open Architecture, ‘Alloys’ and Mexico’s biomaterials

3 May 2022

We hear how Beijing-based practice Open is leading the way in terms of cultural architecture in China and reflect on fascinating collaborations between architects and sculptors in mid-20th-century America. Plus: a new…

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The Globalist - Friday 29 April

29 April 2022

We hear from Beijing about the city’s fears of a Shanghai-style lockdown and ask how the country’s “zero-Covid” policy affects the ruling Chinese Communist Party. Plus: the escalation of Hungary’s rule-of-law spat with the…

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The Briefing - Wednesday 27 April

27 April 2022

Will Moscow’s decision to cut gas supplies to major European nations force the West to wean itself off Russian energy? Plus: Germany finally authorises tank deliveries to Ukraine, Beijing expands coronavirus testing and…

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Call to action

21 April 2022

How Japanese outdoors company Goldwin melds technical prowess with sharp cuts for adventurers and urban explorers – and is now known for producing the world’s most coveted outdoorswear.

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Happy medium

21 April 2022

As Beijing tightens its grip on Hong Kong, broadcaster ViuTV is offering its residents some much-needed escapism.

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The Foreign Desk - Are there really no limits to Russian-Chinese relations?

26 March 2022

The war in Ukraine has put Russia’s partnership with China to the test – but it remains unclear precisely where Beijing stands on the crisis. How solid is the alliance between the two countries and how have events in Ukr…

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For what it’s worth

24 March 2022

Like beauty, value is in the eye of the beholder (or often the highest bidder). So what is it that makes one item worthless and another priceless? How can the story behind an object – be it an imperfection, a previous owner…

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Affairs

24 March 2022

Hong Kong expats and takeaways from the world’s largest security conference.

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The Briefing - Wednesday 23 March

23 March 2022

Former UN ambassador Mark Lyall Grant has the latest on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Plus: China Dialogue’s Isabel Hilton on Beijing’s coronavirus strategy, Monocle’s Mary Fitzgerald on France’s left-wing fireb…