The Japanese attack set America on a course toward military hegemony; recent administrations have walked it back. We ask what the country would fight for now.
A clash of priorities between national and city-level politicians the world over makes for fraught politics on car ownership. And our columnist envisages how the office will compete with home in a post-pandemic world.
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé brings us a festive programme while our Christmas market takes place in Zürich. Featuring Priska Amstutz, Chandra Kurt and Monocle’s Chris Cermak and Emma Nelson.
Georgina Godwin presents a special broadcast between London and Zürich, as our Christmas market is in full swing in the Swiss city. We also discuss the weekend’s top stories and hear from a few vendors.
We discuss the Nato meeting in Riga as Latvia calls for help to deter the Russian threat and Éric Zemmour’s declaration of his candidacy for next year’s French presidential election. Plus: The ‘ArtReview’ Power 100 list is announced.
We get the latest on the global reaction to the Omicron variant and discuss the growing unrest over the economic situation in Lebanon. Plus: the latest aviation news and a record-breaking week in the entertainment industry.
Emma Nelson sets the tone for the weekend. Simon Brooke reviews the newspapers, Andrew Mueller rounds up what we’ve learned this week and Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck is back with his weekend column.
The World Health Organization evaluates a new COVID-19 variant, while the delta strain surges in other countries. Diplomats trying to revive a nuclear deal with Iran face new demands and a harder line from Tehran.
Plus, holiday shopping could set records, despite inflation, shipping crises, and retail hiring struggles.
We explore Germany’s coalition deal and discuss the challenges ahead for the country’s next chancellor, Olaf Scholz. Plus: the significance of an election in Honduras for relations between China and Taiwan, and this year’s Grammy awards.
Prices are up all over, especially in America. But whether the world’s largest economy is part of the problem or just suffering the same symptoms will determine how to fix it.
Autocratic leaders of middling-sized countries are having a field day as America has relinquished its world-policeman role. And what makes some languages fail to develop a word for blue?
We discuss US intelligence reports suggesting that Russia could be preparing to invade Ukraine. Plus, why the UK is extending a G7 invite to Asean members, and the modernisation of Finnish postal service Posti.
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