
The Globalist
Monocle’s essential weekday news show; expert analysis, business insights, and European front-page reviews. Anchored from London and Zürich at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET
Latest Episodes

Can South Africa keep its G20 presidency promises?
As the G20 finance ministers gather for a second day in Durban, we discuss whether or not the host country’s presidency has lived up to its pledges.

Ukraine’s leadership shake-up as Washington ramps up military support for Kyiv
Ukraine undergoes its most significant government reshuffle since the start of the war.

The race to attract international students and the best of Monocle’s ‘Mediterraneo’
Israel strikes Syria’s Druze city Suwayda overnight. New Zealand eyes international students spurned by the US and Australia. Plus: Monocle’s ‘Mediterraneo’ and the Emmy nominations.

US to deliver “top of the line” weapons to Ukraine
Donald Trump hosts Mark Rutte at the White House and announces a new weapons deal for Ukraine. We get the view from Kyiv.

Trump’s Ukraine U-Turn and the Moomins turn 80
We unpack the reasoning behind Trump’s change of heart on Ukraine. Then: we address Turkey’s cultural clampdown as streaming platform Spotify threatens to pull out of the nation. Plus: Finland’s Moomins turn 80.

Europe weighs Ukraine’s reconstruction and lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Global leaders meet in Rome to explore the reconstruction of Ukraine and its eventual accession to the EU. Then: lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portuguese art fairs and a pop star drops by.

Erdoğan’s crackdown on his political opponents intensifies
As Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s grip on his opposition tightens, we discuss the future of the country and why there are now calls for an early election.

More Trump tariffs, ASEAN foreign ministers meet and the race for icebreakers in the Arctic
Can the EU strike a trade agreement with the Trump administration? Israel’s ultra-orthodox jews are drafted to fight, ASEAN foreign ministers meet in Malaysia and the global race to build more icebreakers.

Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the UK, Japan’s emperor heads to Mongolia and Haute Couture Week
Emmanuel Macron visits the UK, while Japan’s emperor, Naruhito, is in Mongolia for a weeklong trip. Plus: Haute Couture Week in Paris, news from Ukraine and the UAE, and Speedos in summer.

Trump and Netanyahu meet in Washington. Plus: Paris honours the designer of its Métro with a museum
President Donald Trump and prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Washington to discuss Iran and Syria.