• The Globalist

  • By: Monocle
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The Globalist

By: Monocle
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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.

    2024 Monocle
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Episodes
  • A violent end to campaigning in Mexico and will US weapons be used to strike Russia?

    A violent end to campaigning in Mexico and will US weapons be used to strike Russia?
    May 31 2024

    Will Biden let US weapons strike Russia? How violence marred the final day of Mexican election campaigns and we take a look at who will be the next premier of the Netherlands. Andrew Mueller also delivers What We Learned. Plus: the latest news from the world of music and why fries are off the menu at the Paris Olympics.

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    59 mins
  • UAE signs a free trade agreement with South Korea and South Africans go to the polls

    UAE signs a free trade agreement with South Korea and South Africans go to the polls
    May 30 2024

    Have South Africa’s elections marked the end of the ANC’s political dominance? We head to Prague for an informal Nato summit with foreign ministers, take a look back at the Bratislava Summit 2024 and assess the South Korea-UAE trade deal. Plus: the latest news from the world of aviation and a check-in from the Hay Festival.

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    57 mins
  • Special edition, no 2: Live from the Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong, presented by UBS

    Special edition, no 2: Live from the Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong, presented by UBS
    May 29 2024

    The latest in a series of special live editions recorded at the Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong. Tom Edwards hosts a discussion on ideas for better urbanism, featuring insights from Nobel economics laureate Paul Romer; Shirley Surya, curator of design and architecture at M+; Angelle Siyang-Le, director of Art Basel Hong Kong; Jonathan Crockett, chairman for Asia at Phillips; and Monocle’s editors James Chambers and Nic Monisse.

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    59 mins
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