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Monocle 2564 - What is Crink and should it worry the West?

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The Monocle Daily

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What is Crink and should it worry the West?

Why has the US asked Ukraine to curb strikes on Russia?

The ‘Ice Silk Road’: China’s new shipping route

Is the Iran war exposing the limits of US dominance in the Middle East?

How big of a deal is the Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan defence deal?

Are the FBI, the FSB and China’s Ministry of Public Security now all on the same side?

What lessons is the European centre-left taking from the Michigan Senate primary?

How will Taiwan respond to limited internet connectivity as it begins its annual defence drills?

How Oman has turned mediation into part of its foreign-policy identity

Packing up the car for your summer holidays? Here’s the Monocle guide to sunny road trips

Iceland’s EU referendum and our shortcuts to a happier summer

Refuelling in southern France: Firefighters make progress but bigger challenges remain

Broken norms: Are leaders less shy about backing other countries’ candidates?

The conflicts in Ukraine and Iran converge. Plus: What to make of political leaders’ attire?

Is controlling the sun the brightest idea?

The costs of war for the US and who will foot Pakistan’s mediation bill?

The message that a US deal allowing Saudi nuclear enrichment sends to the world

What UK prime minister Andy Burnham’s new cabinet tells us and the French far right shuns Elon Musk

Andy Burnham takes charge in the UK – but does changing leaders midterm ever work?

Vladimir Putin’s approval rating plummets and protests continue in Ukraine

Change at the top in Ukraine and the 10-year anniversary of Turkey’s failed coup

Who or what can stop the US-Iran conflict from becoming a forever war?

The art of the military parade: Bastille Day and other case studies

Was diplomacy given a chance? Iran and US point to failures, as fighting resumes

The World Cup as a global policing operation

US and Iran trade strikes on day of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s burial

Trump uses trade to punish Spain over defence spend

Top defence spenders Estonia takes its seat at the Nato conference in Ankara

The effects of Canada's multibillion-dollar submarine decision

The week in Venezuela and previewing Fourth of July celebrations

Extremism on the rise in Germany and France: can courts or governments stall its march?

What’s in an anti-corruption drive? And Canada joins Eurovision

Better late than never? Keir Starmer finally unveils plans to modernise the UK’s armed forces

Would a ‘No 10 North’ be a good idea for the UK?

The Monocle Quality of Life Survey ranks Tokyo first and Copenhagen second

Live from Almedalen 2026: Defence, intelligence and space technologies

If Putin is ready for peace talks, who should mediate them?

Live from Almedalen 2026: How important is the gathering to Swedish politics?

Starmer steps aside but will Burnham be better?

Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Midori House weighs in on its World Cup teams

Ukraine targets Moscow with its biggest drone strike of the war

Donald Trump threatens to resume ‘dropping bombs’ if Iran agreement fails

Positive signals from President Trump as G7 works to build peace in Ukraine

Will Israel and Hezbollah observe a US-Iran ceasefire?

SpaceX’s record IPO, ‘The Guide to Generous Hosting’ and an homage to David Hockney

Belfast is burning: Where does far-right rhetoric on immigration lead?

Donald Trump vows to hit Iran hard for delaying peace deal

World Cup embarrassment before kick-off

Iran and Israel agree to halt strikes after exchanging fire for first time since April

World Cup fever builds with Canada hoping for a tourism legacy