
The Monocle Daily
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

The UK and France reach historic nuclear-cooperation deal – and other agreements
Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer reached a series of deals on nuclear cooperation, defence and migration. We analyse the negotiations that suggest there’s life yet in the Anglo-French relationship.

Will Gaza finally get a ceasefire – and can the US guarantee that it holds?
Israel and Hamas are reportedly nearing a ceasefire, with the Trump administration acting as a guarantor that Israel will stick to the terms. Yossi Mekelberg and Terry Stiastny discuss the details.

Does Donald Trump deserve a Nobel Peace Prize?
Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks continue following Netanyahu’s trip to Washington. Then: Ukraine and Russia’s neighbours withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty banning anti-personel landmines. Plus: Should the Swiss drink more wine?

Brics nations criticise Nato’s increased defence-spending target and Parisian swimmers return to the Seine
Brics nations blast Nato’s increasing defence-spending targets. Then: we explore the US’s expanding military facilities in Greece. Plus: swimmers return to the Seine for the first time in 100 years.

The ‘Monocle Mediterraneo’ newspaper kicks off the summer
Today’s in-house edition regales us with tales from the ‘Monocle Mediterraneo’ newspaper, including Corsica’s independence movement and a visit to the Greek island of Hydra.

Emmanuel Macron speaks with Vladimir Putin: should other European leaders follow suit?
We explore whether it’s time for European leaders to re-engage with Vladimir Putin in a bid to secure peace – or if Emmanuel Macon went out on a limb for no reason.

How does Trump decide which countries get trade deals and which get tariffs?
As a negotiating deadline nears, we ask why some countries (UK and China) have reached a trade deal with the Trump administration while others, such as Canada and Japan, have not.

A new EU-Ukraine trade deal, the end of USAID and Mark Carney’s first Canada Day as leader
Aliona Hlivco and James Rodgers on the Ukraine trade deal with the EU, the effect of USAID cuts and Danish women facing conscription by lottery. Plus: Mark Carney’s first Canada Day as prime minister.

Does Iran still have nuclear capabilities? And: the problem of litigating intelligence in public
How can we trust intelligence when it becomes a political football? US intelligence officials and politicians spar while the reality remains obscured: does Iran still have nuclear capability?

Live from Paris: Why France won’t move again when it comes to pensions
France’s efforts to reform its pension scheme remain at a standstill.