The Globalist

We look back at the first weekend of Tokyo 2020 and assess the implications of South Africa’s vaccine production on the continent. Then, a discussion of the closure of the trans-Tasman travel corridor with a returning Kiwi. Plus: the latest art news.

We look ahead to the Tokyo 2020 Games and discuss both the apprehension and excitement in Japan. Plus: we ask whether record flooding in China will impact climate policy in Beijing and flip through the morning papers.

After the US gives up on trying to block the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, we hear why the Biden administration is asking Ukraine not to criticise the U-turn. Plus: we get the latest travel business headlines and review the morning papers.

We get the latest from Peru after Pedro Castillo is declared the country’s president-elect. Plus: the EU’s Rule of Law Report on Hungary and a long-awaited return for theatre in London’s West End.

We analyse the security implications of the Pegasus spyware scandal and examine exactly how the technology was deployed. Our correspondent in Bangkok discusses the recent anti-government protests and the country’s worsening coronavirus situation. Plus: the second part in our series on Lebanon’s multiple crises.

We discuss the risk and reaction to Boris Johnson’s move to ease coronavirus restrictions in England. Plus: an update from South Africa, the latest film news from Cannes and we hear about China’s jump past Italy on the Unesco list.

Could Poland crash out of the EU? Plus: Spanish citizens sue the government over “illegal” lockdown laws and what we learned this week.

Angela Merkel heads to Washington, DC, for her last trip as German chancellor. We also examine the unfolding violence in South Africa and ask whether this is the country’s gravest crisis since the end of apartheid. Plus: Venice finally bans cruise ships.

China bans pro-independence parties in Macau; are we due to see a repeat of Hong Kong? And the UK’s Channel 4 launches a true crime channel in order to compete with streaming services. Plus: the politics of embassy architecture.

What could US climate envoy John Kerry hope to achieve in his visit to Moscow? Plus: we unpack the fallout from Moldova’s election and discuss the aviation sector’s sustainability goals.