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
EU approves funding for Ukraine and the inaugural Anzmin meeting
We discuss the EU’s support of Ukraine, the inaugural Australia-New Zealand Foreign and Defence Ministers Consultations and civil-servant training in navigating modern sensitivities.
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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and…
Joe Biden’s Jordan dilemma
The US president says that he has decided what his response to the Jordan attack will be – so what comes next? Our guests, William Patey and Terry Stiastny, discuss this and other top stories, including: how Brexit still dominates headlines four years on, why Russia wants to confiscate assets…
Hamas considers new truce proposal
Our guests Rebecca Tinsley and Ivor Gaber look at the latest reports of a new truce proposal between Hamas and Israel, unpack the outcomes of the Italy-Africa summit and assess the power of celebrity endorsements ahead of elections this year. Plus: band Blackberry Smoke stops by the studio to play…
Iran distances itself from attack on US troops
Latika Bourke and Elisabeth Braw consider Joe Biden’s next steps following a lethal drone strike on US troops in Jordan. The UNRWA runs into a diplomatic storm, Finland gets closer to choosing a new president and we discuss new book ‘What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom’.
Finland’s elections and the ICJ’s Gaza ruling
We hear from Markus Hippi on Finland’s presidential elections, Georgina Godwin on the Hay Festival in Cartagena and Andrew Mueller on Australia Day arguments. Plus: the ICJ’s ruling on Gaza, a North American round-up and a ‘cute’ exhibition at Somerset House
Is Nato ready for a return of Donald Trump?
Our panellists, Marion Messmer and Nina dos Santos, discuss Poland’s renewed alliance with Ukraine, whether Nato is really prepared for Trump, Taiwan’s extended military conscription and what diplomats will get up to with Saudi Arabia’s new alcohol store. Plus: a ‘Letter from Istanbul’
The aftermath of New Hampshire’s primary and a Gaza ceasefire proposal
Julie Norman and Ben Kelly discuss the aftermath of New Hampshire’s primary, a Gaza ceasefire proposal, the Doomsday Clock and a US scientist’s advice to put salt in tea. Plus, an interview with Misan Harriman, the director of short film ‘The After’, and its star David Oyelowo.
Sweden’s Nato bid and western countries press China on minority rights
Prime minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán invites his Swedish counterpart for talks on Sweden’s Nato bid; western countries press China on minority rights; New Zealand sends a defence team to the Middle East for maritime security in the Red Sea and at least one in 10 MPs in Belgium has a…
Showdown in New Hampshire and EU foreign ministers push for peace
We report as EU foreign ministers meet their Israeli and Palestinian counterparts. Also on the programme: religious leaders banished from Nicaragua, Cameroon starts the world’s first malaria vaccine programme for children and Philippines president sparks an outcry for using the presidential helicopter to see a Coldplay concert. Plus: In Davos…
