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216 results for nuclear power

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On the move

8 December 2016

Speedy rail links connecting the Baltics, the first nuclear-power reactor in the UAE and a sea port in Pakistan that is open for business: all are headline projects but will they work?

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Recent high-profile security lapses and safety concerns have damaged the Russian Federal Atomic Energy Agency’s standing. Aware of its PR failings, the body has launched a hunt to find the nuclear industry’s most beautiful…

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The interview series 2014/15 part 01

20 November 2014

Faced with dilemmas over creating disaster-ready infrastructure, care for an ageing population and the use of nuclear power, Tokyo’s governor has progressive plans to take the city to the 2020 Olympic Games and beyond.

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Europe

15 August 2009

The new leaders tasked with saving Eastern Europe from economic doom, the Swedish town that's delighted it's being dumped on, and why French holidaymakers might want to take out more travel insurance.

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Defence

25 April 2013

The world goes to cyber-war, Brazil prepares a new rang of submarines and we meet Washington's man in Yangon.

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Far and wide

18 February 2016

Be it peacekeeping in the Solomon Islands, exporting TV shows to Germany or getting scientific at the South Pole, Australia’s worldwide reach is greater than you might think. We’ve been on a global tour to discover where…

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Finn blue line

17 October 2013

Icebreaking is in the DNA of Finns, whose shipping heritage and expertise put it in good stead to face the changes ahead, from foreign competition to climate change and a race for the Arctic’s resources.

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The Foreign Desk - Is the doctrine of nuclear deterrence still relevant?

8 January 2022

In a rare joint statement issued on Monday, five of the world’s most powerful nations pledged to avoid nuclear war. In this episode of ‘The Foreign Desk’, we examine the doctrine of nuclear deterrence. Does possessing a…

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Business

19 August 2010

Why computers are not happy in Taiwan, and Japan's biggest technology firms join up to create a nuclear power mega-corp.

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Softly does it

16 November 2017

Our annual survey of the nations that best use their gentler sides to get things done.

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The power of three

15 November 2012

When Monocle published a lighthearted idea encouraging Brazil, Sweden and Turkey to work together, its message reached their capitals. We brought together the three foreign ministers for this issue’s round table series.

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The nuclear-fusion project proving that multilateral collaboration still works

27 February 2025

Jointly conceived by rival powers in the Cold War’s final years, Iter is an ambitious feat of science, engineering and co-operation. But as fragile alliances fracture once more, will geopolitics stand in the way of progress…

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Soft focus

15 August 2009

If you’re Germany, you have no option but to assert yourself globally with a softly, softly approach. Since the fall of the Wall, Germany’s foreign office has become master of gently promoting ‘Brand Germany’, with Berlin…

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Power to the people

24 October 2024

We meet Vattenfall CEO Anna Borg, who understands that fuelling change in the energy industry requires a positive outlook.

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Defence

17 September 2009

The Indian Navy celebrates the launch of its first domestically developed nuclear submarine but damning criticism of a major procurement programme rains on its parade. Meanwhile, the arms race in the Korean peninsula hots…

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Rebrand Britain

19 August 2010

Great Britain hasn’t seemed quite so great in recent years, its image damaged by unpopular wars and the banking crisis. But with the new coalition government bedded in and the Olympics on the horizon, experts from the…