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20 March 2023
The fallout from the UBS takeover of Credit Suisse. In the studio, Yossi Mekelberg and Rachel Cunliffe discuss the legacy of the Iraq war, 20 years on, and Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow. Plus: what makes the Nordics so good…
16 March 2023
We discuss the split among US Republicans over support for Ukraine and the perception of most Europeans that Russia is an adversary. Also in the show: we explore food diplomacy and whether competition between colleagues is…
16 February 2023
Daniella Peled and Jonn Elledge discuss Jens Stoltenberg, Nato’s secretary general, urging Ankara to approve Finland and Sweden’s membership bids, and Syrian president Assad’s ‘earthquake diplomacy’. Also in the show: city…
8 February 2023
On Monday earthquakes devastated Turkey and Syria. Thousands have been killed. Diplomatic offers of assistance have been flooding in from usually hostile neighbours. Andrew Mueller looks to recent history and explains the…
31 January 2023
This month we celebrate February’s poetic joys. We discuss the fragile elegance of winter flowers with the SSAW collective’s Olivia Wilson and Jess Geissendorfer, talk about nature as inspiration with Norwegian musician Fay…
9 January 2023
Brazil’s government retakes buildings after pro-Bolsonaro rioters stormed Congress and protesters in Peru demand the resignation of the country’s president, Dina Boluarte. Plus: the latest business news and culinary dipl…
7 January 2023
One usually thinks of diplomacy as something conducted at state level by presidents and prime ministers. But nation-states are no longer the sole actors in the international arena. Cities and sub-state governments are…
24 December 2022
As Monocle’s annual Soft Power Survey hits the newsstands, we consider the established and bizarre ways that countries project themselves abroad, from panda diplomacy and royalty to the craft of culinary persuasion. Andrew…
5 December 2022
Mark Lowcock and Terry Stiastny ask why some humanitarian disasters are overlooked. Plus, the UK's Labour party calls for House of Lords reform, Chris Cermak on Ukraine’s cultural diplomacy and the public’s choice for word…
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