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.
Category Archives: Politics
Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – November 29
Political Analysis: Era Of Big Government, Far-Right France, Business Phrases
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: a new era of big government, the revival of far-right ideas in France (10:34) and our Bartleby column on the business phrasebook (19:04).
Sunday Morning: Stories From Zurich and London
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé and panellists Juliet Linley, Rob Cox, Solène Léger and Mark Dittli round up the weekend’s most interesting discussion topics at our Zürich studio.
Saturday Morning: News & Stories From London
The weekend’s biggest discussion topics, with Georgina Godwin. Latika Bourke reviews the newspapers and Andrew Mueller rounds up what we’ve learned this week. Plus: Monocle editor in chief Andrew Tuck’s weekend column.
Morning News: $2 Trillion Social Spending Bill & The New Deal, Shipping Scotch
A.M. Edition for Nov. 19. The U.S. House is set to approve Democrats’ $2 trillion social spending and climate bill.
WSJ’s John McCormick explains how President Biden’s spending plans stack up in comparison to the two Democratic presidents who had the biggest social agendas of the past century and whether they will be just as transformational. Peter Granitz hosts.
Morning News: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Delhi’s Pollution, Movies
Can UK prime minister Boris Johnson survive accusations of corruption and sleaze? Also in the programme: India’s fight against deadly pollution in Delhi and the week’s film-industry news.
Morning News: Biden-Xi Summit, Europe’s Trains, South Korean Photo-Ops
The meeting between superpower presidents was cordial and careful, but it will take far more than a video call to smooth such frosty relations.
Europe once had an enviable international rail network—one it must revive if the bloc is to meet its climate targets. And the costly and sometimes dangerous lengths South Koreans are going to for flattering photographs.
Morning News: Poland Border Crisis, Austria Lockdown, Song Contest
Poland calls on Nato for help with the migrant crisis on its border with Belarus, and Austria locks down for the unvaccinated. Plus: the latest fashion and retail news, and the American Song Contest.
