As the US begins to ease restrictions on Syria, is this the start of a softer approach by the West? Plus: the UAE becomes the largest foreign investor in Africa and London sees the biggest annual increase of luxury hotel room openings in more than a decade. Then: are portable cabanas going against Australia’s “spirit of equality”?

As the US begins to ease restrictions on Syria, is this the start of a softer approach by the West? Plus: the UAE becomes the largest foreign investor in Africa and London sees the biggest annual increase of luxury hotel room openings in more than a decade. Then: are portable cabanas going against Australia&rsquo;s &ldquo;spirit of equality&rdquo;?

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. 

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.

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Is the US softening relations with Syria?

As Russia unpicks the 30-day ceasefire proposal before Trump’s envoy arrives in Moscow, Nataliya Vasilyeva joins Georgina Godwin to discuss how the US and Ukraine might respond. Plus: fears of a new war in Ethiopia, a Netherlands car factory turns to drones, ‘What We Learned’ with Andrew Mueller and Monocle at Mipim. 

As Russia unpicks the 30-day ceasefire proposal before Trump&rsquo;s envoy arrives in Moscow, Nataliya Vasilyeva joins Georgina Godwin to discuss how the US and Ukraine might respond. Plus: fears of a new war in Ethiopia, a Netherlands car factory turns to drones, &lsquo;What We Learned&rsquo; with Andrew Mueller and Monocle at Mipim.&nbsp;

Trump’s envoy in Moscow as Putin questions ceasefire 

As Trump threatens tariffs that could increase prices up to 50 per cent on European agriculture, how are producers of champagne, ‘parmigiano’ and ‘jamón’ preparing? Plus: we head to Cannes for the world’s premier property fair and to Paris for some disco.

As Trump threatens tariffs that could increase prices up to 50 per cent on European agriculture, how are producers of champagne, &lsquo;parmigiano&rsquo; and &lsquo;jam&oacute;n&rsquo; preparing? Plus: we head to Cannes for the world&rsquo;s premier property fair and to Paris for some disco.

Champagne and parmigiano brace for tariffs and disco in Paris

An update from Ukraine before we ask, as independence and US threats loom, could this be Greenland’s most consequential election? After that we head behind the scenes of Paris Fashion Week and explore Oslo’s luxury-retail scene. Plus: has the global market sell-off eased – or just started?

An update from Ukraine before we ask, as independence and US threats loom, could this be Greenland&rsquo;s most consequential election? After that we head behind the scenes of Paris Fashion Week and explore Oslo&rsquo;s luxury-retail scene. Plus: has the global market sell-off eased &ndash; or just started?

Is the US softening relations with Syria?

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