Episodes

  • What can US-Iran nuclear talks achieve?
    Apr 11 2025

    Can US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman break years of deadlock? Then: we report from Expo 2025 in Osaka, flip through the Nordic papers and discuss fashion’s increasing involvement in Salone del Mobile. Plus: Monocle’s team in Delphi interviews Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

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    59 mins
  • How might Europe find its footing without the US?
    Apr 10 2025

    Can Germany’s incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, lead Europe? And what will happen if the US withdraws troops from the continent? Plus: editorial director Tyler Brûlé previews the Delphi Economic Forum; a check-in from Salone del Mobile; and why Italy is sending a naval vessel to Albania instead of migrants.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Emmanuel Macron in Egypt: what role will France play in Gaza?
    Apr 9 2025

    France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, is in Cairo meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, alongside Jordan’s King Abdullah II to talk about Gaza. We look at the role France could take in bringing the conflict to an end. Plus: our team reports from the Delphi Economic Forum and Salone del Mobile. Then: the latest from Aero Friedrichshafen, tech news and we go through the shortlist for The International Booker Prize.

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    59 mins
  • The EU prepares to hit back at US tariffs
    Apr 8 2025

    Europe readies itself to deploy “robust” countermeasures to Donald Trump’s tariffs, including digital taxes. Plus: tension on the Haiti-Dominican Republic border, Amazon’s Kuiper mission, the Interpets pet-lifestyle trade fair and Salone del Mobile.

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    58 mins
  • China hits back as markets tumble
    Apr 7 2025

    We discuss the market reaction to Donald Trump’s tariffs in China and the wider region. Plus: we head to Finland for Nato’s Baltic Sentry operation, Indonesia for the latest headlines and Italy for Salone del Mobile.

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    59 mins
  • Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial: the verdict
    Apr 4 2025

    As South Korea reacts to Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial verdict, Robert E Kelly joins Georgina Godwin to discuss. Then: can Gulf Arab states prevent a US-Iran war? Plus: what’s being discussed at the first-ever EU-Central Asia summit, the latest from the world of theatre and our weekly ‘What We Learned’ series.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • ‘Liberation Day’: The EU and UK react
    Apr 3 2025

    As Donald Trump’s tariffs take effect on ‘Liberation Day’, we discuss how US allies and markets will react. Plus: we explore Hong Kong’s new ‘tourist triangle’, The Periodic Table of States, Loro Piana’s first exhibition and Watches and Wonders in Geneva.

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    58 mins
  • Tax returns: Brace for more Trump tariffs
    Apr 2 2025

    As US president Donald Trump gets ready to unveil his ‘reciprocal tariffs’, we take a look at the hardest-hit nations and industries. Then: China launches surprise military drills around Taiwan, Poland bolsters its defences and the latest transport news. Plus: Horse Meat Disco takes you to Brazil.

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    59 mins