Discussing US politics now requires a neck brace and fistfuls of paracetamol (or tequila - tune in to learn why). Great to be in the studio with Alex von Tunzelmann and huge thanks to Christopher Cermak and the Monocle Radio team for the invite.

Prosecutor v felon for the next 104 days. 🍿🔥 Thanks to Georgina Godwin Vincent McAviney and Christopher Cermak for the studio invite.

From the The New York Times and the Department of I Love Europe: How easy is it to install DIY solar panels in Germany, you ask?

Momentum changes quickly in US politics; keep a neck-brace nearby. Very pleased to have made my debut on bbcrussian with comments to Grigor Atanesian on the Trump-Harris rivalry and the ebb and flow of energy in the campaign. bbc.com/russian/articl…

What a joy to see Alison Taylor’s outstanding book, Higher Ground, on the Financial Times’s long list for Business Book of the Year. They call the book “eye-opening” and “essential” and they’re right. Rock on, short list. Brava, Alison! on.ft.com/4cuCPpW

A robust update on the state of play of sanctions against Russia. Spoiler alert: it's not going well, though long-term forecasts on the viability of the Russian economic vary widely. economist.com/europe/2024/08…

Thanks to Andrew Mueller for the book plug and to Hassan Anderson and Gunnar Gronlid for the studio invite. Great to see Marta Lorimer or @mlorimer in other places again. And more Swiss trains, please.

… and there has never been a more important time to read it. Support The Moscow Times with your eyeballs and your wallets.

Monocle’s midday The Briefing is a lot like having a healthy lunch. It feels good and is good for you. Tune in for peak daytime nutrition. Thanks to Georgina Godwin and Tom Webb for the studio invite.

Eclectic Saturday: from lush orchestrations to livid politicians and their on-air rants. Grab your cup of caffeine and tune in. Georgina Godwin in the chair; Mariella Bevan behind the glass. Grateful to be in the guest’s chair today. 🎙️📻📡

Somebody please help me get “Wonderwall” out of my head.

👀 at you Hackney Council

Unilever vacates the hellish departures hall that is the Russian exit process. More on these procedures, and the entire saga of int'l business in Russia, in the forthcoming Zero Sum, in bookstores soon from Hurst Publishers. amzn.eu/d/4iwn8MZ #Russia #business #sanctions

The president can’t always act unilaterally in lifting sanctions. Some will require Congressional action. But people are asking about lifting sanctions even before the underlying issues that triggered them are resolved.

Last week I heard кринджовый for the first time and it nearly knocked me out. Last night I heard чилловый for the first time and I am still recovering. Guess I need to get out more.

🚨Professional update alert 🚨 Not enough room in a tweet, so please have a look a LinkedIn. TL;DR, when my book leave from Control Risks ends, I will jump with both feet even deeper into book world. More on that soon. For now, nothing but gratitude. linkedin.com/posts/charlesh…

Much like the Super Bowl and the Oscars, I’m so glad I’ll be sleeping through the debate in Philadelphia tonight. Wake me when it’s over.

I can’t wait to read this book and look forward to it arriving into my postbox in just a few days.

Time to move to Italy. Listen in, and you'll understand why (as if you needed another reason). Thanks as ever to Georgina Godwin in the driver's seat and Mariella Bevan behind the glass. Also, a real pleasure to meet Kate Kruimink.