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5 June 2023

Ana Revenco, Moldova’s minister of internal affairs, joins us to discuss her country’s relationship with the EU and Nato, and what the future might hold. Also in the programme: Terry Stiastny and Somnath Batabyal on India’s…

5 June 2023

What’s behind the mass mobilisation in Poland? Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, meets with US president, Joe Biden, in Washington. Plus: the latest business news. 

5 June 2023

Journalist Maria Romanenko gives us the latest from Ukraine and we discuss the shifting power dynamics in the UAE. Plus: do you need to speak English to become Spain’s next leader? We also look at the stories dominating the…

4 June 2023

The best of Monocle Radio: this week we speak to pop singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor about her new album, ‘Hana’. Plus: the man behind a top high-income real estate company in Brazil and our emotional reactions to typography.

3 June 2023

With no end in sight to the bloody war in Ukraine, we ask what lessons can be drawn for parallel conflicts in Taiwan and Belarus. In a special episode recorded at the Globsec 2023 Bratislava Forum, Andrew Mueller speaks to…

2 June 2023

Brics ministers call for a rebalancing of the global order, India removes the periodic table and evolution from school textbooks, and every individual cigarette in Canada will soon carry a health warning. Plus: we speak to…

2 June 2023

A look at war-crime allegations and their impact on the reputation of Australia\'s defence forces. Also in the programme: is it a moment of reckoning for Norway after a damning report on how the nation has treated its…

2 June 2023

Asia’s top security meeting kicks off but China refuses to talk to the US on the sidelines. Plus: several media groups are banned from Opec’s production meeting this weekend; we check in on how Nigeria’s new president is…

1 June 2023

We assess some novel city plans and the obstacles that they have to overcome, from safer autonomous cars to dying downtown cores. We then look at what happens when the best features in a design phase are ignored once built…

1 June 2023

We ask if Ukraine could ever be part of Nato, with Rachel Cunliffe and Isabel Hilton. Plus: an Australian soldier loses a war crimes defamation case and Novak Djokovic attracts criticism for entangling sport and politics…

1 June 2023

More than 40 European leaders gather in Moldova near the Ukrainian border to show solidarity with both nations. Also in the programme: Anna Lührmann, Germany’s minister of state for Europe and the climate, on how Berlin has…

1 June 2023

Veteran political strategist Norm Sterzenbach unpacks Ron DeSantis’s 2024 launch. Plus: fears that Polish democracy is under threat, secret talks between Qatar and the Taliban, and award-winning author Leila Slimani talks…

31 May 2023

President Macron reaches out to eastern and central European allies in a speech at Globsec security forum. Plus: Pakistan is urged not to try civilians in military courts and the UK’s trade deal with Australia and New…

31 May 2023

The latest from Washington ahead of a crucial US debt-ceiling vote, the biggest discussion topics at the Globsec 2023 Bratislava Forum and a debate in Russia over whether valuable artworks belong to museums or the church…

31 May 2023

Russia analyst Mark Galeotti gives us the latest on the drone attacks in Moscow. Plus: a look ahead at Spain’s snap election, the business news and why flip phones are making a comeback.