The Globalist

As Tom Perez is elected as the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee, we ask whether he can unite a party divided by the last election. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s Joko Widodo wraps up his two-day state visit to Australia. Plus: we’re live in Los Angeles with our editor in chief following last night’s Academy Awards.

We focus on the route ahead for peace in Syria, learn about Japan's emperor – and his successor – and discuss the future of aviation with Bjørn Kjos, the CEO of Norwegian.

Can an oil deal with Russia return Libya to stability? And in France the eternal 'third man', François Bayrou, withdraws from the race to stand in an alliance with Emmanuel Macron in April’s presidential elections. Plus: why the IOC is asking for a Tokyo golf course to give female members equal rights or risk losing the Olympic tournament.

Why centre-left politician Martin Schulz is gaining ground on Angela Merkel in Germany's election race, the prison sentence given to Israeli soldier Elor Azaria for an unprovoked killing and the reason Ivanka Trump’s name is hot business property in China.

We learn how the UK’s EU counterparts view its Brexit negotiation strategy, get the latest on the strained diplomatic relations between China, North Korea and Malaysia, and reflect on yesterday's parliamentary debate about Donald Trump's forthcoming state visit.

Has Donald Trump's first month in office been as chaotic as it has often appeared? We also discuss the Iraqi army’s major offensive to retake western Mosul and review the European front pages.

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We analyse US-Russian relations regarding Ukraine, learn why Ecuador’s election could be affected by Spain and find out what futurologists are trying to forecast with their predictions.

We discuss Justin Trudeau’s approach to trade as he makes his way to Germany and ask whether Russia’s media is approaching the Michael Flynn affair in the same way as its western counterparts. Plus: why is China building the world’s largest amphibious aircraft?

We discuss the future of Nato as new US secretary of defence James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis prepares to meet his European counterparts in Brussels. Plus: why some Kurdish groups are pivoting towards Moscow and why Serbia might be set for a snap election.