China is a budding superpower but the US and UK still dominate global university charts, even those by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. We hear from economist Guy Standing, plus our panel of Alex von Tunzelmann and Mark Earls weigh in on why autocrats still send their kids to Harvard.

How brands can overcome prestige dilution and Monocle’s weekly quiz
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John Ratcliffe’s in-person Moscow meeting: could it have been an email?
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Oman and Pakistan are rewriting the rules of mediation – will this help or hinder a US-Iran deal?
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