The Globalist

Is China’s new security law for Hong Kong effectively the end of ‘one country, two systems’? Plus: Donald Trump’s executive order targeting social media and why Berliners are already missing Tegel airport.

We head to Brussels to get the details of a new coronavirus stimulus package announced by the European Commission. Plus, we get the latest from Canada on the saga of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou and hear a love letter to London from our editor.

We head to Hong Kong to get the latest on the backlash against Beijing’s proposed security law. Plus: we round-up the latest transport-business news and hear about yet another new streaming service: HBO Max.

We ask whether the UK PM’s chief adviser will really have no regrets about his breach of lockdown restrictions. Plus: we assess a year since India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, was re-elected, take a look at Australian soft power in the Pacific and ask why Gucci is going seasonless.

We get the latest from the National People’s Congress in Beijing and hear about increasing unrest in Hong Kong. Plus: we check in on Italy post-lockdown and round-up the good news you might have missed in the past seven days.

We speak to Dr Margaret Harris from the World Health Organization and ask whether there are reasons to be optimistic about a coronavirus vaccine. Plus: the latest from Israel as Benjamin Netanyahu is ordered to appear at his corruption trial and a round-up of the business news.

Emmanuel Macron was once at the forefront of radical politics – is it coming back to bite him? Plus: we analyse tensions in Westminster, ask why Japan’s top prosecutor is in trouble and hear the latest technology news.

We get the latest on the spat between China and Taiwan over input to the World Health Organization and discuss Thailand’s international flight ban. Plus: the headlines in climate and energy, and the morning papers.

We report on the latest woes for Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, as he battles to extend the country’s lockdown. Plus: a new Franco-German initiative to bring Paris and Berlin closer, and we meet the organiser of Hong Kong’s Gay Games.

As the World Health Assembly meets, we dissect the delicate diplomacy of public health and politics in Asia. Plus: the business decisions driving the reopening of Europe’s football leagues and a round-up of the week’s positive news stories.

Israel’s unity government is put on hold due to cabinet disputes, we examine the global manufacturing and supply chain and hear from Bulgaria’s Eurovision Song Contest entrant. Plus: what have the paparazzi been up to?

We look at plans from the European Commission for a phased reopening of borders in time for summer, discuss Jacinda Ardern’s leadership during the pandemic and get an update on the film industry.

An international row is simmering as Taiwan is barred from attending the World Health Assembly. Plus: the drastic rise in coronavirus cases in Russia and a look ahead to the weekend’s special Eurovision broadcast.

Donald Trump’s administration considers a second pandemic relief bill. Plus: we turn our gaze to Asia and discuss the coronavirus success stories in Taiwan and Hong Kong, the recent spikes in Seoul and China and Shinzo Abe’s legacy in Japan. Also we’ve got good news with Andrew Mueller and an architect tells us about the pandemic’s impact on the built environment.

As UK prime minister Boris Johnson lays down his lockdown exit strategy, we ask how it stacks up against the plans of other European countries. Plus: we hear from the president of CBC/Radio-Canada and ask whether Poland and Hungary are using coronavirus to push through undemocratic legislation.