The Globalist
Monocle’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards.
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Episodes (142)
Monday 22 December
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Shifting Western priorities, from Europe and the US to Asia
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The EU decides on Russia’s assets, France’s social security vote and bartenders...
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Europe establishes a Ukraine war damages body, Christmas returns to Bethlehem an...
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How will the Bondi beach attack affect the security landscape?
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How will Australia cope with the Bondi beach shooting?
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The global reaction as the US seizes a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Ve...
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China-Japan tensions: Why the US is backing Japan
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Lithuania sounds the alarm over Belarussian balloons. Is Europe still too soft o...
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Ukraine peace talks, Beijing might be about to sit down with Taiwan and aviation...
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Syria marks a year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad
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Putin in India and what Mogherini’s fraud accusation means for EU trust
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Eyes on Venezuela and the search for MH370 will resume
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Emmanuel Macron’s balancing act on his state visit to China
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Pope Leo’s last day in Lebanon and the Monocle book on Switzerland
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The spotlight is back on Ukraine’s corruption scandal – what does this mean for...
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Why is Washington so interested in Honduras's presidential election?
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The future of a nuclear deal and Russia’s path to democracy
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Nicolás Maduro’s terrorist group designation and modern space woes
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Sudan rejects a US-led ceasefire plan and Salone del Mobile debuts in Riyadh
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What next in the White House’s renewed push for peace in Ukraine?
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Johannesburg braces for G20 summit protests
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What’s next for Kosovo as it fails again to pick a prime minister?
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Poland rail blast spotlights Russian sabotage in Europe and Zelensky goes to Tur...
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Why South Korea is proposing military talks with North Korea
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How close is too close for Germany and China? Beijing meeting sets the stage
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Can Swiss negotiators seal a new trade deal with the US?
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Venezuela prepares for a US attack and tariffs slam the brakes on Japanese carma...
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Iraq’s parliamentary elections and a new EU intelligence unit
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Ukraine’s energy companies fighting to keep heat and electricity running
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Syria announces itself on the international stage: Ahmed Al-Sharaa at the White...
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Viktor Orbán at the White House: can Hungary’s PM avoid the bear in the room?
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Morocco celebrates as the world gambles with Western Sahara peace
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Why does Russia care so much about the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk?
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What’s in a name? Taiwan’s recognition in Estonia hits a snag
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The Novi Sad anniversary protests and Australia’s historic state treaty
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A 12 out of 10 meeting: Trump lowers tariffs on China, Xi cuts rare earth contro...
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Trump and Xi meet in Seoul and raids in Rio de Janeiro
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Dutch elections, Lebanon seeks to disarm Hezbollah and the US government shutdow...
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Trump says he will solve the Afghanistan-Pakistan crisis ‘very quickly’. Plus: E...
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Asean leaders meet and Pope Leo heads to Turkey
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EU and US sanctions on Russia, Art Basel Paris and tariffs’ impact on the supery...
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EU leaders meet to discuss Ukraine, the Middle East and ‘simplification’
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President Erdoğan embarks on Gulf tour pursuing a deal with Qatar to buy used Eu...
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Japan’s new prime minister, what’s next for Israel and Gaza and L’Oréal acquires...
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The US-Australia meeting: are critical minerals Anthony Albanese's Trump card?
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