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Weekday global news and analysis. A guest panel reviews Europe’s stories, tracks American developments, and welcomes Asia’s early risers. Reports from Monocle’s correspondents worldwide.
Latest Episodes
Refuelling in southern France: Firefighters make progress but bigger challenges remain
Thomas Waterhouse joins us from Lacanau, where French water bombers are refilling from a nearby lake to fight the fires. Our panel of Ash Bhardwaj and Zoë Grünewald assess the fallout for tourism and politics.
Broken norms: Are leaders less shy about backing other countries’ candidates?
Antônio Sampaio and Marion Messmer discuss Argentine president Javier Milei’s direct intervention in Brazil’s elections, endorsing Flávio Bolsonaro and calling President Lula a “convict” and “delinquent”. Has it become the norm for politicians to intervene across borders?
The conflicts in Ukraine and Iran converge. Plus: What to make of political leaders’ attire?
Regional conflicts in Ukraine and Iran intersect as Kyiv hits a ship from Tehran in the Caspian Sea. Could the wars become global? Then: Can we learn from political leaders’ sartorial decisions – or are we too buttoned up?
Is controlling the sun the brightest idea?
Tira Shubart and Andrew Mueller discuss the plans to reflect the sun’s rays in a way to capitalise on solar energy. What could possibly go wrong for life on Earth? Plus: a light round-up of the week’s events.
The costs of war for the US and who will foot Pakistan’s mediation bill?
Charles Hecker and Patti Cohen explore the effects Yemen’s Houthis could have on global shipping, how much the Iran war will cost the US, whether Pakistan will get compensation for its mediation efforts and how a new round of EU sanctions will impact Russia.
The message that a US deal allowing Saudi nuclear enrichment sends to the world
Hannah Lucinda Smith and Erin O’Halloran assess the global impact of a US agreement to build out Saudi Arabia’s nuclear energy programme. Plus: why Japan’s prime minister was pleased to get five hours of sleep over the weekend. And Guy De Launey reports on a Balkan conspiracy.
What UK prime minister Andy Burnham’s new cabinet tells us and the French far right shuns Elon Musk
Andy Burnham’s cabinet sit down for their first meeting: what can we learn from their early policy positions? Then: why is the French far right bucking the tech-bro trend and shunning Elon Musk? Plus: Chengdu’s West Village.
Andy Burnham takes charge in the UK – but does changing leaders midterm ever work?
Alex von Tunzelmann and Justin Quirk on the chances of Andy Burnham succeeding where Sir Keir Starmer could not. Plus: Farnborough International Airshow opens and an interview with Jack Watling, author of new book Statecraft.
Vladimir Putin’s approval rating plummets and protests continue in Ukraine
Monocle writer Julia Jenne looks at the consequences of the cabinet reshuffle in Kyiv and why Vladimir Putin’s popularity is dropping in Russia. Then: Andrew Mueller and Robert Bound test each other’s news knowledge in our weekly quiz. And: we hear from Italo disco revivalists Mind Enterprises.
Change at the top in Ukraine and the 10-year anniversary of Turkey’s failed coup
The Ukrainian president’s decision to dismiss popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has sparked anger. Then: Ten years after a failed coup, what’s next for Turkey? And: China bans chatbots built for companionship.
