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Monocle’s global-affairs show with Andrew Mueller. Expert guests, in-depth analysis, and sharp commentary on major geopolitical issues.
Latest Episodes
Is diplomacy in crisis?
Budgets are being cut, negotiation doesn’t always work and the UN is hamstrung. How can we fix it and drag diplomacy into the 21st century? We sit down with Tom Fletcher, former UK ambassador to Lebanon, and Alex Oliver, director of the Polling Programme at the Lowy Institute.
Explainer 23: Do vice-presidential candidates matter?
Later this month, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will choose their vice-presidential candidates. Their pros and cons will be endlessly debated but do voters really care who’s riding pillion?
London and Montréal: what lessons can Quebec teach post-Brexit Britain?
This is the tale of two cities: each is global, diverse and has a thriving economy but is part of a nation that faces a grave constitutional dilemma. A week after the UK’s decision to leave the EU, we compare the state of London to that of Montréal 30 years…
Explainer 22: Can a referendum result be overturned?
As the UK wakes up to the consequences of leaving the European Union, we look at the chances of last week’s referendum result being overturned.
Can the UK stay united after Brexit?
We speak to three senior UK politicians about the implications of Brexit, ask whether Scotland will demand a fresh referendum and examine what this means for Northern Ireland and the peace deal. Steve Bloomfield interviews former Europe minister Peter Hain, former Government minister Vince Cable and former foreign secretary Malcolm…
Explainer 21: Africa’s democracy problem
Africa is a continent of 54 nations, the vast majority of which could be considered democratic on paper. And yet in the past year Rwanda’s Paul Kagame, Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza and Congo-Brazzaville’s Denis Sassou Nguesso have all changed their constitutions to allow themselves a third term. What’s the story?
Please don’t go! Europe’s plea to the UK
The UK may be about to leave the European Union but Europe certainly doesn’t want it to go; from Finland to Greece, from left to right, there is overwhelming support across the continent for the UK to remain. Why does Europe feel its union is stronger with the UK in…
Explainer 20: Would Brexit lead to an EU break-up?
Next week UK voters will decide whether or not their country will remain in the European Union. But the vote has consequences for the rest of Europe too. After Brexit, should we be prepared for Frexit, Nexit or Finexit?
Brexit: in or out?
Ahead of this month’s referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, we speak to two politicians on either side of the divide. Douglas Carswell, the sole member of parliament for the anti-EU UK Independence Party, and Vince Cable, former business secretary and Liberal Democrat MP, state their cases to…
How to lose an election with grace
We tend to associate great speeches with moments of triumph or the heat of battle. Yet some of the finest and most impassioned political speeches have been made by losers.
