21 July 2017

Chinese navy ships enter the Baltic sea for the first time and tensions escalate in German-Turkish relations. Plus: why are parts of Estonia going to get a bit taller?

21 July 2017

We discuss the consequences for the frontline in Syria as US president Donald Trump decides to end the CIA’s clandestine programme providing weapons to rebel groups. Plus: why is the UK threatening to return nuclear waste…

20 July 2017

Poland's government is cracking down on the independence of the country’s judiciary – will the EU intervene? Plus: how the US Republican party will feel John McCain’s absence and how Canada might fill the chair of the…

20 July 2017

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20 July 2017

We analyse Poland’s strained relationship with the EU, look at what pay rates in the UK TV industry mean for gender equality, discuss the future of Iraq and learn why China and the US can’t agree on trade.

20 July 2017

We have another listen to our discussion with the Canadian journalist, who visited one of the most diplomatically isolated nations on Earth: North Korea.Original air date: 5 June 2016

20 July 2017

We discuss the massive Nato military drills in eastern Europe and analyse the relationship between the rival Brexit negotiating teams. Plus: Monocle’s Culture editor Robert Bound tells us why hip-hop has become more popular…

20 July 2017

As the latest round of Brexit talks comes to a close, we unpack the developments of this week’s negotiations. Plus: we ask what the ‘rebel’ state of Malorossiya is all about, hear about Hong Kong’s book fair and take a peek…

19 July 2017

Why did it take two weeks for the world to find out about Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's additional meeting at the G20 summit? Plus: why Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is not a fan of the EU and Thursday’s Asian papers…

19 July 2017

Why did Trump and Putin hold a second meeting at the G20? Plus: a look at Montenegro’s trial of alleged coup plotters, the possible outcome of Rwanda’s forthcoming election and Gibraltar’s role in the forthcoming Brexit…

19 July 2017

After a drawn-out media spat, Radiohead played a concert in Israel this week. But why were people so against it – and what were they hoping to achieve?

19 July 2017

We ask why the head of France’s army has resigned and whether we should believe claims from the US that Iran is the world’s biggest supporter of terrorism. Plus: is it important to see an artwork in the flesh before buying…

19 July 2017

The day after the UK began the formal process of leaving the EU, the British government published details of something called the Repeal Bill. As its name suggests, the aim of the bill is to repeal the 1972 European Comm…

19 July 2017

We discuss the challenges of US diplomacy under Rex Tillerson, analyse human rights in Russia and Chechnya, and find out why Australian senators are quitting. Plus: we look at business news in Greece and the UK, and Bloo…

18 July 2017

How permanent can France’s state of emergency become and what could closer ties between China and Palestine look like? We also take a look at Wednesday’s Asian papers.