Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé and panellists Juliet Linley and Marcus Schögel on the weekend’s biggest discussion topics. Plus: we check in with our friends and contributors in London, Amsterdam and Bangkok.
Category Archives: Politics
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend with a round-up of the day’s newspapers and Monocle editor in chief Andrew Tuck’s weekend column.
Previews: New York Times Magazine – March 27
Morning News: Ukraine Invasion, Republican’s & Trump’s Russia Problem
The latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Plus: a look at how the war has become a sticking point within the Republican Party, a flick through today’s papers and executive producer Audrey Morrisey on the American Song Contest.
Previews: The Economist Magazine – March 19, 2022
Front Cover Preview: Time Magazine – March 28, 2022
Morning News: Weapons Sent To Ukraine, Germany Funds Military, Teachers
A U.S. pledge for more military support for Ukraine offers insights into the current state of the war, Germany’s plan to fund the planet’s third biggest military take many by surprise.
And teachers and other school employees prepare to tell Congress about physical and verbal attacks on the job.
Morning News: Leaders Meet In Kyiv, China’s Russia Problem, Venezuela Talk
We discuss the latest in Ukraine as Polish, Slovenian and Czech leaders meet in Kyiv. Plus: China’s Russia problem, an interview with Venezuela’s foreign minister and a look at nominations for the Pritzker architecture award.
Cover Preview: Harper’s Magazine – April 2022
Political Analysis: Putin’s Repression, Commodity Chaos, China Backs Russia
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, why Vladimir Putin is resorting to repression at home; (10:15) how war and sanctions have caused commodities chaos; (16:35) and why Xi Jinping has placed a bet on Russia.
Boomers Daily 