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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…
World Economic Forum: the final day. Plus: Maison & Objet
What happened on the final day of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting? Plus: the future of the music magazine, the Paris Olympics, all you need to know from Maison & Objet and the Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation.
Pakistan-Iran tensions and whether novelists should use AI
Andrew Mueller is joined by panellists Alex von Tunzelmann and Enrico Franceschini. They discuss Pakistan’s retaliatory strikes on Iran, President Biden’s dwindling polling results and whether authors should use AI to write novels, and tackle the age-old question, do potatoes count as vegetables? Plus: a letter from Helsinki.
Middle East support for the ‘three Hs’ and the cancelled GOP debate
Tessa Szyszkowitz and James Rodgers discuss Middle East support for the three Hs: Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. Plus: Hungary’s role in the EU elections, the cancelled Republican debate and ‘On This Day’.
World Economic Forum: day two
A special broadcast from our pop-up studio in Davos for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting. Monocle Radio’s Carlota Rebelo and Tom Webb speak to journalist Juliet Linley and Microsoft’s chief data scientist, Juan Lavista, about the prevalence of AI at this year’s summit. Plus: Spain’s former foreign minister on…
World Economic Forum: day one
A special broadcast from our pop-up studio in Davos for the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2024. Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo and Tom Webb speak to political economist Shirley Ze Yu, the WEF’s managing director, Mirek Dušek, and Stan Stalnaker, founder of Hub Culture, about the conversations happening on the…
The risk of a proxy war with Iran, Norwegian prisons and Ukraine’s Eurovision-mania
Why the US should be wary of Iran’s reaction to strikes on Houthi rebels with Jason Rezaian of ‘The Washington Post’. Plus: our panel of Monocle voices discuss the state of Norwegian prisons, Ukraine’s Eurovision selection process and we look forward to Monocle Radio’s presence in Davos.
Should public bodies be allowed to boycott Israel?
The UK bill to ban public bodies from boycotting Israel; North Korea’s 2024 world strategy; the role of artificial intelligence in language-learning technology; and the normalisation of lying in public. Plus: a letter from Syros.
South Africa takes Israel to court and the art of a band member reshuffle
Georgina Godwin is joined by panellists Carole Walker and Bill Hayton. They discuss the growing tensions between China and the US ahead of the Taiwanese elections, South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, whether presidents should receive political immunity and the art of a band member…
Russian propaganda in Italy and the importance of handwriting
Emma Nelson is joined by panellists Lisette Reymer and Robin Lustig. They discuss the view from abroad on the UK’s Post Office scandal; why the Italian city of Modena cancelled a Russian event on the future of Mariupol; the environmental impact of the modern space race; and the importance of…
