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Weekday global news and analysis. A guest panel reviews Europe’s stories, tracks American developments, and welcomes Asia’s early risers. Reports from Monocle’s correspondents worldwide.
Latest Episodes
Does Iran still have nuclear capabilities? And: the problem of litigating intelligence in public
How can we trust intelligence when it becomes a political football? US intelligence officials and politicians spar while the reality remains obscured: does Iran still have nuclear capability?
Live from Paris: Why France won’t move again when it comes to pensions
France’s efforts to reform its pension scheme remain at a standstill.
Live from Paris: US claims ‘historically successful’ strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
The US claims successful strikes as Iran’s supreme leader says that the US ‘failed to achieve anything significant’.
Live from Paris: Why Turkey is breathing a sigh of relief over the tentative Israel-Iran ceasefire
Istanbul’s view of the tentative ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
Live from Paris: Macron and Merz herald a united Europe as Nato’s summit opens in The Hague
Emmanuel Macron heralds a united Europe and why China’s competitive eating is becoming a challenge.
Live from Paris: Emmanuel Macron appeals for restraint in the Middle East
Is anyone listening as Emmanuel Macron appeals for restraint in the Middle East? And: France braces itself for a heatwave.
Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey: The best cities for everything from housing and mobility to conviviality
Live from Zürich: We’ve refreshed our annual Quality of Life Survey: rather than a top 20 we explore the cities doing what they do best, from health and mobility to housing and conviviality.
Will he or won’t he? Trump mulls joining Israel’s strikes on Iran
Live from Zürich: our panellists Gorana Grgić and Gabe Bullard discuss whether the US will join Israel in attacking Iran, and how Trump’s base feels about the US on war footing.
What does neutrality really bring Switzerland?
Live from Zürich: Benno Zogg, Juliet Linley and Mark Dittli discuss Swiss neutrality, meditation and where to buy your Alpine home.
The G7: Pageantry in Canada; will China and Russia get invites next year?
Panellists Marcus Schögel and Nico Luchsinger discuss what host nation, Canada, and setting, Kananaskis, get out of hosting a G7 summit. Plus: will China and Russia get an invite next year?
