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
Russia’s conscription and Houthis claim drone attack on Tel Aviv
Russia’s new law exempting defendants from criminal liability if they join the army, the Iran-backed Houthi militia carry out a drone attack on Tel Aviv and the lives of children on Ukraine’s frontline. Plus: we dive into protest architecture.
Is Iran ready for war with Israel?
How close are the Middle East’s two greatest foes to all-out conflict? Then: German chancellor Olaf Scholz and French president Emmanuel Macron meet in Berlin, Singapore’s former transport minister is on trial and we get an update on Hurricane Helene. Plus: a visit to Christie’s Asia flagship and there’s a…
The morning after: Iran escalation and US vice-presidential debate
We get the latest from Iran and the US after a long night of activity. Plus: a look at Marine le Pen’s embezzlement trial, the latest design news and a hunt for the oldest DNA.
Czech coalition crisis and Paris Fashion Week
The latest from Lebanon, Czechia’s coalition crisis, the Mozambican soldiers operating out of Total Energies’ natural gas plant, why sex has returned to cinema and news from the world of architecture. Plus: we report from Paris Fashion Week.
Hassan Nasrallah’s killing and Mexico’s leadership change
Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, was killed in a huge Israeli air attack on Beirut. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says that the assassination will change the balance of power in the region. What happens next? Also in the programme: Mexico bids farewell to Andrés Manuel López Obrador and…
Netanyahu dismisses international calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon
As international calls grow louder for a three-week ceasefire in Lebanon, Allison Kaplan Sommer joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the likelihood of a pause in fighting. Plus: Monocle’s Christopher Cermak looks ahead to the Austrian elections and Karen Krizanovich joins us for the latest in the world of film. …
Ukraine, Lebanon and UNGA
As Zelensky addresses the 79th UNGA and world leaders react to the crisis in Lebanon, Burcu Ozcelik and Marion Messmer join Georgina Godwin to discuss what the General Assembly can hope to achieve. Plus: Monocle’s Laura Kramer climbs aboard to give us the run-down on the InnoTrans trade fair and…
Biden’s last address as US president and Boeing’s ‘final offer’ over pay
Joe Biden delivers his final address as US president on “how the world should come together”; attacks across the border between Lebanon and Israel escalate; and why union leaders at Boeing have rejected a “best and final offer”. Plus: we have the latest on the US election and headlines from…
Zelensky’s victory pitch and Taiwanese drones
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky and other leaders make their case in New York and Washington; the US helps Taiwan make China-proof drones; why the Swiss object to biodiversity; and Australia’s supermarket scandal. Plus: the curator of Dundee Design Week.
UNGA and the Middle East crisis
As world leaders flock to New York this week for the 79th UN General Assembly, Emma Nelson talks to Julie Norman and Mark Lowcock to discuss how the crisis in the Middle East will affect the proceedings. Plus: we find out what the election results might mean for Sri Lanka’s…