The Globalist

Riots continue to rock France and threaten to impede preparations for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, Russia expert Jenny Mathers examines the fate of Wagner troops in Africa and we discuss the future of local news in Canada as Meta and Google block content. Plus: film critic Karen Krizanovich on the latest in Hollywood and new space technology is put under the microscope. 

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We speak to NYU professor and ACLU president Deborah Archer about the US Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, get the latest from France as riots rock major cities and give you an update on this week’s EU Council summit in Brussels. Plus: Andrew Mueller unpacks a whirlwind week in Russia.

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Wagner sets up camp in Belarus – but what will they do next and who will they be fighting for? Why do so many people not like the way Joe Biden is handling the economy? Plus: Japan prepares to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific and the latest headlines from the UAE.

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We discuss how the Russian propaganda machine is trying to retell the weekend’s events to its citizens and explain how Russian influence may sway Polish voters. Plus: an exploration of the decades-long evolution of the word ‘diva’. 

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New Zealand’s prime minister, Chris Hipkins, visits China for trade talks as Saudi Arabia sends a top delegation to an economic forum in Tianjin. Kiwi journalist Lisette Reymer and China analyst Isabel Hilton discuss what’s on the agenda and why Beijing is turning its attentions to the Middle East. Plus: the latest claims from Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Progizhin and Guatemalans go to the polls in an election mired by democratic backsliding.

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We discuss how the weekend’s events were received in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, and by Nato members. Plus: lessons from the second Greek election in two months, the parents in China turning to the tutoring “black market” and the ambassadors championing two wheels in Brussels. 

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Nations look to shake up the world’s financial architecture in Paris, an examination of the technology being used in the search for the lost submersible near the wreck of the Titanic and a round-up of the morning’s papers. Plus: lessons from Monocle’s 2023 Quality of Life series and what’s behind a new wave of Moroccan filmmakers.

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We give you the latest as the UK and Ukraine host a joint reconstruction summit in London. Meanwhile, Narendra Modi is accused of weaponising yoga. Plus: we head to Vienna for the latest episode in our Quality of Life series, Matt Wolf brings us the news from the world of theatre and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco interviews South African musician Bongeziwe Mabandla.

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Ukraine’s counteroffensive and the challenges facing NGOs, the latest from the Paris Air Show and illegal Chinese “police stations” in South Korea. Plus: a spotlight on Copenhagen and the Grammy Awards’ new African category.

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France challenges the ‘Sky Shield initiative’, a new German-led air-defence plan. Plus: violence breaks out in the West Bank, the rise of Hindu nationalism in Nepal and the latest music news.

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