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Monocle 3143 - What the biggest restructuring in Volkswagen’s history says about Germany

A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.

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Publié 04 sept. 2026

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3143-

What the biggest restructuring in Volkswagen’s history says about Germany

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04 sept. 2026

3142-

That’s Goethe hurt: Russia’s cultural swipe at Germany following accusations of drone attacks and spying

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03 sept. 2026

3141-

Live from Zürich, which has just topped an index of the world’s smartest cities

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02 sept. 2026

3140-

The Mecca defence pact and Meloni’s record-breaking run

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01 sept. 2026

3139-

La rentrée politique: France’s presidential hopefuls kick start their campaigns

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31 août 2026

3138-

The death of Norway’s King Harald V and the enduring soft power of monarchy

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28 août 2026

3137-

A moment of truth for Volkswagen and Germany’s wider car industry

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27 août 2026

3136-

Spain vows to overhaul immigration laws as the Ceuta crisis persists

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26 août 2026

3135-

A ‘path to prosperity’? The US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism

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25 août 2026

3134-

Andy Burnham delivers secret missile plans on Ukraine’s Independence Day

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24 août 2026

3133-

Myanmar’s post-coup leadership’s diplomacy tour lands in Bangkok – what does legitimacy look like?

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21 août 2026

3132-

Can Ukraine’s new defence minister Yevhenii Khmara deliver what Kyiv needs most?

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20 août 2026

3131-

How do trade routes tip the balance of geopolitical scales?

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19 août 2026

3130-

Oman, the inadvertent gate keeper

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18 août 2026

3129-

Can the US get the Gaza peace plan back on track?

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17 août 2026

3128-

This land is my land: how should countries resolve small territorial disputes?

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14 août 2026

3127-

Maga without Trump? The future of The Republicans

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13 août 2026

3126-

Why South Korea is reluctant to help Ukraine as North Korea boosts Russia’s war effort

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12 août 2026

3125-

South Korea’s defence future: chips and ships

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11 août 2026

3124-

The latest from Bangkok and ‘The Growth Story of the 21st Century’

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10 août 2026

3123-

Are European companies outpacing their American peers?

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07 août 2026

3122-

‘Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography’ and ‘The Global Countdown’

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06 août 2026

3121-

Revisiting La Rambla and the increasing importance of tree cover

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05 août 2026

3120-

Boeing’s 737 Max 7 finally gets certification from FAA

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04 août 2026

3119-

Why is Israeli withdrawal such a key issue for Gaza and Lebanon?

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03 août 2026

3118-

Optimism remains as firefighters battle to get France’s wildfires under control

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31 juil. 2026

3117-

What’s next for Peru as it inaugrates its 10th president in a decade

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30 juil. 2026

3116-

What Japan can teach the world about disaster preparedness?

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29 juil. 2026

3115-

South Korea battles its ageing population with a foreign workforce

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28 juil. 2026

3114-

The UK-Ukraine special relationship

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27 juil. 2026

3113-

Trump’s ‘Department of Revenge’ and the latest fashion news

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24 juil. 2026

3112-

Why has Donald Trump signed a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia?

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23 juil. 2026

3111-

Ukraine’s president attempts to de-escalate tensions at home

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22 juil. 2026

3110-

Farnborough Air Show highlights defence; China patrols the South China Sea

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21 juil. 2026

3109-

Lebanon's president visits the White House for landmark discussions

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20 juil. 2026

3108-

World Cup final: The mood in Argentina and Spain, plus half-time show preview

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17 juil. 2026

3107-

Why is the world viewing China more positively than the US?

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16 juil. 2026

3106-

Western Europe’s last frontier fence falls as Gibraltar joins the border-free Schengen community

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15 juil. 2026

3105-

Macron uses his last Bastille Day to unite Europe in show of military strength

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14 juil. 2026

3104-

Is the Strait of Hormuz open or closed? US and Iran exchange tit-for-tat strikes

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13 juil. 2026

3103-

Coming out of the cold? Myanmar tries to re-engage with the Asean bloc

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10 juil. 2026

3102-

Will an establishment-versus-outsiders rift sink the Democrats’ mid-term hopes?

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09 juil. 2026

3101-

Damascus rocked by explosions during Macron’s visit to Syria: what comes next?

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08 juil. 2026

3100-

Trouble on the right: Meloni faces Trump at Nato summit while Le Pen awaits her fate

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07 juil. 2026

3099-

Iran mourns Ali Khamenei amid questions over his son’s whereabouts

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06 juil. 2026

3098-

Press freedoms in the spotlight on the 250th anniversary of US independence

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03 juil. 2026

3097-

Kyiv suffers one of the worst nights of the war as Russia strikes back

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02 juil. 2026

3096-

Wins and losses for Donald Trump at the end of the US Supreme Court’s term

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01 juil. 2026

3095-

Germany looks to the Global South for a new international order

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30 juin 2026

3094-

Protests in Gaza erupt over living conditions in the besieged strip

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29 juin 2026

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