Monocle on Sunday, February 25, 2024: To celebrate the best of Nomad, join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, and guests to explore the dialogue between art, architecture and design.
This special edition of the programme is broadcast live from the Hotel Eden in St Moritz.
Doctors in six states where abortion is legal are using new laws to send abortion pills to tens of thousands of women in states where it is illegal.
Donald Trump swept yet another early nominating contest, delivering Nikki Haley a crushing home-state loss at the hands of voters who were arguably the most familiar with her politics.
After nearly two years and only scraps of information, a Ukrainian family still hopes their son, a marine captured by the Russians in Mariupol, will come home soon.
Monocle on Sunday, February 24, 2024: Emma Nelson, Tina Fordham and David Schlesinger on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Zürich, before he flies to Porto and Gwen Robinson, Monocle’s correspondent in Sri Lanka.
Plus: Andrew Mueller joins us from the Munich Security Conference.
The proposal, which calls for indefinite Israeli military control and buffer zones in the territory, rankled Arab nations and was rejected by Palestinians.
Veterans of the conservative, grass-roots movement see the state’s presidential primary as a fight between a “crazy uncle” and a “snowflake niece.” They’ve made their choice.
A court ruling declaring frozen embryos to be legally considered children has set off a scramble among leaders in both parties to preserve access to a crucial reproductive treatment.
A Manhattan jury found that the National Rifle Association’s former leader, Wayne LaPierre, had used the group’s funds to pay for lavish personal expenses, including vacations and luxury flights.
The Globalist (February 23, 2024): As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, we look ahead to who might replace Jens Stoltenberg as the secretary general of Nato later this year.
Then: the latest on Israel’s bombardment of Rafah and Andrew Mueller’s ‘What We Learned’. Plus: is rebranding always a good idea?
China has increasingly turned to private companies in campaigns to hack foreign governments and control its domestic population.
Odysseus was the first privately built vehicle to make it to the moon, and points to a future in which NASA, companies and others rely on commercial lunar delivery services.
Some women wonder whether they will now have to pay to keep extra embryos stored permanently, or face criminal charges if they are disposed of.
In this year’s presidential election, more people are turning to Instagram for news, even as the platform tries de-emphasizing “political content.”
The Globalist (February 22, 2024): Broadcast live from the Polish capital to assess the state of the fast-changing nation. We discuss the role that Poland has played in the diplomatic arena, take a look at Warsaw’s green ambitions with architect Marlena Happach and talk about the future of the media industry with voices from Polityka Insight and ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’.
Plus: Polish hospitality with Puro hotel.
The action under consideration could prevent people from making asylum claims during border crossing surges. The White House says it is far from a decision on the matter.
The Maricopa County attorney in Arizona said she would fight to keep a man who authorities believe bludgeoned a woman to death in a New York City hotel.
Intended to fight crime, Latin American prisons have instead become safe havens and recruitment centers for gangs, fueling a surge in violence.
A plaza in Tel Aviv has become a home away from home. “If I don’t know what to do, I come here,” one relative said.
The Globalist (February 21, 2024): G20 foreign ministers gather in Rio de Janeiro as a diplomatic spat engulfs Brazil and Israel. Then: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger juntas confirm their commitment to form a new tri-state confederation, the Philippines conducts joint air patrols with the US and we hear from Portugal’s foreign minister, João Cravinho on Ukraine and Israel.
Plus: the commercial airport set to open on Italy’s Amalfi Coast this summer.
The United States said the resolution could have disrupted its negotiations to free hostages and secure a temporary cease-fire, but its vote drew outcry from many diplomats and aid workers.
The decision, along with an order this month declining to block West Point’s admissions program, suggests that most justices are not eager to immediately explore the limits of its ruling from June.
The international police organization has toughened oversight of its protocols, which autocrats have used to pursue dissidents. But the autocrats have adapted.
The wife of Russia’s most famous opposition leader long shunned the spotlight, but his death in prison may make that impossible. “I have no right to give up,” she said.
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