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Hope, still

8 January 2010

Barack Obama may not yet have brought about as much change as promised, but he himself has certainly changed. He has learnt that he will have to fight dirty to get things done – and this means his first year in office can…

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Going places

23 September 2021

The surprise star of last year’s Democratic primaries, Pete Buttigieg was rewarded with a seat in Joe Biden’s cabinet with transport as his brief. Now the former mayor from Indiana hopes that fixing the creaking transit…

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Size matters

23 March 2023

The Boeing 747 inaugurated the age of the jumbo jet and democratised air travel. With its production now ended forever, what will take its place?

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At your service

23 February 2017

The US Public Broadcasting Service is one of the country’s most-trusted national institutions. From dogged reporting on everything from the election to antics in the White House, its flagship news programme is a beacon in…

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Anchor Man

17 March 2011

Lebanese journalist Hisham Melhem has been a correspondent for many of the Middle East’s largest newspapers and now presides over TV station Al Arabiya’s Washington bureau. He talks to Monocle about covering a winter of…

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First lady

15 August 2009

Bahraini Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo has broken the diplomatic mould by being a young Jewish woman representing an Arab country abroad. With her island nation’s proximity to Iran, relations with that country occupy much of her…

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Azteca camera

17 September 2008

To round off our series on the foreign media’s coverage of the US presidential campaigns, we talk to Armando Guzmán of Mexico’s TV Azteca about crossed wires and counter immigration.

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Tokyo story

17 August 2008

As part of our series on the foreign media coverage of the US presidential election, Aya Igarashi of ‘The Yomiuri Shimbun’ explains why Japan is worried about having a Democrat in the White House.

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Ari Shapiro

19 September 2019

He’s reported on Isis in Iraq and presidential elections and is now one of the most listened to news broadcasters. With a toastie in hand, he talks about foraging and trust.

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National treasure

16 November 2017

While its famous print brand goes boutique, National Geographic is betting on premium – from TV to events.

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School of Foreign Service

20 May 2016

Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service is where the world’s top dogs learn their tricks. With leading academics and powerful policy-makers, the institution – and its students – is nothing if not ambitious.

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Bridging the gulf

17 April 2008

Qatar’s Al-Jazeera Arabic news network has enjoyed as rocky a relationship with the US as the region from which it hails. Abderrahim Foukara, the station’s New York and Washington bureau chief and managing editor, is the…

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Pete Souza

20 April 2017

The former White House photographer on Barack Obama, presidential plates and high-class cuisine on Air Force One.

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Politically switched on: The legacy

14 May 2015

Why does political TV lack bite? How can it engage us? Look back at the golden age of American TV debates for the answers.

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Team player

14 April 2015

Despite his position as the president and COO of Ritz-Carlton, one of the world’s top hotel groups, Herve Humler’s ability to motivate all around him regardless of role is a modern-day inspiration.

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Ready to run: Julián Castro

12 April 2016

The Democrats’ poster boy on making a difference and shaking off his Latino label.