The Monocle Daily

Sets the agenda in Asia and considers what’s been dominating the day in Europe and North America. The programme is sometimes co-hosted out of our Toronto and New York bureaux and features regular interviews with special guests both there and across the Americas, as well as experts and analysts at our studios in London.

Wednesday 18 October: 

As Russia and the US head towards a showdown at the UN over chemical weapons in Syria, we ask Kofi Annan’s former communications director what we should expect. Plus: Iraq invites BP back to its Kurdish oilfields, Québec bans headscarves and Google's big development on Toronto’s waterfront.

Monday 16 October: 

As the EU’s top diplomat heads to Washington to voice support for the Iran nuclear deal, we assess the likely outcome. Plus: Theresa May’s Brexit dinner, Qantas’s new non-stop route from Europe to Australia and Amazon's big-ticket lobbying on Capitol Hill.

Thursday 12 October: 

We ask why Germany needs the US, analyse the future of a Cold War-era arms treaty, discuss the UK’s far-right and find out why Donald Trump dislikes Unesco.

Tuesday 10 October: 

We discuss the prospects of Catalan independence and the future of Nafta. Plus: a profile of New York’s mayoral candidates, a check-in from the Frankfurt Book Fair and Stephen Bayley on why brands matter.

Friday 6 October: 

We discuss the uncertain future of Washington’s nuclear deal with Iran, look at the importance of the Nobel Peace Prize and analyse the post-election boom in US political books. Plus: a review of the Asian newspapers.

Wednesday 4 October: 

We ask whether a dispute over a sparsely populated archipelago in the Arctic Ocean could spark a war. Plus: Trump in Las Vegas, Google’s new phone and the Asian front pages.

Monday 2 October: 

Analysis of the worst mass shooting in recent American history. Plus: our man in Barcelona on Catalonia's independence ambitions, a primer on artistic freedom in Brazil and a tale of drone versus eagle in Australia.