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Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
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The last 20 living hostages held by Hamas in Gaza return to Israel
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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France picks a new prime minister… or does it?
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Cautious joy in the Middle East after a Hamas-Israel deal is announced
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Is France heading for a snap election?
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Two years into the Israel-Hamas war, what’s the best-case scenario from here?
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Gaza ceasefire negotiations begin in Egypt and France looks for a new prime minister once again
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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US government shutdown, alcohol to keep air passengers happy and Palestine’s Taybeh Brewing Co
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Germany claims to have arrested members of Hamas. Plus: Rising numbers of Gen-Z protest movements
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Why did the Taliban switch off the internet? And why does Trump want Bagram back?
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Europe’s ‘drone wall’, Hegseth summons top military brass and why does everyone want a digital ID?
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Netanyahu and Trump meet at the White House, Moldova remains pro-EU despite Russia’s best efforts
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Benjamin Netanyahu address the United Nations General Assembly
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Palestine’s president, Mahmoud Abbas, addresses UN Assembly
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Germany leads the way for Europe’s rearmament. Plus: The legacy of Chinese architect Kongjian Yu
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Trump’s UN tirade raises questions over trade, climate and alliances
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Trump’s shadow looms large as the UN General Assembly opens
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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What Trump’s visit revealed about the cracks and endurance of British soft power
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Is the long-feared US civil-liberties crackdown finally here?
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Britain goes all out for Trump, the EU’s Israel tariffs and drone skills for children
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Donald Trump kicks off historic second state visit to the UK
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Israel warns Hamas leaders of action ‘wherever they are’ as Qatar hosts Arab-Islamic emergency summit
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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What does Bolsonaro’s sentencing mean for Brand Brazil? Plus: a tumultuous week in France
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Crisis warnings in the US after Charlie Kirk’s killing – is this a turning point?
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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How will Nato react to Russia violating Polish airspace?
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Israel carries out targeted strike on Hamas leaders in Doha
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Will Trump’s threats of further sanctions work on Putin?
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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National Guard deployment continues a dramatic week in Washington
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Live from the Monocle Quality of Life Conference in Barcelona
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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How worried should we be about China’s fresh military arsenal? Plus: Japan’s abandoned suitcase problem
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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China’s hugely expensive military parade sets the tone for an ‘Axis of Upheaval’
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Europe gets closer to firming up security guarantees for Ukraine. Plus: the growing global toy market
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Thailand’s PM is suspended by court
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Russia’s UK ambassador summoned over deadly Kyiv strike
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Why France and the Netherlands can’t get their political acts together
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Thousands in Israel stage ‘day of action’
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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China says no, could Switzerland step up? Possible peacekeepers in Ukraine
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Twenty-eight countries demand immediate press access to Gaza as the UN declares famine in the enclave
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Stubb, Trump and the challenge of negotiating peace today
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Italy’s Giorgia Meloni: Ukraine talks abroad, media disputes back home
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Is a fresh ceasefire between Israel and Hamas possible?
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Europe’s key leaders head to Washington to back Zelensky. Plus: Are young people reading books again?
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Ukraine’s view of Putin-Trump talks and the new issue of Monocle
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Zelensky meets Starmer ahead of Putin-Trump talks
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Is the global push for a Palestinian state a distraction from Gaza?
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Zelensky warns of Russian offensives ahead of the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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EU leaders urge Trump talks ahead of Putin meeting on Ukraine in Alaska
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Tensions on the Mexican border as US announces largest-ever migrant-detention facility
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Preparations begin for a summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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US foreign envoy Steve Witkoff meets Vladimir Putin as sanctions threat looms
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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The Netherlands becomes the first country to buy US arms for Ukraine
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Israel’s military offensive in Gaza to free hostages and Italy’s plan to tackle unpaid fines
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominates agenda at the Helsinki+50 Conference. Plus: ‘Salute’ to National Spritz Day
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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How will recognising a Palestinian state affect tariff deals with Trump?
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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The death of popularity: Why are no politicians liked anymore?
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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The UK sets out a plan to conditionally recognise the state of Palestine
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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The humanitarian crisis in Gaza and why European leaders are concerned over the EU-US trade deal
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Fancy paying the US Treasury’s $37.1trn debt? There’s a website for that
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Pragmatism vs politics at the China-EU summit
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Israel passes motion backing annexation of the West Bank
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Is al-Sharaa’s Syria failing to live up to Western optimism?
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Growing global frustrations with Netanyahu. Plus: How to incentivise a diaspora to return home
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Will Ukraine become a testing ground for new, foreign weapons?
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Merz-Starmer summit in London: Will Germany and the UK answer Trump’s demands?
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Tariffs, budgets and politics: how the West is dealing with uncertain economies
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Israel strikes tanks in Syria amid violent clashes between Druze and Bedouin factions
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Deal or no deal? Trump gives Russia 50 days to make peace
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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What’s next for US-Ukraine relations as world awaits Trump’s announcement
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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The UK and France reach historic nuclear-cooperation deal – and other agreements
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Will Gaza finally get a ceasefire – and can the US guarantee that it holds?
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Does Donald Trump deserve a Nobel Peace Prize?
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Brics nations criticise Nato’s increased defence-spending target and Parisian swimmers return to the Seine
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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The ‘Monocle Mediterraneo’ newspaper kicks off the summer
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Emmanuel Macron speaks with Vladimir Putin: should other European leaders follow suit?
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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How does Trump decide which countries get trade deals and which get tariffs?
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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A new EU-Ukraine trade deal, the end of USAID and Mark Carney’s first Canada Day as leader
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Does Iran still have nuclear capabilities? And: the problem of litigating intelligence in public
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Live from Paris: Why France won’t move again when it comes to pensions
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Live from Paris: US claims ‘historically successful’ strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Live from Paris: Why Turkey is breathing a sigh of relief over the tentative Israel-Iran ceasefire
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Live from Paris: Macron and Merz herald a united Europe as Nato’s summit opens in The Hague
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Live from Paris: Emmanuel Macron appeals for restraint in the Middle East
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey: The best cities for everything from housing and mobility to conviviality
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Will he or won’t he? Trump mulls joining Israel’s strikes on Iran
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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What does neutrality really bring Switzerland?
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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The G7: Pageantry in Canada; will China and Russia get invites next year?
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Zürich Art Week vs Art Basel: Who wins?
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Israel-Iran strikes latest: The view from Globsec 2025
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Air India plane crash: What we know so far
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Can South Korea ease tensions with its neighbour by muting its propaganda broadcasts?
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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The EU proposes new sanctions on Russia. Will the 18th package work?
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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What can the LA, Freedom Flotilla and Madrid protests accomplish?
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Tales from Odesa and Portugal’s precarious politics
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Merz in the Oval Office
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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US to scale down military operations in Syria. Plus: Macron and Meloni meet in Rome
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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The UK’s major defence review and US-Iran nuclear talks
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Ukraine-Russia peace talks and Maga’s world tour
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Tariff troubles and the Shangri-la Dialogue
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May 30, 2025 |
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Portugal’s political jigsaw
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May 29, 2025 |
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Ukraine prepares for expected Russian summer offensive
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May 28, 2025 |
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Macron’s big push for France in Southeast Asia
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May 27, 2025 |