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The Briefing - Israel’s ultra-Orthodox conscription row
26 March 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu is facing major pressure over the exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jews from military service. Could this collapse Israel’s coalition government? Then: retired Australian Major General Mick Ryan discusses…
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The Monocle Daily - Thursday 29 September
29 September 2016
We discuss US and Spanish politics, Swedish conscription and Austrian elections. Plus: a chat with the editors at ‘Nikkei Asian Review’.
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The Monocle Daily, episode 198
1 August 2012
Why Israel is now conscripting ultra-Orthodox Jews, India’s depleting tiger numbers, and we learn of space tourism on the UK’s Isle of Man.
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The Late Edition - Monday 27 August
27 August 2018
Michael Goldfarb and John Everard look back at the life and legacy of John McCain, discuss the latest report by the UN on the Rohingya crisis and examine conscription in Europe.
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The Late Edition - Monday 4 January
4 January 2016
Sebastian Borger and John Everard discuss the day’s top news, from Iran-Saudi relations and Europe’s open borders to conscription in Sweden and China’s economic woes.
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The Chiefs - Pälvi Pulli
20 April 2021
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé meets the head of security policy at Switzerland’s Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport, ambassador Pälvi Pulli. They tackle the challenges facing conscription…
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The Briefing - Wednesday 10 July
10 July 2019
The US wants a military coalition to safeguard the waters surrounding Iran and Yemen - but does anyone else? Plus: the Australian government promises a referendum on recognising indigenous people in the constitution and…
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The Chiefs - General Esa Pulkkinen
27 April 2021
Tyler Brûlé is joined by the director-general of the Finnish defence policy department, General Esa Pulkkinen, to discuss the benefits of conscription and the task of maintaining peace across Finland’s vast archipelago.
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The Briefing - Friday 3 March
3 March 2017
As Sweden plans to reintroduce conscription, we ask if there’s a need for it. Plus: why Japan’s indoor-smoking ban is lighting fires in the restaurant industry and the business headlines from New York.
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The Late Edition, episode 58
18 January 2012
Part two of our Zurich broadcast asks about Switzerland’s conscription system, we meet the author Diccon Bewes and head up the host city’s tallest building.