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
The situation in Russia and Ukraine
With the Kremlin blaming the US for a Ukrainian attack on Crimea which used US-supplied missiles, we consider the risk of escalation. We also ask if Ukraine and Moldova can hope for EU membership…
Who wears short shorts?
To mark the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, Monocle’s senior correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco and fashion director Natalie Theodosi tackle a vexed question: who wears short shorts in 2024? And should they? We…
Israel and Hezbollah: the situation
Description: With exchanges of fire ongoing, Israel warning of “total war” and the Biden administration frustrated, we’ll take stock of the situation in northern Israel. Plus: Ukraine’s F-16 hopes.
European elections: the fallout (so far)
We take stock of who’s in and who’s out in the wake of this month’s EU elections, and what it means for the continent. Plus: Russia at home and abroad and is there a…
The situation in North Korea
With a visit from Vladimir Putin imminent and tensions flaring at the border, we take stock of the situation in North Korea. Plus: Joe Biden is set to give legal status to undocumented spouses,…
The Summit on Peace in Ukraine: what did it achieve?
As the international peace summit wraps up in Switzerland, we ask what – if anything – it accomplished. Also, we take stock of Europe’s ongoing migrant crisis, look into the role of athletes in…
What to expect from Switzerland’s Summit on Peace in Ukraine
Monocle’s foreign editor, Alexis Self, checks in from the Nas Sigonella in Sicily. Then: we discuss the agenda of this weekend’s Summit on Peace in Ukraine taking place in Switzerland. Plus: Monocle’s Sophie Monaghan-Coombs…
Is Giorgia Meloni the best G7 summit host?
Julie Norman and Chris Sabatini discuss Western leaders’ embrace of G7 host and right-wing Italian leader Giorgia Meloni, whether courts could halt aggressive immigration policies in Hungary and the US, Haiti’s new government and…
Hamas accepts Gaza peace deal in principle
Yossi Mekelberg and Rebecca Tinsley discuss the prospects for peace between Israel and Hamas – and the risks of a wider war in Lebanon. Then: foreign nationals serving in war, the effect of US…
Has the Franco-German engine sputtered?
We hear an update from Gaza before Jonathan Fenby and Marion Messmer discuss whether France and Germany’s leaders are lame ducks, whether the EU needs a defence commissioner and why a kindergarten has decided…
