Monocle on Sunday (August 25, 2024): Juliet Linley, Myriam Zumbühl and Florian Egli join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics.
We also speak to Monocle’s senior news editor, Christopher Cermak, on the highlights from the Democratic National Convention and get the latest news from Thailand with Monocle’s Bangkok correspondent, Gwen Robinson. Plus: Isabella Smith from Books & Company in Copenhagen shares the best new titles for autumn.
The Globalist Podcast (August 23, 2024): We examine Kamala Harris’s performance as she accepts the Democratic Party’s nomination for president.
After that: why Germany and Ukraine are at odds over future aid, a roundtable discussion of Monocle’s mobility issue and a check-in with the co-curator of the Busan Biennale. Plus: Andrew Mueller on ‘What We Learned’ this week.
The Globalist Podcast (August 22, 2024): Minnesota’s governor, Tim Walz, formally accepts his Democratic vice-presidential nomination.
Also on the programme: where do India’s security alliances lie? We assess new pacts with Japan and Malaysia as Narendra Modi travels to Ukraine. Then our editors flick through Monocle magazine’s Mobility Special, released today, and look at the day’s papers. Plus, why some Southeast Asian airports are moving into the world of luxury travel.
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Degradation of the Amazon’s tree canopy is the main culprit, although the complete clearance of portions of the forest contributes too.
Therapy designed for one seems to have improved a young girl’s quality of life.
Doctored toad carcasses teach crocs to avoid eating the toxin-producing cane toad.
The Globalist Podcast (August 21, 2024): Israel appears open to a US-brokered peace deal with Hamas but will the latter get on board?
Also on the programme: our US editor, Christopher Lord, checks in from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Then: a potential takeover bid by Japanese supermarket brand 7-11 from a Canadian rival, Taiwan’s major semiconductor manufacturer breaks ground in Germany and the day’s papers. Plus: the latest in the world of theatre.
The Globalist Podcast (August 20, 2024): We discuss which big hitters to keep an eye on at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Also in the programme: we look at the security threat that China poses to Japan and explain Turkey’s ambitions to enhance its strategic foothold in Africa. Plus, aviation news, Ukraine’s buzzing hospitality scene and the day’s papers.
The Globalist Podcast (August 16, 2024): Following Benjamin Netanyahu’s condemnation of the spiralling violence in the West Bank, we examine the practical issues behind holding Israeli settlers accountable.
Also, can Nicolás Maduro’s policy of using an “iron fist” on dissenters be sustained – and how worried should Europe be about mpox? Plus, we explore the history of Chicago and the Democratic National Convention.
Monocle on Saturday (August 17, 2024): Why are the Swiss Alps the perfect setting for creativity?
Join us for a special programme from the St Moritz Makers & Shakers festival as we meet Swiss high jewellery designer Angelo de Luca, yoga instructor Viviana Ferrari and Rémy Bailloux, co-founder of Garde-Manger patisserie and delicatessen. With Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé, Sophie Grove and Nic Monisse.
The Globalist Podcast (August 16, 2024): We give you the latest on Ukraine’s Kursk offensive and the significance of Kyiv’s forces capturing its largest Russian town so far.
Plus: South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, seeks dialogue with the North, and Andrew Mueller’s weekly news roundup.
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