135 results for Catalonia

27 October 2017

How does Madrid intend to remove Catalonia’s devolved powers? We have a dramatic update on Australia’s dual citizenship row. Plus: speechwriter and journalist Ryan Heath explains why some countries place more emphasis on…

2 October 2017

As the US comes to grips with one of its worst-ever mass shootings, we ask how the White House will respond. Plus: what independence really means following Catalonia’s vote and the first same-sex couples to marry in Germany…

5 May 2014

Tyler Brûlé discusses the ongoing search for flight MH370 with John Everard and Gavin MacFadyen, we speak to the translator of the diaries of one Catalonia’s most famous journalists, and begin our week-long series celebr…

5 December 2017

As Spain withdraws arrest warrants for a group of sacked Catalan politicians, we ask what it means for the country and for Catalonia. Plus: Georgia's former president is rescued from the Ukrainian police by a mob of supp…

19 October 2017

Spain is imposing direct rule on Catalonia: but what does that actually mean? We also find out why the Trump administration is cosying up to India, discuss the art of writing a great political speech and ask if Milan has…

10 October 2017

We get the latest from Spain as the country prepares for a potential declaration of independence by Catalonia. Plus: what role does Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps play – and why is the US concerned? And we learn why…

29 September 2017

In this special international edition we’re joined by Monocle’s bureaux in Hong Kong, New York and Zürich as we look ahead to Catalonia’s tense independence referendum on Sunday. Plus: the three-year anniversary of Hong…

11 September 2013

Syria agrees to hand over its chemical weapons: we ask how a potential chemical disarmament would play out. Our correspondent Liam Aldous finds out what Spaniards think of Catalonia’s never-ending plea for independence, and…

21 May 2019

We discuss Theresa May’s last-ditch effort to move the Brexit process forward, look at the continuing tensions between the Spanish government in Madrid and Catalonia, and learn which ideas have wings at the European Busi…

12 February 2021

We get the latest from Myanmar, as political detentions continue amid widespread anti-military protests. Plus: we look ahead to regional elections in Catalonia and hear how Germany is changing its traffic laws to make them…

10 October 2016

Independence has been a hot topic in decades past but, as the likes of Catalonia and Scotland yearn for autonomy, French Polynesia has taken a surprisingly contrarian position. The island nation of just 285,000 was removed…

2 February 2018

As Cyprus gets ready for a run-off this weekend, can whoever wins the presidential election reunify the island? Then: we ask if the leader of Catalonia’s independence movement has given up the fight, look at elite military…

3 December 2017

Annie Warburton from the Crafts Council and artist Phoebe Cummings discuss why works by some of the best British crafters will be heading to Miami this week. We also hear from bookseller Paddy Butler about the success of…

9 October 2017

Mary Dejevsky and Michael Binyon join Monocle’s Andrew Mueller to unpick what’s really at play behind the diplomatic row between the US and Turkey. Plus: how the Dutch coalition may (or may not) work, Catalonia’s increasing…

3 October 2017

We ask if a general strike in Catalonia could push the region’s relationship with Madrid to breaking point and question why a former Brazilian president beset by corruption scandals is the favourite to win next year’s…