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Tbilisi two
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The Briefing - Friday 21 April
21 April 2017
We ask whether some French presidential candidates are using the Paris shooting to further their political ambitions and hear from the acclaimed novelist Irvine Welsh about his past use of recreational drugs. Plus: is…
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People’s palace: Henselmann Tower
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The Briefing - Wednesday 14 February
14 February 2018
We ask what France thinks about the reintroduction of military service and find out why Russia’s Communist presidential candidate isn’t your average Soviet-era politician. Plus: have monorails had their day? And what roles…
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The Briefing - Thursday 2 March
2 March 2017
We ask whether Emmanuel Macron can become France’s next president and if the US attorney general should be sacked for meeting the Russian ambassador during the presidential campaign. Plus: what should we make of Bratisla…
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Making tracks
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Monocle on Design - Extra: Emil Dervish
10 February 2022
Architect Emil Dervish is known for his renovation and restoration work in Kyiv, breathing new life into its Soviet-era structures. Against a backdrop of political tensions rising in the city, we meet the designer to find…
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The Briefing - Friday 28 April
28 April 2017
We ask how seriously we should take Donald Trump’s claim that a “major conflict” is possible on the Korean peninsula, get the latest on Brazil’s general strike and discuss whether Soviet-era masterpieces should ever be sold…