The Globalist

Where is US foreign policy headed? Plus: a preview of Tunisia’s upcoming election, why Romania’s government has collapsed and why China is unhappy with the NBA.

We hear from Turkey as its military begins incursions against neighbouring Kurds in Syria. Plus: why Australia is cracking down on climate-change protestors, a word with political journalist and author Marie Le Conte and a look at the future of rail travel with Monocle’s editor in chief.

We analyse the escalating tensions between Boris Johnson’s government and Brussels, look ahead to Poland’s election and hear why LGBT rights are being debated by the US Supreme Court.

We discuss Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria, find out what's on the agenda for a meeting between the leaders of China and Pakistan, learn about the history of diplomatic immunity and hear from US novelist James Ellroy.

As Carrie Lam invokes emergency powers in Hong Kong, we ask how the protests could change. Plus: Kosovo’s election, Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal and a review of the reviewers of ‘Joker’.

Will the impeachment process have any impact on US president Donald Trump’s popularity? Plus: a look at the weekend’s general election in Portugal and how ‘flight shame’ is going to change the aviation market.

The EU and Northern Ireland’s reaction to Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan, bird-friendly architecture in New York and a round-up of the day’s newspapers and business headlines.

We head to Lima to get the latest on Peru’s political crisis. Plus: Sweden revives its vast underground naval base, the latest on protests in Hong Kong and Russia’s relationship with alcohol.

China special: 70 years as a communist nation. Monocle’s Hong Kong bureau chief, James Chambers, has the latest on protests in the city-state with expert analysis from Steve Tsang, Isabel Hilton and Jonathan Fenby, while film critic Karen Krizanovich examines China's influence on Hollywood.

We get the latest from the ongoing circus in UK politics, discuss protest movements in Hong Kong, Egypt and Tunisia, and meet designer Pierre Yovanovitch. Plus: after Saudi Arabia, which country imports the most weapons?

The perfect way to start the day in Europe is with Monocle’s morning news programme. Join Monocle 24’s editors, presenters and guests as they set the agenda in international news and business. Winner Best News & Politics Radio Show in the 2015 Mixcloud Online Radio Awards.

With the long-threatened impeachment probe finally launched, what next for President Trump and US foreign policy – and how will Ukraine respond? Plus: US-Iran relations, the unlikely figure galvanising dissent in Egypt and a check-in from Paris Fashion Week.

Has UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s position become untenable after yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling? Plus: an impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, digging up a dictator and is Michelin moribund?

Should the UK’s Supreme Court have the right to intervene in politics? Plus: the latest on the war of words between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Air New Zealand’s CEO prepares to stand down and the day’s quirkier technology stories.

We look ahead to the UN Climate Summit in New York, hear why India’s prime minister Narendra Modi has gone to Texas to drum up support, dissect the design of a Scandinavia Airlines rebrand and recap the Emmy awards from Los Angeles.