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
China’s consumer prices fall and Australia introduces new laws for workers
China’s consumer prices suffer their biggest fall since 2009, Pakistan suspends mobile services on voting day, Russia blocks remaining anti-Putin campaigner Boris Nadezhdin from the country’s elections and Australia allows workers the right to ignore calls from bosses outside of work hours. Plus: Christopher Lord sends a letter from Los…
What will come out in Putin’s interview?
As US conservative media figure Tucker Carlson touches down in Moscow to interview Vladimir Putin, our guests, Marta Lorimer and Sean Ryan, discuss how this will play out with Republicans back home. Then: Germany urges Hungary to allow Sweden into Nato, a new conservative movement in the UK and why…
Antony Blinken’s Middle East tour
Holly Dagres and Samira Shackle discuss Antony Blinken’s diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, assess plans for a joint naval drill by Iran, Russia and China, and see how Pakistan is voting under the shadow of an imprisoned Imran Khan. Plus: we visit Ganni’s Copenhagen studio.
A leadership reset in Ukraine?
Tina Fordham and Stephen Dalziel join Andrew Mueller in the studio to discuss rumours of a leadership reset in Ukraine and assess the effect of the US strikes on Iran-backed groups on the Israel-Hamas war. Plus: Martin Sixsmith on his new book, ‘Putin and the Return of History’, and the…
Drones strike on a US base in Jordan
Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, discusses the pressure on Joe Biden to respond to the drone strike on a US base in Jordan that killed three American soldiers. Plus: Farmer protests across Europe, Apple’s Vision Pro release and Rob Bound speaks to The Last Dinner Party.
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’.
