The Globalist

By Monocle

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 Nov 7, 2019

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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. 


Episode Date
Why Trump’s Gaza peace deal faces its hardest test yet
Oct 14, 2025
Trump heads to Israel as hostages are released. Plus: China-US trade tensions
Oct 13, 2025
France charts a path forward as it looks to a new head of government
Oct 10, 2025
Israel and Hamas agree to the first phase of Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Oct 09, 2025
Increasingly isolated, pressure mounts on France’s Emmanuel Macron to resign
Oct 08, 2025
Israel and Hamas hold indirect Gaza talks in Egypt
Oct 07, 2025
Who is Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi?
Oct 06, 2025
Death toll rises in Morocco as youth protests continue to rock the country
Oct 03, 2025
The US government shuts down: what next?
Oct 02, 2025
Key EU leaders meet in Copenhagen to discuss drone security and Ukraine’s path to EU accession 
Oct 01, 2025
Is China serious about attracting foreign workers or toying with the US?
Sep 30, 2025
The aftermath of New York’s UNGA, from Iran to Israel
Sep 29, 2025
The most important election in Moldova’s history?
Sep 26, 2025
As Russia continues to test Nato’s resolve, how should it respond?
Sep 25, 2025
Trump attacks the UN, Hong Kong braces for super typhoon Ragasa and falcons on planes
Sep 24, 2025
France formally recognises Palestinian statehood and the effects of Trump's tariffs on Switzerland
Sep 23, 2025
The UK, Canada and Australia recognise a Palestinian state as leaders meet for the UNGA
Sep 22, 2025
Mark Carney meets Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City: Are they united against Trump?
Sep 19, 2025
As the Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 65,000, the IDF’s attacks continue.
Sep 18, 2025
Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ second state visit to the UK begins
Sep 17, 2025
Trump lands in the UK and Syrians head to the polls
Sep 16, 2025
Marco Rubio visits Israel as Qatar hosts an emergency Arab summit
Sep 15, 2025
Brazil’s supreme court finds former president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of coup plot
Sep 12, 2025
Charlie Kirk shooting and Israel strike the Houthis
Sep 11, 2025
Israel strikes Qatar and Russia violates Poland’s airspace
Sep 10, 2025
Macron’s government is plunged into crisis once more
Sep 09, 2025
Who will be Japan’s new prime minister? Plus: Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Barcelona
Sep 08, 2025
Trump’s deadline for Putin is up – will anything change? Plus: the life and legacy of Giorgio Armani
Sep 05, 2025
Is diplomacy failing Ukraine and is Thailand music’s Tomorrowland?
Sep 04, 2025
India’s Modi embraces Xi and Putin after being iced out by Trump
Sep 03, 2025
The international response to the Afghanistan earthquake 
Sep 02, 2025
What does China’s president, Xi Jinping, hope to gain from the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit?
Sep 01, 2025
What does the future look like for Argentina’s Javier Milei?
Aug 29, 2025
Confidence in national politics vanishes in France and the Netherlands amid cabinet chaos
Aug 28, 2025
Leaders of Germany, France and Poland show support for Moldova’s pro-European path
Aug 27, 2025
Can talks in Geneva ease Europe and Iran’s nuclear standoff?
Aug 26, 2025
South Korean summitry from Japan to the US
Aug 25, 2025
View from Poland: Russian drone landing and the case of the missing summit invite
Aug 22, 2025
US-brokered peace in the DRC crumbles. How will this affect the region’s future?
Aug 21, 2025
Eastern Europe digests the Ukraine summit and Louis Vuitton’s La Beauté makeup collection takes China
Aug 20, 2025
What’s next for peace in Ukraine and the new global economic order?
Aug 19, 2025
The latest from Anchorage following Putin and Trump’s high-stakes summit
Aug 18, 2025
What does Putin want from his summit with Trump?
Aug 15, 2025
Do European leaders have Trump onside ahead of his summit with Putin?
Aug 14, 2025
Lebanon caught between an Iranian rock and an American hard place in disarming Hezbollah
Aug 13, 2025
The US and Russia meet in Alaska without Zelensky. Plus: China’s chipmakers strike a deal with Washington
Aug 12, 2025
 The Trump-Putin meeting: Is Ukraine guaranteed to lose?
Aug 11, 2025
Israel’s plans to take over Gaza City and a peace deal for Armenia and Azerbaijan
Aug 08, 2025
Turkey in the crosshairs as Trump mulls sanctions on Russian oil importers
Aug 07, 2025
What Brics, Donald Trump’s tariffs and Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine have in common
Aug 06, 2025
Intra-Korean relations and the dismantling of South Korea’s border speakers
Aug 05, 2025
Malaysia hosts Thai-Cambodia peace talks as ceasefire holds 
Aug 04, 2025
Trump raises Canada tariff to 35% as the world reacts to new levies
Aug 01, 2025
The aftershock of Zelensky’s anti-corruption scandal 
Jul 31, 2025
While the US threatens tariffs, Russia has been busy bypassing sanctions
Jul 30, 2025
As Thai and Cambodian militaries meet, can a ceasefire between the two nations hold?
Jul 29, 2025
Taiwan’s recall elections and the future of air travel in Dubai
Jul 28, 2025
Macron says France will recognise a Palestinian state, becoming the first G7 nation to do so
Jul 25, 2025
China and the EU celebrate 50 years of diplomacy with strained summit
Jul 24, 2025
Japan and the US announce an unexpected trade deal. Plus: the 82nd Venice International Film Festival
Jul 23, 2025
“The war in Gaza must end now” calls for an immediate ceasefire from 25 foreign ministers
Jul 22, 2025
The effects of Japan’s upper-house elections on a fragile economy
Jul 21, 2025
Can South Africa keep its G20 presidency promises?
Jul 18, 2025
Ukraine’s leadership shake-up as Washington ramps up military support for Kyiv
Jul 17, 2025
The race to attract international students and the best of Monocle’s ‘Mediterraneo’
Jul 16, 2025
US to deliver “top of the line” weapons to Ukraine
Jul 15, 2025
Trump’s Ukraine U-Turn and the Moomins turn 80
Jul 14, 2025
Europe weighs Ukraine’s reconstruction and lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jul 11, 2025
Erdoğan’s crackdown on his political opponents intensifies
Jul 10, 2025
More Trump tariffs, ASEAN foreign ministers meet and the race for icebreakers in the Arctic
Jul 09, 2025
Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the UK, Japan’s emperor heads to Mongolia and Haute Couture Week
Jul 08, 2025
Trump and Netanyahu meet in Washington. Plus: Paris honours the designer of its Métro with a museum
Jul 07, 2025
The future of Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ and the UK redesigns its banknotes
Jul 04, 2025
As the US halts aid and Russia intensifies strikes, what will happen to Ukraine?
Jul 03, 2025
Japan in the firing line as Trump nears decisions on tariffs
Jul 02, 2025
The Senate’s marathon voting session on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Jul 01, 2025
Ukraine’s diplomatic-charm offensive across the African continent
Jun 30, 2025
EU summit: leaders meet to talk defence, tariffs, migration, Israel-Gaza and Russia-Ukraine
Jun 27, 2025
Nato agrees to a 5 per cent defence spend by 2035 as the US hails a “big win” 
Jun 26, 2025
Trump’s Iran-Israel ceasefire resumes: how long will this one last?
Jun 25, 2025
Israel and Iran agree to a ceasefire proposed by president Trump
Jun 24, 2025
“A spectacular, military success”: Trump declares victory as the world awaits Iran’s response to US strikes
Jun 23, 2025
Thailand’s government teeters on the brink of collapse. Is a coup imminent? 
Jun 20, 2025
How are Iranians viewing conflict with Israel? Plus: shifts in the media landscape and Danish design
Jun 19, 2025
Qatar Airways soars to new heights and the view from Art Basel 2025
Jun 18, 2025
The Israel-Iran war continues to broaden: what comes next?
Jun 17, 2025
The G7 meets in Canada as Israel and Iran on the brink 
Jun 16, 2025
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s first crash: What next for the plane maker?
Jun 13, 2025
ICE protests continue across the US – and how Lötschental is recovering from a landslide
Jun 12, 2025
The UK sanctions Israeli ministers. Plus: how will military deployment affect LA?
Jun 11, 2025
Why Javier Milei’s Israel visit is provoking tension in the region
Jun 10, 2025
UK hosts Nato chief, Mark Rutte, as Trump pushes 5 per cent defence-spending plan
Jun 09, 2025
After Elon Musk’s outburst, will Republicans turn on Trump?
Jun 06, 2025
Germany’s chancellor touches down in Washington – but can Merz solder transatlantic ties?
Jun 05, 2025
Lee Jae-mung wins South Korea’s presidential elections
Jun 04, 2025
Ukraine-Russia peace talks
Jun 03, 2025
Poland’s presidential vote
Jun 02, 2025
Where do US tariffs go from here?
May 30, 2025
Zelensky’s arms push in Germany
May 29, 2025
Fresh aid enters Gaza and Macron’s tour of Southeast Asia
May 28, 2025