We look at the polls ahead of the first round of this weekend’s French elections. Plus: the latest on the war in Ukraine, an update on Yemen as its president cedes power and Monocle’s Andrew Mueller on the week’s under-reported stories.
Category Archives: Politics
Previews: The Economist Magazine – April 9, 2022
Morning News: Russia Prepares Eastern Attack, Peru Political Crisis
Ukrainian member of parliament Yaroslav Yurchyshyn gives us the latest on the war in his country. Plus: a flick through today’s papers and a look at Peru’s political crisis.
Morning News: China’s Zero-Covid Crisis, Prisons Sweltering, Time Disputes
China’s zero-covid policy is being stretched to breaking point as the virus makes its way through the city. Supplies are low, residents are angry and there is no end in sight.
The debate about air conditioning in America’s sweltering prisons will only heat up further. And how a dispute about time from exactly a century ago remains timely today.
Morning News: Russian Attacks On Citizens, EU Calls To Cut Russian Oil
Ukrainian journalist Iryna Matviyishyn gives us the latest from Lviv as more reports of Russian attacks on civilians emerge. Plus: Anna Rosenberg of Signum Global on calls for the EU to cut off Russian oil imports, a review of today’s papers and aviation news.
Analysis: Ukraine Victory Importance, Anti-Media In China, Social Influencers
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, why a Ukrainian victory would transform the security of Europe, a terrible plane crash prompts a revealing anti-media backlash in China (11:20) and the serious business of social influencers (18:30).
Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – April 11, 2022
Morning News: Russia Withdraws To East, Serbia & Hungary Elections
The latest on the war in Ukraine. Plus Monocle’s Europe editor-at-large, Ed Stocker, discusses two pivotal elections in Serbia and Hungary, and personal finance specialist Annabelle Williams has today’s top business stories.
Sunday Morning: Stories From London & St. Moritz
Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé, Andrew Tuck and Georgina Godwin cover the weekend’s biggest discussion topics in this special St Moritz edition of the programme.
Morning News: Hungary Elections, College Fees In Britain, Ukraine War Film
Viktor Orban’s eight-year assault on the country’s institutions will help his bid for re-election. But the poll is far bigger than Hungary: it is a verdict on autocracies everywhere.
Britain welcomes the fees from its staggering number of Chinese university students; we examine the risks that dependence poses. And a prescient Ukrainian war film gets a new lease on life.
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