The Globalist

As Trump takes on the military, we wonder where his meddling will lead this time. Plus: we look ahead to this week’s climate talks in Madrid, reveal what Monocle’s been up to in Zürich and ask whether the EU is starting to take a harder line on China.

Two weeks before the UK’s election, we assess the leaders’ debate on climate change and ask whether Boris Johnson was missed. Plus: why Hungary doesn’t understand Eurovision and why France wants to ban Black Friday.

As Lebanon enters its seventh week of protests, we ask if the media has exaggerated the violence. Plus: the latest from Hong Kong, how to infiltrate a spy into a foreign government and the enduring popularity of mafia films.

Anti-government protesters push for political reform in Georgia. Plus: US Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg fires up his tech-savvy base, Netflix moves into real estate and why beauty isn’t enough to win Miss France.

As Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visits Qatar, we look at Turkey’s relationship with the Gulf states. Plus: press freedom in Egypt and why Sweden questioning whether Finland should really be the official home of Santa Claus.

Why the new generation of Russian diplomats are different from their predecessors, the systematic faults behind the Venice floods and why s0 many K-pop fans are particularly upset.

As Iran reconnects the internet, we ask if its actions stopped people from protesting. Plus: we assess the impact on the 2020 US presidential election after Google joins Twitter in banning political adverts and ask whether a former Stasi informer is the right person to own the ‘Berliner Zeitung’.

The latest from Hong Kong as protesters continue their siege of a university. We also ask whether Turkey’s incursion into Syria has given Isis the chance to make a comeback? Plus: nominations for the Grammy awards.

What we learned when the leaders of Britain’s two biggest parties met in the first televised debate of the general election campaign. Plus: leaked documents reveal how Tehran is meddling in Iraqi affairs and Monocle’s editor in chief, Tyler Brûlé, on the world’s most powerful and thriving cities.

As Nato foreign ministers prepare to convene in Brussels, we ask how the alliance can reinvent itself before December’s 70th-anniversary summit. Plus: the peace process in Eastern Ukraine, the nature of UK TV election debates and innovations in mobility from LA CoMotion.