26 February 2021
Episode 2431
30 minutes
Former UK prime minister Tony Blair tells Monocle about the value of vaccine certificates. Plus: the US conducts airstrikes in Syria; India and China establish a hotline; and Andrew Mueller reflects on the past seven days.
26 February 2021
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