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The Late Edition, episode 543

29 November 2013

We discuss the stakes of the EU Eastern Partnership summit for Moldova and Georgia, discuss the latest news from Greece, and go truffle hunting in the south of France.

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Europe

20 May 2010

Relations between Poland and Russia thaw, the new get-out-of-jail card for pious prisoners in Georgia, plus Malta's version of the World Cup - for nations that don't exist.

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Tbilisi’s architectural revival

2 May 2019

Rather than erase all evidence of Georgia’s Soviet past, the country’s architectural community is keen to preserve its history and give its once-foreboding buildings another – happier – lease of life.

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The Late Edition, episode 139

10 May 2012

The latest on the standoff between China and the Philippines, why TV shows pay big for the Beatles, and Hugo Macdonald checks in from Georgia.

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The Late Edition, episode 236

24 September 2012

Will Georgia’s election race be free and fair? We find out. Plus, we find out why Prada is posting huge profits in the economic downturn.

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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 350: Mother of Kartli, Tbilisi

27 March 2023

Sally Howard visits the “Mother of Georgia” statue to see what this monument to femininity says about the role of women in the post-Soviet state.

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Making amends

18 April 2019

Rather than erase all evidence of Georgia’s Soviet past, the country’s architectural community is keen to preserve its history and give the once-foreboding buildings another – happier – lease of life.

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The Ten

16 January 2020

It didn’t take long for Frieze to find its Californian groove and the UK art fair is back in Los Angeles this month. Plus: training the lens on the male; farce and fantasy on stage and page; a new Nigerian journal offering…

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New Broom: Interview with Mikheil Saakashvili

18 January 2016

Mikheil Saakashvili has gone from being president of Georgia to governor of Odessa in Ukraine – and taken his core principles with him. Monocle finds out he plans to use his experience to reform and revitalise the region…

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Abkhazia: Breakaway state

12 September 2007

Thirteen years after declaring independence from Soviet Georgia, Abkhazia is still not recognised as a legitimate state by other countries. Monocle correspondent Shaun Walker reports from this former tourist paradise, still…

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The Late Edition, episode 242

2 October 2012

We preview the build-up to Barack Obama and Mitt Romney’s debate, analyse the Georgia Dream coalition’s victory, and Hugo Macdonald discusses Beijing Design Week.

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Monocle on Saturday - Monocle on Saturday: 20 February 2021

20 February 2021

Georgina Godwin flicks through the weekend’s newspapers with the journalist Simon Brooke. Plus: Andrew Tuck’s column and Georgia’s literary festival Fantastic Tavern.

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The Urbanist - Repurpose

29 August 2019

Repurposing and renovation are crucial tools for implementing urban change. This week we look at the Battersea Power Station, hear about a new cultural hub, housed in a former clothes factory in Georgia and turn our gaze…

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The Globalist - Wednesday 6 January

6 January 2021

We discuss how the direction of US politics will be decided by Senate runoff elections in Georgia and head to Qatar to hear what it will take to end the Gulf crisis. Plus: the latest TV and film news.

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The Late Edition - Monday 7 December

7 December 2020

As the UK prepares to roll out its coronavirus vaccine, we assess the logistics of immunisation. Plus: the latest from Georgia’s US Senate run-off and why Bob Dylan has sold his music catalogue to Universal.

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The Globalist - Wednesday 10 November

10 November 2021

Kamala Harris heads to Paris to repair the diplomatic damage done by the Aukus snub, and we assess the latest as political unrest continues in Georgia. Plus: Bosnia’s ‘existential crisis’ and the latest from Cop26.