The Globalist

As protests continue across Iran, we ask why unseating disliked governments is a cornerstone of US foreign policy. Plus: how a dam could start a war, work-life balance, MI5’s private-sector partnerships and the Oscars.

As protests continue in Iran, we ask how Trump will spin the affair – and how it might impact impeachment. Plus: Tsai Ing Wen’s landslide victory in Taiwan, the return to power sharing in Northern Ireland, a lookahead to Davos and a flick through the morning’s papers.

With Tsai Ing-wen poised to win a second term, we ask what’s at stake in Taiwan's elections. Plus: what this week’s crisis teaches us about engaging Iran, how Murdoch’s narrative is feeding into Australian bushfire reports and a look at the 2020 Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show.

Donald Trump’s response to the attacks on US troops in Iran, the battle for the soul of the UK’s Labour party and director Sam Mendes on new film ‘1917’.

As Iran strikes air bases housing US troops in Iraq, we discuss how the conflict might unfold and whether Russia will play a role. Plus: Spain’s new coalition, the Taiwanese elections and what’s next for Boeing.

As vast areas of Australia burn, we ask what’s being done to fight the bushfires, what the political fallout could be and who's doing what to fight the climate crisis. Plus: the latest on the death of Qassem Suleimani and some new year’s resolutions for the fashion industry.

Technological advancements and the growing impact of climate change mean defence strategies worldwide need to adapt – and fast. We unpack how this can be done and who’s leading the charge. Plus: a look at one of luxury fashion’s greatest decades and Monocle's senior team takes us through the latest print edition of ‘The Forecast’.

As we leave a decade of unprecedented change in the global power balance, we ask whether 2020 will be any different - and just how diplomacy should be done to fit the new mould. Plus, a look at why Greece’s young are flocking back - and the tech we’ll be keeping an eye on in the coming year.

Diplomacy used to be a dignified art. But social media has changed that, as it has everything else, into a faster, more direct and often informal discourse. On The Foreign Desk last September, Andrew Mueller discussed whether this is just a case of governments changing with the times – or is the world walking into something more serious?

In this special episode of The Globalist from the team behind The Foreign Desk we discuss the climate crisis. Millions have taken to the streets in an attempt to get politicians to take action but for those in power, or trying to get into power, it’s never a simple issue. Back in July, Andrew Mueller asked how politicians could persuade voters that climate reforms – and even sacrifices – are necessary.