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Monocle’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards.

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Benjamin Netanyahu visits Hungary despite the ICC arrest warrant: Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is visiting Hungary this week, despite an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court over war crimes. How should Europe react to Viktor Orbán’s decision not to comply with the order? Also on the programme: we assess what role China wants to play in bringing the Ukraine-Russia war to an end, hear about the response of Bangkok’s governor to the recent earthquake and profile a new print title published by ‘The Kyiv Independent’. Plus: J-pop wants to follow K-pop and go global – but can it do it?

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3575	1 Apr 2025 58 min	Benjamin Netanyahu visits Hungary despite the ICC arrest warrant Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is visiting Hungary this week, despite an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court over war crimes. How should Europe react to Viktor Orbán’s decision not to comply with the order? Also on the programme: we assess what role China wants to play in bringing the Ukraine-Russia war to an end, hear about the response of Bangkok’s governor to the recent earthquake and profile a new print title published by ‘The Kyiv Independent’. Plus: J-pop wants to follow K-pop and go global – but can it do it?	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3574	31 Mar 2025 58 min	Turkish protests continue and the 2032 Brisbane Olympics bolts out of the blocks Protesters hit the streets in Turkey as president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s crackdown continues. Then: we hear the latest from Myanmar and about the game plan for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics. Plus: can the US really create a champagne industry?	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3573	28 Mar 2025 55 min	JD Vance in Greenland and a Polish-election preview Ahead of US vice president JD Vance’s visit to Greenland, Donald Trump says that the US will go “as far as it has to” to gain control of the territory. Then: all eyes on the rise of the far-right candidate in the Polish presidential election, we take a look at the grand reopening of a Brazilian cultural landmark, provide the latest fashion news and offer a glittering look at what’s next for the diamond industry.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3572	27 Mar 2025 58 min	Live from Paris: Macron hosts new Ukraine coalition summit Paris hosts a “Coalition of the Willing” summit to finalise security guarantees for Kyiv. Also in the programme: we have the papers from France, the state of Parisian nightlife, Art Basel Hong Kong begins and we explore the future of business education. Plus: we open the spring edition of ‘Konfekt’ magazine.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3571	26 Mar 2025 58 min	Out with the old: Germany’s new Bundestag Germany’s parliament has convened for the first time since February’s elections but the country is still waiting for a new governing coalition. Then: will former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro face trial? Plus: why a Cuban delegation is visiting Moscow, good news for Airbus and a posthumous exhibition by Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto in Tokyo.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3570	25 Mar 2025 58 min	Turkey protests and Bangkok Auto Salon 2025 The latest from Istanbul following a crackdown on protests against the arrest of the main opposition leader. Then: residents of Paris make a landmark decision that could transform how people move through the city’s historic streets. And: have a special report from Syria on its recovery and stability in a post-Assad era. Plus: We check in to Bangkok Auto Salon 2025 and speak to one of the winners of the Windham-Campbell Prize, Roy Williams.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3569	24 Mar 2025 59 min	Ukraine and Russia delegations in Riyadh and Canada’s snap election Teams from both Kyiv and Moscow are back in Saudi Arabia for separate talks with the US. Meanwhile, Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, calls a snap general election for a month’s time and Zürich narrowly approves a ban on digital advertising screens and most commercial adverts in public spaces. Plus: Greek tourism minister Olga Kefalogianni assures international travellers that Santorini is “fully prepared” to welcome visitors.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3568	21 Mar 2025 58 min	Europe’s peacekeeping plan for Ukraine and the IOC’s new president Europe’s response to the plan for peacekeepers in Ukraine and developments surrounding the potential ceasefire with Russia. Then: the International Olympic Committee votes in a new president and the South Pacific looks to welcome in the world’s latest country. Plus: what to expect when Art Basel returns to Hong Kong.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3567	20 Mar 2025 58 min	Trump and Zelensky speak: what comes next? As the US and Ukrainian presidents speak for the first time since their awkward meeting at the White House, we look at what progress can be made to end the war with Russia. Then: former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte awaits a hearing at the International Criminal Court, the mayor of Istanbul is arrested and we look at the power struggle between the US and China over the Panama Canal ports deal. Plus: could the new Starline rail project change European mobility? And we unpack the IFPI’s ‘Global Music Report 2025’.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3566	19 Mar 2025 58 min	Live from Paris: Macron heads to Berlin and the latest in Parisian design As our guests flock to 16 Rue Bachaumont for our first Paris-based broadcast of ‘The Globalist’, we’ll discuss the EU’s response to the call between Trump and Putin, Macron’s visit to Berlin, Printemps’ American debut and the latest in Parisian design.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3565	18 Mar 2025 1 hour 1 min	Can Trump and Putin’s call end the war? As Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin continue to negotiate a potential ceasefire in Ukraine over the phone, what concessions are on the table? Plus: why gemstones are a sparkling investment choice and is Switzerland’s neutrality waning?	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3564	17 Mar 2025 59 min	Trump vows to continue striking the Houthis As US strikes on Yemen continue, Julie Norman joins Emma Nelson to discuss why this plan might lead to further escalation. Plus, the latest conditions for a ceasefire from Russia, a flick through the international papers, design news and a look at why Bible sales are soaring in the UK.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3563	14 Mar 2025 58 min	Trump’s envoy in Moscow as Putin questions ceasefire As Russia unpicks the 30-day ceasefire proposal before Trump’s envoy arrives in Moscow, Nataliya Vasilyeva joins Georgina Godwin to discuss how the US and Ukraine might respond. Plus: fears of a new war in Ethiopia, a Netherlands car factory turns to drones, ‘What We Learned’ with Andrew Mueller and Monocle at Mipim.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3562	13 Mar 2025 58 min	Champagne and parmigiano brace for tariffs and disco in Paris As Trump threatens tariffs that could increase prices up to 50 per cent on European agriculture, how are producers of champagne, ‘parmigiano’ and ‘jamón’ preparing? Plus: we head to Cannes for the world’s premier property fair and to Paris for some disco.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3561	12 Mar 2025 59 min	Greenland votes and Oslo revamps retail An update from Ukraine before we ask, as independence and US threats loom, could this be Greenland’s most consequential election? After that we head behind the scenes of Paris Fashion Week and explore Oslo’s luxury-retail scene. Plus: has the global market sell-off eased – or just started?	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play

Affairs / Podcast

The Globalist

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Latest episodes

Benjamin Netanyahu visits Hungary despite the ICC arrest warrant

Turkish protests continue and the 2032 Brisbane Olympics bolts out of the blocks

JD Vance in Greenland and a Polish-election preview

Live from Paris: Macron hosts new Ukraine coalition summit

Out with the old: Germany’s new Bundestag

Turkey protests and Bangkok Auto Salon 2025

Ukraine and Russia delegations in Riyadh and Canada’s snap election

Europe’s peacekeeping plan for Ukraine and the IOC’s new president

Trump and Zelensky speak: what comes next?

Live from Paris: Macron heads to Berlin and the latest in Parisian design

Can Trump and Putin’s call end the war?

Trump vows to continue striking the Houthis

Trump’s envoy in Moscow as Putin questions ceasefire

Champagne and parmigiano brace for tariffs and disco in Paris

Greenland votes and Oslo revamps retail