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The Briefing - Does North Korea want a war?
24 January 2024
After Donald Trump wins a second Republican primary in New Hampshire, we consider what another presidency might mean for Washington’s relationships in Asia. Plus: tensions increase as Pyongyang ramps up missile launches and…
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Lines of defence
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The Briefing - Israel and Hamas agree a temporary truce. What next?
22 November 2023
Hamas has agreed to release 50 hostages being held in Gaza during a four-day pause in fighting. Plus: tensions rise between Seoul and Pyongyang after North Korea launches a spy satellite and John F Kennedy’s presidential…
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Meet the Writers - Monica Macias
23 April 2023
Born in Equatorial Guinea, Monica Macias grew up in Pyongyang, North Korea, under the guardianship of the communist country’s then-leader Kim Il Sung. Kim was a close friend of her father, who later became the dictator…
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The Globalist - Tuesday 3 January
3 January 2023
The US House of Representatives will elect a new Speaker of the House. We look ahead to the vote. Plus: Pyongyang’s race to advance its nuclear and missile programmes and how Dubai is trying to attract more tourists.
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The Briefing - Wednesday 2 November
2 November 2022
Has South Korea had enough of Pyongyang's belligerence? Plus: Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco has an update on Brazil’s election, Lydia Saad from Gallup on the US midterms, the latest business news and Monocle’s Tokyo…
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The Briefing - Wednesday 15 September
15 September 2021
Former UK ambassador to North Korea John Everard on Pyongyang’s missile tests. Plus, Deutsche Welle’s Debarati Guha on the broadcaster’s new radio service for Afghanistan; a profile of Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada’s New…
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The Globalist - Monday 1 March
1 March 2021
We discuss Beijing’s push to get its vaccine into more countries and unpack Seoul’s changing approach to dealing with Pyongyang. Plus, how to pedestrianise Edinburgh.
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The Globalist - Tuesday 12 January
12 January 2021
We discuss the likelihood of Donald Trump becoming the first US president to be impeached twice and get an update on relations between Seoul and Pyongyang. Plus: Paris pushes ahead with another bold green-city plan.
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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 219: Why has North Korea stopped talking to South Korea?
10 June 2020
As North Korea halts all cross-border communication with the South in a row over propaganda balloons, Andrew Mueller wonders why Pyongyang has chosen this moment to get so angry.
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The Globalist - Wednesday 10 June
10 June 2020
We dissect the reasons behind the severing of communications between Seoul and Pyongyang, get an update on Brexit negotiations and hear the latest climate news. Plus: London’s plans to reopen galleries.
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The Monocle Minute - Saudi oil attack rattles world
17 September 2019
An attack on a Saudi oil facility sends global prices soaring and prompts fears of conflict. Plus: North Korea invites President Trump to Pyongyang, Mumbai lays out the red carpet for Bollywood’s best and brightest, and…
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The Globalist - Friday 21 June
21 June 2019
Why politicians in Brussels are struggling to decide who gets the EU’s top jobs, how much China’s Xi Jinping and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un will achieve in Pyongyang and what we learned from Vladimir Putin’s televised phone…
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The Monocle Daily - Wednesday 6 February
6 February 2019
As the US envoy to North Korea lands in Pyongyang, we examine the upcoming second summit between the two nations. Plus: the latest on the Irish border issue and Brexit, a check-in from Stockholm’s design week and Venice’s…