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Latest Episodes
Germany’s AfD ruling and the Aukus submarine deal
Germany rules on whether the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party should be designated as a suspected extremist organisation. Sudha David-Wilp, director of the German Marshall Fund’s Berlin office, gives us the latest. Meanwhile, we ask: is the Aukus submarine deal on the brink of collapse, following the US navy’s decision to cut submarine budgets? Plus: a…
Sipri’s report on global weapons sales and Mipim 2024
Siemon Wezeman, senior researcher with the Sipri Arms and Military Expenditure Programme, tells us about the think tank’s latest report on global weapons sales. Plus: Joe Biden hosts Poland’s president and prime minister in Washington, Mipim kicks off in Cannes and a special interview with director Brian Knappenberger about his…
Portugal’s elections and the 96th Academy Awards
We get the latest results from Portugal’s elections and ask what’s next for the nation’s government as the far-right gains ground. Plus: we discuss the likelihood of a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza before Ramadan, get the headlines from the Balkans and find out who wins big at the 2024…
Joe Biden’s State of the Union address and David Cameron’s visit to Berlin
We review Joe Biden’s final State of the Union address before the US presidential election in November. Plus: Latvia becomes the first EU country to ban agricultural products from Russia and Belarus, the latest on the ongoing Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks and David Cameron’s trip to Berlin.
EPP Summit and Venezuela sets its presidential-election date
The latest developments from the European People’s Party Congress in Bucharest with Nina dos Santos. Plus: can Venezuela’s opposition navigate the presidential election’s tight deadlines? Adam Hancock reports from Kuala Lumpur ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Olaf Scholz’s hesitancy on Ukraine and US sanctions on Emmerson Mnangagwa
Following Germany’s embarrassing military leak, we discuss the country’s policy on the war in Ukraine. Plus: we give you the latest on the US’s decision to impose fresh sanctions on Zimbabwe’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, and Monocle’s Tom Edwards checks in from the Sustainable Cities in Action Forum in Dubai.
Super Tuesday
Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, checks in ahead of the biggest presidential primary election day, as Donald Trump looks set to win the ballot. Plus, South Korea makes good on its legal threats against striking doctors, China’s premier refuses to speak to the global press, and the second instalment of…
Giorgia Meloni meets with Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau
We discuss the latest on the Israel-Hamas war and Giorgia Meloni’s North America trip. Plus: Lynne O’Donnell on the Taliban’s plan to build a cricket stadium, France’s historic abortion vote and architecture news.
Alexei Navalny’s funeral and Biden and Trump visit the Texas-Mexico border
Russia analyst Stephen Dalziel discusses the atmosphere surrounding Alexey Navalny’s funeral in Moscow and the future of the opposition movement in Russia. Plus: the latest on Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s visits to two Texas-Mexico border cities, film news and a special interview with two-time Academy Award-winner Hans Zimmer.
What unites Ukraine and the Western Balkans?
We get the latest from a Western Balkans summit that includes Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. Then: the latest battle for Pacific Island influence between the US and China, what Japan can do about its record-low birth rate and how Christian nationalism is rising in the US. Plus: technology news with David Phelan and…
