The Globalist
Monocle
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...
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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.
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Episodes
Israel’s ground invasion into Lebanon begins, as France pushes for direct talks
3/17/2026
The IDF begins a ground invasion in southern Lebanon. Then: How is global aviation being disrupted by war? Plus: Myanmar’s new parliament convenes, Artemis II’s moon mission and cherry-blossom season begins in Japan.
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Duration:00:58:57
The Iran war: Does diplomacy have any chance of succeeding?
3/16/2026
As the US and Israel continue to ramp up strikes on Tehran and Beirut, we discuss the likelihood that diplomacy might bring about a solution. Then: France’s municipal elections, Vietnam’s parliamentary elections and Monocle at Mipim and the Oscars.
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Duration:00:58:57
Iran’s new Ayatollah vows vengeance upon the US
3/13/2026
The war in Iran continues to widen as Israel plans expanded strikes in Lebanon, the new Ayatollah Khamenei vows revenge and tankers are hit in the Strait of Hormuz. Plus: will the left lose the Parisian mayoralty after 25 years? And: The Pritzker Architecture Prize winner.
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Duration:00:58:54
Iran war prompts record release of strategic oil reserves
3/12/2026
World governments, deeply worried about the impact of the Iran war on energy prices, have approved a record release of strategic petroleum reserves. Plus: interviews with UAE minister of state, Noura Al Kaabi, the British Council for Offices at Mipim and Australian singer Sam Quealy.
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Duration:00:58:58
Will Russia benefit from energy-market turmoil?
3/11/2026
We discuss Donald Trump’s proposal to further ease oil sanctions as the Iran war sends prices soaring. Could the US throw Russia’s economy a life line? And how would that affect the war in Ukraine? Then: ex-rapper Balendra Shah set to lead Nepal. Plus: Swiss news and Peru’s culinary diplomacy.
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Duration:00:57:32
Iran war: Could Turkey be drawn into the conflict?
3/10/2026
Missiles entering Turkish airspace and new military deployments in Cyprus are raising questions about Ankara’s role in the escalating conflict. Turkey has so far urged restraint but as the fighting edges closer to its borders, the risk of it being drawn in is growing.
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Duration:00:58:55
Ten days of war: Iran appoints new supreme leader as Israeli and US strikes continue
3/9/2026
Mojtaba Khamenei is appointed the successor to his father as Iran’s supreme leader. We get the view from the Gulf and discuss the implications for other wars. Then: an exclusive interview with Canada’s PM Mark Carney.
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Duration:01:01:28
Lebanon plunged into crisis by Israel’s attacks as the war on Iran expands
3/6/2026
Kim Ghattas joins from Beirut as the US-Israeli war with Iran spills into Lebanon.
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Duration:00:58:51
The US Senate votes against limiting Trump’s war powers
3/5/2026
As strikes in Iran continue we get the view from Washington after a bipartisan resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s powers fails in the US Senate. Plus: China unveils its next five-year roadmap.
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Duration:00:38:30
The war in Iran: the view from Cyprus and trade disruptions in Oman
3/5/2026
Monocle security correspondent Gorana Grgić brings us the latest developments on the war in Iran. We head to Nicosia as the conflict reaches Cyprus. Then: we’re live from Oman as disruptions in the strait of Hormuz threaten global trade. Plus: the Madrid Design Festival.
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Duration:00:58:58
Turkey’s balancing act on Iran and China’s new five-year plan
3/4/2026
We discuss how Ankara will position itself as regional attacks continue and hear from Iranians fleeing to Turkey. Then: China’s annual Two Sessions gathering begins in Beijing and Nepal prepares for its first election since youth-led protests toppled the government.
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Duration:00:57:12
Middle East conflict: The view from Beirut and the UAE
3/3/2026
We cover the latest from Beirut and Dubai and speak to Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the president of the UAE. Then: Canada and India reset relations. Plus: inside the intense world of Oscar-nominated film ‘Sirāt’.
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Duration:01:04:13
Conflict spreads to the wider region after the US-Israel strikes on Iran
3/2/2026
The US and Israel’s campaign against Iran, which resulted in the death of the country’s Supreme Leader Khamenei, has now expanded into a regional conflict. Monocle’s Gulf correspondent Inzamam Rashid brings us the latest, as strikes have now been seen in Lebanon, Kuwait and other neighbouring states.
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Duration:00:58:54
US-Iran talks, Japan’s defence on alert and the growing rift between the UAE and Saudi Arabia
2/27/2026
Geneva flexes its diplomatic muscles with talks between Iran and the US. Japan will deploy missiles near Taiwan and what’s going on between the UAE and Saudi Arabia? Plus: fashion news and Finnair’s new bespoke soundscape.
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Duration:00:58:58
Carney in India and the next round of US-Iran talks
2/26/2026
The latest as Canada prime minister Mark Carney visits the Indo-Pacific in a bid to reduce reliance on the US. Then: Iran accuses the US of ‘big lies’ ahead of the next stage of talks in Geneva. Plus: Samsung’s spring launch and the Monocle 100 issue hits newsstands.
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Duration:00:58:58
Merz in Beijing and Trump's State of the Union address
2/25/2026
What can Merz’s visit to Beijing really achieve? Then: Warnings that the Horn of Africa is on the brink of war, Trump’s State of the Union address and how Canada is stepping up to help Cuba. Plus: Why Etihad is flying high.
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Duration:00:58:59
Ukraine marks four years since Russia’s invasion and the UK’s Chagos Island deal faces uncertainty
2/24/2026
The EU fails to agree fresh sanctions as the Russia-Ukraine war enters another year. Then: will Donald Trump’s intervention kill the Chagos Island deal? Plus: exploring the memory of Beirut through its cinema and the latest aviation news.
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Duration:00:58:54
The countdown is on as Trump ups pressure on Iran
2/23/2026
With the risk of war looming over the Middle East, pressure mounts on Iran’s theocracy. As Washington moves more warships and aircraft into the region and Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to strike a new nuclear deal counts down, how close are we to a new conflict?
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Duration:00:57:49
Trump convenes the Board of Peace
2/20/2026
Amid backlash from the EU, the UN and even the Vatican, President Donald Trump hosts his inaugural Board of Peace. Then: former UN special advisor on how to end the war in Sudan. Plus: the latest urbanism news.
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Duration:00:58:57
Diplomacy converges in Geneva and we speak with Georgia’s Salomé Zourabichvili
2/19/2026
We unpack the two high-level talks that took place in Geneva and speak with Salomé Zourabichvili, who maintains that she’s the legitimate president of Georgia. Plus: Greenland gets closer to the Nordics and Indonesian news.
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Duration:00:58:46