Saturday 15 January
Being a Swedish ambassador used to be an enviable job, something that politicians or officials were awarded with after years of loyal service, with any luck in some warm but important capital.
Independent from the Soviet Union since 1991, and finally emerging from years of corruption, oil-rich Azerbaijan is now planning a diplomatic campaign to change its image. But to fill its new embassies – 16 so far this year…
Thursday 13 December
It’s a pretty safe assumption that subscribers to fashion news sources aren’t signed up in order to be kept abreast of the latest developments in American foreign policy. So, last week, when the word “ambassador” was thrown…
We meet Georgia’s ambassador to Germany and take a dip at the UN swimming club in Geneva.
Bahraini Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo has broken the diplomatic mould by being a young Jewish woman representing an Arab country abroad. With her island nation’s proximity to Iran, relations with that country occupy much of her…
When representatives at the UN aren’t engaged at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, they’re relaxing at their very own swimming club. Monocle grabbed a towel and checked out this oasis of calm conversation.
A fast-expanding embassy network and a clever use of its culture mean Brazil is making friends all around the world. Is this just an attempt to secure a seat on the UN Security Council or an emerging nation trying to…
We meet ambassador Ido Aharoni, the Consul General of Israel to New York, and bring you the latest from the diplomatic world.
Monocle meets Denmark's ambassador in India, foreign schools flock to China and power problems in Japan.
For the Weekly we speak to artist Nick Waplington, have Brunch with the Mexican ambassador and talk with Salafism expert Laurent Bonnefoy.
We check the business news in Istanbul, speak to Denmark’s new Ambassador for Arctic Affairs and visit a music store in Zurich.
The show this week focuses on how a good conversation is great for your health and we meet the Swedish Ambassador to the UK.
Tyler Brûlé focuses on the Arab League summit, we ask what it takes to be a US ambassador, and debate the true capital of Scandinavia.
It’s been a bad start to the year for Afghanistan. As reports claim it is heading for failed-state status, the Taliban continues to defy US and Nato-led troops. President Karzai is increasingly frustrated with US and Bri…
Nabila Ramdani comments on the death of Benghazi’s US ambassador, we get an update on the Dutch elections, and discuss the week’s tech stories.
The laptop ambassador may be a moneysaving concept but it will always be trumped by a diplomat with a budget and an embassy, says Tyler Brûlé.
We meet the Finnish ambassador to Italy and find out why Peru is setting up shop in the Middle East.
We learn why Japan recalled its ambassador to China, discuss the United Arab Emirates’ reliance on nuclear power, and get the latest technology stories.
We discuss Brazil’s first ambassador to Iraq in more than 20 years and learn why London locations are being used by Hollywood film studios.
We discuss Turkish president Abdullah Gül, the Danish ambassador to the UK talks Danish politics, and we get the business news from Bangkok.
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