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Monocle 3189 - How neutral should Switzerland be in Russia’s war with Ukraine?

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How neutral should Switzerland be in Russia’s war with Ukraine?

What we learnt at the UNGA: the speeches, the treatise and the catering

China and Iran take their message to the UN and Washington

What makes a good speech at the UNGA?

From Zelensky and Takaichi to Rodríguez and Burnham, what’s at stake in Donald Trump’s UNGA sideline meetings?

A diplomacy push to end Iran’s conflict, the Russian election and London Fashion Week

Europe’s plan to defend itself, the race to become UN secretary-general and aviation news

Deeper ties between Canada and the EU, changes at Emporio Armani and Zürich Design Week

A pivotal week for UK diplomacy, US midterms and Italy’s electoral reform

Could Sweden ever actually return to neutrality?

Sweden’s election results: Is the far right set to make more gains in Europe?

Co-operate or isolate the far right? Sweden’s election on a knife-edge

On the ground in Dallas, Ukraine and Ceuta

Poland showcases greater defence clout at MSPO fair, with Canada the star partner

Freedom Edge drills: trilateral exercises kick off between the United States, Japan and South Korea

Why is Israeli settler violence a public relations problem for the US?

Germany’s coalition conundrum: Can the AfD be contained?

Xi in Cairo and Egypt’s strategic balancing act

Why Russia remains a force in the Sahel

Is the US-Iran conflict entering a new phase?

Taiwan defies China as Dubai Airport defies the odds

What’s behind renewed tensions between Greece and Turkey?

What does Iceland’s EU vote mean for its sovereignty?

The race to protect Europe’s airports from drones

Operation Economic Outcast: Washington’s tough new sanctions on Iran

Are Sino-Japanese relations thawing as the US pulls back from Asia?

Government debt mountains grow – are markets starting to notice?

Will Japan’s Sanae Takaichi stand up to the US?

Why Bangkok and Canberra are drawing closer

The art of mediation: Can Kushner break the Gaza deadlock?

Live from Zürich with Tyler Brûlé: Why does Switzerland’s immigration rate keep tumbling?

Live from Zürich: Switzerland’s neutrality vote and the impact on Swiss foreign policy

Wargames: How Democrats are preparing as Trump threatens to meddle in the midterms

Who controls Greenland’s future and what does it actually want?

Global shipping routes face a new era of uncertainty

Ships, submarines and planes: why Halifax is taking off as Canada’s defence hub

What defence lessons can Taiwan learn from Ukraine?

Is Ukraine’s ‘drone diplomacy’ enough to keep Europe’s full support?

The EU praises Spain for its ‘immediate and efficient’ response to the Ceuta migrant crisis

Zambia’s election puts Hakainde Hichilema to the test

How is war and regeneration in the Middle East reshaping global aviation?

Who are the winners and losers in the luxury sector’s latest results?

The latest on France’s wildfires and the heartbreak of losing a home in a blaze

France wildfires: Bordeaux region on alert as flames rage across Gironde

Friendly or frosty? Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu gear up for talks in Washington

US-Iran war cools but for how long?

Why are India’s ‘cockroach’ protests proving such a threat to Narendra Modi?

Deals and defence developments at the Farnborough International Airshow

Can Andy Burnham make Manchester a global diplomatic hub?

Houthis declare maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia as Iran war escalates