Recent crises such as the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have thrown the vulnerability of supply chains, and with them, food supplies, into sharp focus. But as the FT’s Camilla Hodgson reports, a landmark UN report says climate-related shocks such as extreme weather events will become more common and severe and could further upend food supply chains. But what can we do about it?
Category Archives: Politics
Preview: Foreign Affairs Magazine – July/Aug 2022
Morning News: January 6 Attack, Ukraine Eastern Front, Crypto Flaws
The House Jan. 6 committee reconvenes for another public hearing. Russia appears close to capturing a key Ukrainian city in the eastern part of the country. And crypto-currency could be vulnerable to security threats.
Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – June 27, 2022
Victoria Tentler-Krylov’s “Sidewalk Connoisseurs”
The artist discusses urban spaces and classic Russian children’s books.
New York may be a city where a person can, for the amount one might reasonably expect to pay for a month’s rent in many parts of this country, partake in an hours-long omakase experience featuring toro topped with osetra caviar and uni served with white truffle. Its temples of art may house some of the most renowned—and well-insured—art in the world. But it is also a city that embraces the epicure of the hot dog and the patron of the sidewalk artist. I recently spoke to this week’s cover artist, Victoria Tentler-Krylov, about city planning and sketching people on the subway.
Opinions: Globalization Remade, Latin America Mired, Battle Tank Fix
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the remaking of globalisation, Latin America’s vicious circle (9:55), and does the tank have a future? (17:55).
Sunday Morning: Stories From Zurich And London
Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, Benno Zogg and Florian Egli on the weekend’s biggest talking points. Plus: check-ins with our friends and correspondents from around the world.
Saturday Morning: News & Stories From London
Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend. Latika Bourke reviews the day’s papers and we visit the 3 Days of Design festival in Copenhagen.
Morning News: ‘Russian Davos’ Agenda, Violence In Brazil, World Art Review
What’s on the agenda of this year’s “Russian Davos”? Plus: we speak with the head of the Latin America desk at Reporters Without Borders and give you the latest art and culture news.
Morning News: EU-Israel-Egypt Natural Gas Deal, Container Ship Storage
A.M. Edition for June 16. The European Union signed a natural-gas deal with Israel and Egypt on Wednesday in a bid to wean itself off Russian supplies by tapping into the gas riches of the eastern Mediterranean.
WSJ correspondent Dov Lieber in Tel Aviv explains the significance of the deal for Israel and Egypt, even if the agreement doesn’t allow the EU to make up for losses of Russian gas. Luke Vargas hosts.
Morning News: Britain’s Foiled Asylum Policy, Taliban Tax Collectors
The European Court of Human rights foiled Britain’s plans to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda yesterday by holding that British courts must first find the policy legal. The Taliban have proven surprisingly adept tax collectors, though they will spend much of the funds on defence rather than improving the lives of struggling Afghans. And the world is buying too few electric vehicles to meaningfully reduce carbon emissions.
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