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27 March 2023

We have the latest from Israel as violent protests continue after Benjamin Netanyahu fires his defence minister for pushing back against controversial reforms. Plus: Kamala Harris makes a historic trip to Africa, strikes…

9 March 2023

Defence ministers warn not to jump to conclusions on who was behind the Nord Stream explosions; and the trial of four bankers accused of helping Putin deposit millions of francs in Switzerland kicks off in Zürich. Plus:…

14 February 2023

Nato defence ministers meet in Brussels as the West struggles to keep up with Ukraine’s need for arms. Plus: Bashar al-Assad’s decision to open more routes for aid into Syria, a Berlin neighbourhood’s plan to go car-free…

14 February 2023

The US military says that it has retrieved key sensors from the suspected Chinese spy balloon downed last week. Plus: Nato defence ministers meet in Brussels, business news with Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts and today’s papers.

26 January 2023

We report on the growing protests in Peru, where the president has asks for a national truce, and Sweden’s defence minister’s visit to the Nato HQ in Brussels. We also bring you the business news with Bloomberg and Fernando…

21 January 2023

This week, Germany found itself needing a new defence minister amid criticisms for not agreeing to supply Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks. Why is Germany still so afraid of taking a military stance? Is Europe ready for an…

20 January 2023

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeals for more tanks at a meeting of defence ministers in Germany. Also on the show: Monocle’s team in Davos reflects on the World Economic Forum as it draws to a close, an interview with the chair of…

20 January 2023

Defence leaders from dozens of countries and Nato meet at Ramstein Air Base to discuss arming Ukraine. Plus: China’s latest censorship crackdown and the ongoing political crisis in Lebanon.

18 January 2023

A special broadcast from the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Davos. We hear from Greece’s former defence minister Evangelos Apostolakis; Markus Diem Meier, editor in chief of Swiss business paper ‘Handelszeitung’…