The Globalist

As confusion mounts over why Japanese media reported that the country’s emperor will abdicate, we look at the relationship between Japan and its royal family. Plus: we find out why John Kerry is in Russia and celebrate Bastille Day with a look at France’s image on the world stage.

We get the Chinese reaction to Hague’s ruling over the South China Sea, discuss Israel’s controversial law on NGO funding and find out what’s been flying high at the Farnborough International Airshow.

What a new centrist party might achieve in post-Brexit politics in the UK, a look to Australia as it emerges from its tightest election in years and why Russia is drawn to strongman leaders.

We discuss Nato’s position towards Russia post-Brexit, learn the result of Japan’s election and explore the changing nature of the US’s gun-crime debate.

We preview the upcoming election in Japan, ask why Russia will be the hot topic at the Nato summit in Warsaw this weekend and look to the skies to see what’s coming up at Farnborough International Airshow.

We analyse the fallout from the Chilcot report and its effect on Tony Blair’s legacy, learn why the Five Star Movement in Italy is gaining ground and hear about one man's goal of understanding the Australian election by driving across the country.

We trace the journey of the Chilcot report, the findings of which – regarding the validity of the Iraq War – will be announced today. We also have an update on Australia's ongoing election and look into whether Zimbabwe might be about to turn a corner in its troubled political history.

Could the law really stop Brexit? We examine just how much power the prime minister has to trigger Article 50; we're also in Switzerland to examine the country's own troubles with the EU. Plus: one month to go until the Olympics.

Australia begins the week not knowing the result of the weekend’s general election; Tim Wilson, the former Australian human-rights commissioner, gives us his view on the possibility of a hung parliament. Plus: we unpack the ongoing political chaos in the UK and head to Cairo for the latest business headlines.

We recap an unprecedented week in European and UK politics, look ahead to this weekend’s election in Australia and celebrate Canada Day with a special documentary on the state of the nation.

We examine Istanbul’s next steps in tackling terrorism and discuss the latest EU meetings taking place without input from the UK. Plus: we look at the case study of Montréal to anaylse how separatist referendums can have a cooling effect on healthy economies.

As Istanbul’s Ataturk airport recovers from a terrorist attack that left 36 dead, we cross to Turkey for the latest. Plus: we examine the UK’s post-Brexit power vacuum and, as the country’s influence hangs in the balance, we ask whether the French language could ever overtake English in popularity.

We reflect on the life of UK politician Jo Cox, who was murdered yesterday. Plus: former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis’s views on the UK's place in the EU, why Disneyland has come to Shanghai and a recap of Monocle 24’s coverage following the tragic events in Orlando last weekend.

As Obama arrives in Orlando today, we analyse the political rhetoric unfolding around him following the weekend's mass shooting. Plus: why France and the Euro 2016 tournament are on renewed terror alert and we discuss a plan to replicate a Times Square-like space in central Tokyo.

After the weekend’s devastating attack in Orlando, we look at how political actions can help to tackle the societal fault lines that can lead to violence. And as the EU referendum draws closer, what will happen to all the European workers in the UK if Brexit becomes a reality? Plus: the view from Pitti Uomo in Florence.