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The Economist Magazine – August 3, 2024 Preview

Chinese business goes global

The Economist Magazine (August 1, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Chinese business goes global‘…

Chinese companies are winning the global south

Their expansion abroad holds important lessons for Western incumbents

The Middle East on the brink

Stepping back starts with a ceasefire in Gaza

Taxing tourists

Visitors are a boon, if managed wisely

Venezuela’s stolen election

Peaceful protests and judicious diplomacy offer some hope

The cynic’s guide to industry awards

Expect lots of booze, sweat and plexiglass

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The Economist Magazine – July 27, 2024 Preview

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The Economist Magazine (July 25, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Can She Win?’ – Joe Biden’s vice-president has an extraordinary opportunity. But she also has a mountain to climb

Can Kamala Harris win?

Joe Biden’s vice-president has an extraordinary opportunity. But she also has a mountain to climb

A global gold rush is changing sport

Fans may be cooling on the Olympics, but elsewhere technology is transforming how sport is watched

Don’t stop the buck

MAGA Republicans are wrong to seek a cheaper dollar

It is hard to cast America as a victim of the global financial system

Sunday Morning: Stories And News From Zürich, Bangkok, Paris & London

Monocle on Sunday, July 21, 2024: Marcus Schögel, Priska Amstutz and Gabe Bullard join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics.

We also speak to Monocle’s design editor, Nic Monisse, for the view from London and Monocle’s Asia editor, James Chambers, has an update from the region. Plus: the co-founder Bonjour Jacob, Hani Behlacene, joins from Paris ahead of the Olympics.

The Economist Magazine – July 20, 2024 Preview

A ticket to where?

The Economist Magazine (July 18, 2024): The latest issue featuresA TICKET TO WHERE?’ – Where would Donald Trump and J.D. Vance take America?…

Where would Donald Trump and J.D. Vance take America?

The anti-globalist MAGA enthusiast is more consequential than the average veep pick

Euphoric markets are ignoring growing political risks

Investors’ exuberance in the face of political ructions is unlikely to pay off

Inside AI’s black box

Researchers are figuring out how large language models work

Labour’s first week

What does Labour’s win mean for British foreign policy?

Will Biden’s dam break?

Joe Biden is failing to silence calls that he step aside

Ungovernable France

France is desperately searching for a government

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Politics: The Guardian Weekly – July 19, 2024

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The Guardian Weekly (July 17, 2024) – The new issue features ‘Reset?’ – America reckons with the attempted assassination of Donald Trump…

The image of Donald Trump, his face smeared with blood after a bullet grazed his ear, marked a watershed moment in the already high-stakes 2024 US presidential election campaign. Opening our special report on the Pennsylvania rally shooting, Washington bureau chief David Smith examines how it could fuel Trump’s base and stoke further division in American politics.

Five essential reads in this week’s edition

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Spotlight | On paw patrol in Sumatra
National Geographic explorer and photographer Danielle Khan Da Silva joins an all-female group of Indigenous rangers who protect a rare Indonesian rainforest ecosystem.

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Spotlight | Evasive action
The doctors who treat cancer share their expert advice on what simple things we can all do to lessen the risk of getting the disease with Sarah Phillips.

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Feature | Too hot to handle
As heatwaves become a common occurrence, outdoor workers are particularly vulnerable, explains Samira Shackle, as she documents the death from heat of one French labourer.

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Opinion Simon Tisdall on the Nato summit
The 75-year-old alliance was created to counteract Moscow’s power and needs to keep its focus on containing Russian ambition.

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Untitled #96, 1981. Photograph: Cindy Sherman/Hauser & Wirth

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Culture | Selfies with Cindy Sherman
The US artist whose work changed the way we see women talks image, AI and Instagram to Nadia Khomami.

Sunday Morning: Stories And News From London, Liguria And Istanbul

Monocle on Sunday, July 14, 2024: Georgina Godwin, is joined by Professor of International Politics, Scott Lucas, and Monocle’s Head of Radio, Tom Edwards, to discuss the Trump assassination attempt.

Plus: Alex von Tunzelmann and David Schlesinger on the weekend’s other biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Liguria and Monocle’s correspondent in Istanbul, Hannah Lucinda Smith.

Current Affairs: Prospect Magazine – Aug/Sept 2024

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Prospect Magazine (July 11, 2024) – The latest issue features ‘Fixing The Mess’ – How Britain can recover, and find its place in the world; Gaza’s Future; Asylum King – Meet the man cashing in on the system; Giorgia Meloni – How the extreme became mainstream….

How Britain can rejoin the world

The UK isn’t the global power that it was in 1997. But if the new government makes smart choices, we might still avoid drifting into irrelevance

Agnès Poirier’s diary: Parisians flee the Olympics

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Agnès Poirier

For months we had been complaining about the damage the Games would inevitably bring to our city

Labour must rethink the machinery of state

Sam Freedman

Are there any humans left on the internet?

The Economist Magazine – July 13, 2024 Preview

How to raise the world’s IQ

The Economist Magazine (July 11, 2024): The latest issue features How to raise the world’s IQ

Labour’s first week

What does Labour’s win mean for British foreign policy?

Will Biden’s dam break?

Joe Biden is failing to silence calls that he step aside

Ungovernable France

France is desperately searching for a government

Inside AI’s black box

Researchers are figuring out how large language models work

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Sunday Morning: Stories And News From London, Merano And Marseille

Monocle on Sunday, July 7, 2024: Emma Nelson, Nina dos Santos and Rainbow Murray on the weekend’s biggest talking points.

We also speak to Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Merano and Monocle’s correspondent in Marseille, Mary Fitzgerald.

Sunday Morning: Stories From Zürich And Paris

Monocle on Sunday, June 30, 2024: Juliet Linley and Gorana Grgic join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics.

We also speak to political analyst Alexandre Kouchner and the host of The Bold Way podcast and friend of the programme, Adrien Garcia, on the mood in France and the first round of their elections. Plus: Emily Rookwood, editor in chief of the Julius Baer Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report, joins to give us all the details on global luxury spending in 2024.