The Globalist

We discuss the future of South Korean politics, analyse Germany’s new video-surveillance law and explain tensions between Kosovo and Serbia. Plus: business in Athens and the day’s headlines from Tokyo.

Monocle 24’s executive producer Tom Edwards profiles the front-runners in next week’s crucial election

Monocle’s correspondent in Seoul explains the impeachment of South Korea’s scandal-hit president Park Geun-hye and we ask why we should care about the outcome of next week’s general election in the Netherlands. Plus: the latest business headlines and why Poland’s government is trying to undermine Donald Tusk.

We look at high-level talks in Moscow between Turkey’s president and Vladimir Putin, and ask if Israel’s travel ban could be extended to include Palestinians. Plus: reports that China is preparing to build a water pipeline that stretches for almost 1,000km.

We discuss claims from Hungary's prime minister that migration is ‘a Trojan horse’ of terrorism and whether Spain is censoring artists who criticise the country's royal family. Plus: we speak to Monocle 24’s Daniel Giacopelli at the Geneva Motor Show and bring you the business headlines from Cairo.

Does the EU need root-and-branch reform? We also discuss why Australian airports’ revenues are soaring higher than ever and find out why a Japanese chef is opening a sushi restaurant in North Korea.

We ask whether Donald Trump’s treatment of the media has made it easier for other countries to silence the press and if the UK is beginning a process of ‘guarded engagement’ with Russia. Plus: two renowned podcast-makers tell us about the industry.

Donald Trump’s attorney general insists that he did not lie under oath, Serbia wants the former Kosovan prime minister to answer allegations of war crimes and journalist Baria Alamuddin reviews the day’s newspapers. Plus: highlights from the Monocle Media Summit.

We ask whether the EU can remain united in the face of a potential exit by the UK, find out why Saudi Arabia's King Salman is in Indonesia and ask whether smartphone design has become boring.

Analysis of Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress. We also look at the military drills and war games going on in Asia and find out why Spain is looking to increase its population.

The US considers quitting the United Nations Human Rights Council, in Belgium a major review of the police force is underway and the €29bn merger between the London Stock exchange and Deutsche Börse hits the rocks. Plus: we continue our series on the future of media.

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.