What is the future of security in Asia as Japanese lawmakers head to China? Then: Canada’s tariff war with the US, Kazakhstan’s elections, fashion archives from around the world and rentrée littéraire in France.

<p dir="ltr">What is the future of security in Asia as Japanese lawmakers head to China? Then: Canada&rsquo;s tariff war with the US, Kazakhstan&rsquo;s elections, fashion archives from around the world and rentr&eacute;e litt&eacute;raire in France.</p>

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<p>Monocle’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards. </p>