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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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Mark Rutte meets Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul:

Monocle’s Hannah Lucinda Smith on Mark Rutte’s visit to Istanbul to meet Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he seeks to woo support to become the next Nato chief. Also in the programme: Ed Stocker sits down with Lufthansa CEO Jens Ritter as the airline prepares to launch its new premium cabins known as Allegris. Plus: we discuss why the Indian city of Bengaluru is offering incentives for those who head to the polls and the latest news in film.

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3319	26 Apr 2024 58 min	Mark Rutte meets Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul Monocle’s Hannah Lucinda Smith on Mark Rutte’s visit to Istanbul to meet Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he seeks to woo support to become the next Nato chief. Also in the programme: Ed Stocker sits down with Lufthansa CEO Jens Ritter as the airline prepares to launch its new premium cabins known as Allegris. Plus: we discuss why the Indian city of Bengaluru is offering incentives for those who head to the polls and the latest news in film.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3318	25 Apr 2024 1 hour 4 min	Blinken in China; Haiti’s ongoing crisis; the rise of Latin music We discuss the state of relations between the world’s two most powerful countries as US secretary of state Antony Blinken visits China. Plus: the current humanitarian situation in Gaza, the UN warns that the crisis in Haiti is “catastrophic” and Spanish-language music sweeps global charts.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3317	24 Apr 2024 59 min	Poland flexes its diplomatic muscles As Nato’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, and the UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, visit Warsaw, we examine the role that Poland plays in the diplomatic field. Then: Donald Trump’s criminal trial; Taiwan wants to remove statues of Chinese dictator Chiang Kai-shek; and an exploration of the future of ticket resale with the managing director of Viagogo. Plus: aviation news and a lost Klimt painting is auctioned.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3316	23 Apr 2024 58 min	Global military spending reaches an all-time high Paul Rogers of OpenDemocracy explains why global defence expenditure is at its highest level since records began. Elsewhere, Monocle’s Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith, tells us about Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Iraq, the Maldives shifts its allegiance from India to China and we ask why the US is withdrawing troops from Niger. Plus: art and culture news.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3315	22 Apr 2024 58 min	Middle East tensions and the future of the US-Ukraine relationship Monocle’s Middle East correspondent Leila Molana-Allen discusses the latest on tensions in the region. Also in the programme: Ukrainian MP Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze on the relationship between Washington and Kyiv following the US House of Representatives’ vote on military aid for Ukraine. Plus: a flip through the papers, Balkans news and an interview with Romanian artist Serban Savu.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3314	19 Apr 2024 58 min	Israel’s airstrikes on Iran: what happens next? Israel carries out airstrikes on Iran, with explosions heard in the city of Isfahan. How will Tehran respond? Meanwhile, the US votes on aid for Ukraine, which Kyiv says could make the difference between victory and defeat. Plus, a flick through the papers, music news and a report from Salone del Mobile.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3313	18 Apr 2024 58 min	The future of the EU according to the Enrico Letta report We discuss what the future of the EU might look like following a report by former Italian prime minister, Enrico Letta. Also in the programme: Oscar Guardiola-Rivera on the importance of Brazil president Lula’s visit to Bogotá and Fiona O’Brien from Reporters without Borders explains the threats to Iranian journalists globally. Plus: we ask why the UAE is so unprepared for flooding and speak to architect Matteo Corbellini at Salone del Mobile.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3312	17 Apr 2024 58 min	G7 foreign ministers meet in Capri The foreign ministers of the G7 nations touch down in Capri to discuss the crisis in the Middle East and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Then: Georgia’s controversial bill on ‘foreign influence’ and a look at the debate around South Africa’s National Health Insurance. Plus: newspapers, television news, 100 days to go before the Olympic Games and we speak with luxury home-appliance manufacturer Gaggenau.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3311	16 Apr 2024 58 min	Trump’s historic day in criminal court and Salone del Mobile starts We discuss rising tensions in the Middle East amid fears of an Israeli military response to Iran’s weekend attacks. We also have the latest on Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial, Croatia’s parliamentary elections and Monocle’s team in Milan checks in from the first day of the 62nd edition of Salone del Mobile. Plus: a special interview with the former Commanding General of US Army Europe, Ben Hodges, on the laws of engagement in Ukraine, Gaza and beyond.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3310	15 Apr 2024 58 min	Iran launches missile strikes in Israel and the Thailand-Myanmar border crisis The latest on the conflict in the Middle East following Iran’s reprisal attack on Israel. Then: after days of clashes, we discuss the unrest at the Thailand-Myanmar border. Plus: the implications of Senegal’s new presidency for regional dynamics and fashion news.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3309	12 Apr 2024 58 min	The sentencing of Vietnamese billionaire and fraudster Truong My Lan Bill Hayton discusses the sentence against Vietnamese billionaire and fraudster Truong My Lan. Also in the programme: Belarus president Aleksandr Lukashenko’s visit to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin. Plus: highlights from the Watches & Wonders trade fair in Geneva and the latest news in the world of transport.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3308	11 Apr 2024 58 min	Will Iran retaliate against Israel? We discuss the likelihood of a retaliation against Israel by Iran with Lizzie Porter and Bill Law. Also in the programme: we learn the outcome of South Korea’s parliamentary elections with Joon Ha and check in with Andrew Mueller at the Delphi Economic Forum. Plus” we hear why Pacific island leaders are granting whales and dolphins “legal person” status.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3307	10 Apr 2024 58 min	Prime Minister Kishida’s visit to the US and the International Booker Prize 2024 We take the temperature of US-Japan relations as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits President Biden in Washington DC. Also on the programme: Ankara based journalist Victoria Craig on why Turkey is halting exports to Israel and Stephen Dalziel explains a new form of protest using saucepans by The Way Home group of military wives and mothers in Russia. Plus: the shortlist for this year’s International Booker Prize.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3306	9 Apr 2024 58 min	Mexico’s diplomatic rift with Ecuador and Zimbabwe’s new currency With seven months to go until the US election, we discuss how things are shaping up as the old foes try new tactics. Plus: Mexico’s diplomatic rift with Ecuador, Zimbabwe’s new currency and Thailand’s response to unrest in Myanmar.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3305	8 Apr 2024 58 min	Israel’s isolation grows six months into war against Hamas in Gaza Six months into the conflict in Gaza, an absence of a clear resolution to a conflict that is increasingly isolating Israel remains. Then: Russia makes moves to overrun Ukrainian defences before more Western aid arrives, we ask whether China will use artificial intelligence to disrupt elections in the US, South Korea and India, and we take a look inside Oneworld’s first dedicated lounge in Europe. Plus: a global and Swiss paper review.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play

Affairs / Podcast

The Globalist

Latest episode

Latest episodes

Mark Rutte meets Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul

Blinken in China; Haiti’s ongoing crisis; the rise of Latin music

Poland flexes its diplomatic muscles

Global military spending reaches an all-time high

Middle East tensions and the future of the US-Ukraine relationship

Israel’s airstrikes on Iran: what happens next?

The future of the EU according to the Enrico Letta report

G7 foreign ministers meet in Capri

Trump’s historic day in criminal court and Salone del Mobile starts

Iran launches missile strikes in Israel and the Thailand-Myanmar border crisis

The sentencing of Vietnamese billionaire and fraudster Truong My Lan

Will Iran retaliate against Israel?

Prime Minister Kishida’s visit to the US and the International Booker Prize 2024

Mexico’s diplomatic rift with Ecuador and Zimbabwe’s new currency

Israel’s isolation grows six months into war against Hamas in Gaza