Podcast Episodes

Charlie Kirk shooting and Israel strike the Houthis

Conservative activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk is killed. Israel hits Houthis in Yemen, Poland closes its border with Belarus and protesters take to the streets in France. Plus: what counts as mod…

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Israel strikes Qatar and Russia violates Poland’s airspace

Israel strikes Hamas targets in Qatar, risking a widening conflict. Plus: Russian drones are shot down in Poland’s airspace, Lachlan Murdoch secures the top job, ensuring an ongoing conservative tilt…

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Macron’s government is plunged into crisis once more

As France’s government falls apart, Monocle’s Paris bureau chief joins us to discuss what comes next. 

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Who will be Japan’s new prime minister? Plus: Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Barcelona

Who will lead Japan’s increasingly tumultuous political scene after Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation? Plus: Argentina’s local elections and Monocle goes to Barcelona.

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Trump’s deadline for Putin is up – will anything change? Plus: the life and legacy of Giorgio Armani

Another Trump deadline for Russia to end its war in Ukraine passes. What’s he waiting for? Then: the UAE issues a rare, stark warning to Israel. Plus: Giorgio Armani’s impact on the fashion industry.…

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Is diplomacy failing Ukraine and is Thailand music’s Tomorrowland?

Former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul evidences fault lines in diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Plus: Thailand courts the music industry and snags hosting Tomorrowland. And: what…

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India’s Modi embraces Xi and Putin after being iced out by Trump

 India’s Modi meets with presidents Xi and Putin in Shanghai, marking a new partnership. Has Trump’s attempt to force India’s hand backfired? Plus: a flip through the French papers and Seoul’s first …

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The international response to the Afghanistan earthquake

As hundreds of people are reported killed by an earthquake in Afghanistan, we examine how the humanitarian response will play out against the country’s politics. 

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What does China’s president, Xi Jinping, hope to gain from the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit?

As the annual Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit is to start today, all eyes are on what a rapprochement between China and India will mean for Donald Trump.

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What does the future look like for Argentina’s Javier Milei?

Argentina’s midterm elections are set for October. But will a corruption scandal involving president Milei knock him off course? Then: EU defence ministers gather amid more deadly attacks on Ukraine.…

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