It’s just over a decade since we last saw global markets tank, also during a US election. Did we learn anything useful? Plus: the practicalities of creating a vaccine and why Australian football is continuing.

Monocle 24: The Briefing

Thursday 19 March

Monocle’s editor in chief, Tyler Brûlé, on how coronavirus is increasing tensions between China and the US. Plus: the political consequences of Italy’s lockdown and what to read or watch if you are stuck at home.

Wednesday 18 March

Coronavirus: As Europe shuts down, Tyler Brûlé and Andrew Tuck look at what happens next. Plus: Ben Hubbard on Mohammed bin Salman, news from Latin America and challenging times for the film and television industries.

Tuesday 17 March

Coronavirus: Monocle’s editor in chief Tyler Brûlé, virologist Chris Smith and political analyst Lance Price have the latest. Plus: municipal elections in France, Markus Hippi reviews the papers and how we’ll help to provide a few distractions if you have to self-isolate.

Monday 16 March

Virologist Chris Smith has the latest on the coronavirus outbreak. Plus: Germany's far-right AFD party is placed under surveillance, an interview with the author Christina Lamb, and Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the US music charts.

Friday 13 March

Coronavirus: we have the latest as Donald Trump imposes a travel ban from Europe to the US. Plus: Putin’s power grab in Russia, news from South America with Monocle’s Lucinda Elliott and a look at Melbourne Design Week.

Thursday 12 March

Can Joe Biden become the 46th president of the US? Plus: Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, plays peacemaker in Libya, the latest headlines from the Balkans and Monocle's Robert Bound on Andy Warhol's enduring appeal.

Wednesday 11 March

We've got the latest as the US begins withdrawing troops from Afghanistan. Plus: Italy's emergency measures to combat coronavirus, the day's business headlines and Monocle's tech guru, David Phelan, brings his best gadgets into Midori House.

Tuesday 10 March

Flight MH17: the latest as the trial opens in Amsterdam. Plus: former presidential candidate Kamala Harris endorses Joe Biden, business headlines from Bloomberg and Iceland’s relationship with the Eurovision Song Contest.

Monday 9 March

Why are there no women left in the US presidential race? Plus: Australian army officer turned US counterinsurgency advisor David Kilcullen on his new book, the week’s quirkier stories and the best of Lithuanian pop.

Friday 6 March

We examine the legacy of the UN’s Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, who has died at the age of 100. Plus: Israel’s inconclusive election, contingency plans for Tokyo 2020 and journalist Helen Lewis on her book ‘Difficult Women’.

Thursday 5 March

Monocle’s team ponders whether Joe Biden can become the next president of the US. Plus: the media’s coverage of coronavirus, the latest business headlines from Bloomberg and why St Petersburg has been miscalculating its population.

Wednesday 4 March

Benjamin Netanyahu claims victory in Israel, Germany’s politicians promise to tackle far-right extremism, a key day in the US presidential race and Monocle’s Eurovision expert plays some of his favourite entries.

Tuesday 3 March

What to expect from UK-EU trade talks; Monocle reports from the US campaign trail; the headline stories in Latin America and why Muscovites are unhappy about a Soviet courthouse being turned into a perfumery.

Monday 2 March

Are Turkey and Syria edging closer to a full-blown military conflict? Plus: the warming of relations between two of Europe’s greatest foes, a roundup of the week’s weirdest stories and Ethiopia’s music charts.

Friday 28 February

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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