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Thursday 22 June
Jacob Parakilas, Martin Plaut and Monocle’s Tom Edwards ask whether the US Democrats are being weighed down by a branding problem and question why the EU is avoiding refugee issues at today’s summit. Plus: Zimbabwe’s leadership succession plan skips Robert Mugabe’s wife, how not to glamorise your military and Italy…
Wednesday 21 June
Michael Goldfarb joins Monocle’s Andrew Mueller and Fernando Augusto Pacheco to discuss the dwindling diplomatic options for dealing with North Korea. Plus: life after conflict for Colombia’s rebels, Argentina’s former president plans her comeback and why a favourite US brand of pancake syrup is facing growing pressure to review its…
Tuesday 20 June
Can London maintain its status as a tolerant and accepting city? Monocle editor Andrew Tuck seeks the insights of Daniella Peled and James Boys. Plus: the changing international dialogue over North Korea, the US and Palestine’s economy and what the White House broadcast ban on press briefings means for political…
Monday 19 June
We discuss a van attack in north London, which police are treating as a terrorist incident. Plus: the Kremlin’s threat to the US-led coalition in Syria, Donald Trump’s bizarre back-and-forth over the Russia investigation and the unintended consequences of the UK government’s deal with the controversial DUP.
Friday 16 June
Monocle’s Andrew Mueller, Carlota Rebelo, Chris Lord and Fernando Augusto Pacheco discuss the week’s news including: Emmanuel Macron’s remarkable new position in Europe, Turkey’s efforts to calm Qatar’s diplomatic disaster and why Brazil’s carnival is among the world’s events that ought to be protected.
Thursday 15 June
We ask how much the formal investigation of Donald Trump changes the tone of the ongoing saga. Plus: the Australian prime minister’s impersonation of the president, Japan’s controversial anti-terror law and a clash of private and public values sparks the resignation of a UK party leader.
Wednesday 14 June
We ask whether the French president’s suggestion of back-pedalling Brexit might be a real possibility. Plus: when former leaders offer advice, Qatar considers its vanishing diplomatic options and why leaders in “fun mode” is almost never a good idea.
Tuesday 13 June
Andrew Mueller joins Samira Shackle and Roger Boyes to discuss whether the UK’s prime minister can put the political circus at home behind her as she sits down for a meeting with the French president. Plus: how Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic refuse to accept refugee quotas, Megyn Kelly’s…
Monday 12 June
As the UK’s government descends into chaos, Jane Kinninmont and Tim Marshall join Monocle editor Andrew Tuck to discuss what might come next. Plus: how Donald Trump’s handling of James Comey is baiting fake-news enthusiasts – and will Puerto Rico be the next United State?
Friday 9 June
The only advice analysts could offer before the UK’s general election was to expect the unexpected. Andrew Mueller is joined by journalism professor James Rodgers and Robert Fox of the ‘London Evening Standard’ as the UK comes to terms with the extraordinary election result of a hung parliament.
