The Monocle Daily
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 Putin want peace with Ukraine?
As Washington and Moscow confirm that private talks about a potential ceasefire in Ukraine will go ahead later this week, we discuss the reaction from Europe. Elsewhere, we ask about Voice of America, as…
Germany’s big spending plans and the joys of department stores
We get an update on a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan to end a decades-long conflict before we turn to Germany’s historic agreement on defence spending, a wrap-up of Mipim, the joys of…
What does Russia want – and what will the US give?
Vladimir Putin agrees in principle to a Ukraine ceasefire. We speak with Charles Hecker about how the US will respond. Then: panellists John Everard and Carole Walker discuss what Russia wants, how to fight…
Will Russia sign the US-brokered ceasefire deal?
Now that Ukraine has agreed to a 30-day ceasefire proposal put forward by the US, will Russia follow suit? Also in the programme: the EU’s plan to send rejected asylum seekers to deportation centres…
Shifting allegiances, from the Middle East to China
Leila Molana-Allen and Robin Brant consider how country allegiances have shifted in this uncertain era of geopolitics, covering everything from Gaza and Ukraine talks to this week’s Russia-China-Iran military exercises to a new trade…
Changing tone and tactics
Mark Carney has come out swinging against Donald Trump since being elected leader of Canada’s Liberal Party – will the aggressive approach work? Our panellists Nina dos Santos and Caroline Frost discuss the tone…
Trump delays tariffs on Mexico and the UK’s not-so-secret soft-power weapon
We get the latest from Andrew Thompson following Donald Trump’s decision to delay tariffs on many products from Mexico. Also in the programme, Grace Charlton provides highlights from Paris Fashion Week and Nic Monisse…
The future of US soft power
Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania’s former foreign affairs minister, joins Lynne O’Donnell and Josh Fehnert to discuss how US soft power will transform under Donald Trump. Then: how the media should cover shifting geopolitical dynamics. Plus:…
Can a ‘coalition of the willing’ replace the US?
Tessa Szyszkowitz and Robin Lustig join us in Midori House to assess the past 72 hours as Keir Starmer takes centre stage and Donald Trump continues his row with Volodymyr Zelensky. What happens next?…
European defence, ‘Leigh Bowery!’ takes the Tate Modern and pearls are back
On this all in-house edition of ‘The Monocle Daily’, we’ll hear from our editors about what tools European countries will use to arm themselves as the US retreats from the continent, the vibrant and…
