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The Foreign Desk - Political pastimes
13 January 2024
There is a tendency to view those in politics as diplomatic robots, solely programmed to keep the world running. But they are humans with personalities, hobbies and previous accomplishments in unrelated fields. In this…
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Fresh start
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The Monocle Daily - Wednesday 21 September
21 September 2022
Monocle 24’s Andrew Mueller, journalist and film-maker Ramita Navai and former US diplomat Lew Lukens on Joe Biden’s UN speech and anti-mobilisation protests in Russia. Plus: demonstrations in Iran, a scandal in the chess…
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The Monocle Daily - Wednesday 6 April
6 April 2022
Tessa Szyszkowitz and Chris Cermak discuss the new round of sanctions on Russia, as well as EU energy policy, Angela Merkel’s legacy and the best of Britain’s cultural exports. Plus: John Kampfner offers insights from…
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The Big Interview - Judit Polgar
18 March 2022
The best female chess player of all time sits down with Andrew Mueller to discuss her remarkable life and career.
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The Briefing - Thursday 17 March
17 March 2022
Is time running out for Russia to agree to a peace deal with Ukraine? Plus: Western leaders ask Saudi Arabia to step up oil production, a preview of our interview with Hungarian chess grandmaster Judit Polgar and Fernando…
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The Curator - Highlights from Monocle 24
4 July 2021
Highlights from Monocle 24 including: Judit Polgár, the greatest female chess player of all time; chef and author Hugh Amano shares a simple way to make Japanese gyoza at home; and we head to South Tyrol to discover some…
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The Foreign Desk - Checkmate: chess and politics
26 June 2021
Sometimes art imitates life; sometimes games do too. And parallels between chess and the political arena have existed for centuries. But are there really any similarities? How was the game used as a pawn in the cold war?…