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Monocle on Saturday - US government averts shutdown, Belgrade protests and One World Flag

15 March 2025

Historian and writer Alex von Tunzelmann joins Georgina Godwin to discuss why the latest averted US government shutdown could signal a sea change for US politics and more of the week’s news and culture. Plus, Monocle’s…

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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 412: The Yugoslav Ministry of Defence building, Belgrade

10 June 2024

Guy de Launey looks at what the future holds for the largely dilapidated remains of the former Yugoslav Ministry of Defence building in Serbia’s capital.

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Going for gold

23 May 2024

As the Summer Games approach, we speak to seven contenders – from a wrestler who’s also an MP to a ‘sports soldier’ – about their unique journeys to Paris 2024.

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The Globalist - Russia’s nuclear weapons drills and Xi Jinping arrives in Belgrade

8 May 2024

We get the latest on the Rafah crossing as Israel and Hamas continue negotiations. Then: Russia is ready to hold nuclear weapons drills, China’s Xi Jinping touches down in Belgrade and we speak with Neil J Young about his…

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The Agenda: Business

25 April 2024

Swedish snowmobiles, reimagining London’s high streets and Singapore’s special brew.

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World first

21 March 2024

Spring’s artistic highlights include the reissue of a classic French album, a retrospective on Dutch-American painter Willem de Kooning and the long-awaited return of Spanish director Victor Erice.

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Centre stage

21 March 2024

Now well into his second term in office, Greece’s prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, tells us about re-establishing moderate, modernising politics in the country and how Athens can wield influence in Europe and beyond.

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Who we’d hire

26 October 2023

Here’s our wish list of firms that we would commission to create the perfect HQ, home or hotel. Read on for the studios on the up, furniture firms to tap and developers with whom to develop a closer relationship. Let’s get…

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Masters of their destiny

19 October 2023

As North Macedonia’s cultural scene awaits possible EU funding, the fate of its young creatives hangs in the balance – but that’s not stopping them raising the bar.

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The Opener

27 April 2023

Pablo Escobar’s hippos, manhole-cover designs and a fake cemetery in Egypt.

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Fresh stays

19 January 2023

We present the finest hotels for your perusal this month, from a former Iranian embassy in Belgrade to a cinema-themed opening in Tbilisi. Plus: new shops that make responsible retail a pleasure.

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The Urbanist - Taking out the trash

10 November 2022

One person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure. This week we meet Vienna’s refuse collectors, Istanbul’s ‘eskicis’ and hear how Zagreb and Belgrade are addressing visual pollution in their cities.

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Who’s keeping the lights on?

20 October 2022

As prices skyrocket and pipelines mysteriously explode, the folly of Europe’s over-dependence on fossil fuels, especially those imported from Russia, is being revealed and punished. With autumn turning to winter, Monocle…

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Affairs

15 September 2022

Hungary and Serbia’s pro-Russian posturing, Sweden’s new election technology and an Istanbul ferry terminal reopens.

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The Globalist - Thursday 24 March

24 March 2022

We have the latest as Biden and European allies gather in Brussels for a high-stakes Nato summit. Plus: Estonia calls for the bloc to build up a permanent force in Eastern Europe, a flick through today’s papers and Monoc…

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Blazing a trail

24 March 2022

The towns around Bozeman, Montana, are flying to the rescue of wildfire-hit communities in the US.