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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
Ukraine’s long game
As thousands more Russian civilians are evacuated from the border region of Kursk, we examine the ways in which Ukraine hopes to capitalise on its shock success to try to win the war. Plus:…
Ceasefire hopes fade
Ahead of tomorrow’s scheduled truce talks in Doha, we discuss the hopes, if any, of achieving a ceasefire in Gaza. Plus: how deaths in record heat are changing Europe and why Melbourne is banning…
Ukraine piles pressure on Putin
As Ukraine’s extraordinary incursion into Russian territory continues, we consider its implications. Plus: the latest developments in the US presidential race, an Anglo-Italian plan to overhaul Europe’s police force and Hong Kong’s cabbies launch…
Escalating conflict in the Middle East and Europe
As Ukraine continues its surprise offensive inside Russian territory, the US is accelerating its military deployment to the Middle East amid reports that Iran might attack Israel within days. Our expert panel considers what…
What awaits Emmanuel Macron on the other side of the Olympics?
With the Olympics concluding this weekend, can Emmanuel Macron leverage the favourable glow of the Games to shift France’s political landscape? We discuss what’s next for the country’s divided parliament and whether it can…
US Olympians Regan Smith and Rowdy Gaines on a winning mentality
Regan Smith and Rowdy Gaines, two multiple medallists in Olympic swimming, pop by Maison Allianz to discuss what it takes to take home gold at the Games and dealing with losses. Plus: We meet…
Are the Games helping or hurting France’s hospitality sector?
Journalist Marie-Pierre Lannelongue and hotelier Éric Dardé discuss how Paris’s hospitality sector is faring during the Games and France’s changing tastes for spicy food. Then: we explore how the country’s traditional savoir-faire can be…
Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as her running mate
Ana Radelat, Washington correspondent for ‘MinnPost’, discusses the latest as Kamala Harris picks Minnesota governor Tim Walz to be her vice-presidential running mate. Plus: musician Claude stops by Maison Allianz to discuss Francophone pop,…
Rebeca Andrade wins gold and Kamala Harris and JD Vance head to Pennsylvania
As Kamala Harris and JD Vance prepare for separate rallies in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, we discuss the appeal of the state’s governor as the Democrats’ potential VP pick. Then: we discuss how the Games…
The US-Germany prisoner swap with Russia and Olympic anthems
Thomas Chatterton Williams and Pierre Siankowski discuss the biggest prisoner exchange between the US, Germany and Russia since the Cold War, as well as the highs and lows of Olympic anthems. Plus: we check…
