The Globalist
1,274 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 96 ratingsMonocle’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
Friday 29 September
September 29, 2023 07:30 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBA look ahead to the Slovakian elections with Rikard Jozwiak. Meanwhile, tensions are high in Washington as lawmakers try to avoid a shutdown and Taiwan unveils its first domestically made submarine. Plus: we examine the Austrian far-right’s links with the Taliban, the Académie française elects a new permanent secretary and the ‘Oxford English Dictionary’ adds new words. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 28 September
September 28, 2023 07:24 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBSpain struggles to form a government and a historic dispute reignites between Venezuela and Guyana. We also hear from Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, as Russia mulls over an import ban on Japanese seafood, and discuss Russia’s claims that Black Sea fleet commander Viktor Sokolov is alive. Plus: fashion news and the Charlie Watts auction at Christie’s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 27 September
September 27, 2023 07:40 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBWe give you the latest on the mass exodus from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Also in the programme: a diplomatic spat between Austria and Romania over Schengen and news from the Balkans. Plus: will there soon be a new hotline between the US and China for crises – in space? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 26 September
September 26, 2023 07:27 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBUkraine claims that Russia’s Black Sea fleet commander has been killed. Plus: Joe Biden’s attempts to win over Pacific Islands leaders at the White House, a visa scandal in Poland and the latest aviation news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 25 September
September 25, 2023 07:24 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBFormer diplomat Lew Lukens discusses the looming US government shutdown, as time runs out for Congress to act. Plus: how stable are Libya’s political structures and what price will Russia and China expect for helping to reconstruct Derna? And what can asteroid dust tell us about our origins? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 22 September
September 22, 2023 07:19 - 58 minutes - 54 MBPoland has decided to stop sending weapons to Ukraine: how did it get to this point? Plus: Rupert Murdoch steps down as chair of Fox and News Corp, Estonian filmmaker Ilmar Raag explains why saunas are being sent to the Ukrainian frontline and a flick through today’s papers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 21 September
September 21, 2023 07:42 - 58 minutes - 54 MBThe diplomatic row between India and Canada over the killing of a Sikh leader continues. Plus: Guatemala’s deepening political crisis, a look ahead to Eswatini’s election and a flick through the latest issue of Monocle magazine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 20 September
September 20, 2023 07:34 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBIs the South Caucasus heading for war? Plus: an update on the Sahel region, France and Germany desire a new ‘inner circle’, and we go troll hunting in America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 19 September
September 19, 2023 07:27 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBWill the UN General Assembly step up its action on climate change? We also discuss the Iran-US prisoner swap, the latest on the conflict in Sudan and Justin Trudeau’s claim that the Indian government was involved in the killing of a Sikh leader on Canadian soil. Plus: why are young Germans among the unhappiest in Europe? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 18 September
September 18, 2023 07:23 - 58 minutes - 54 MBUkrainian forces make gains in the east as the country’s domestic drone production ramps up. Plus: takeaways from Kim Jong-un’s extended visit to Russia, Greece’s new opposition leader and tourism in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 15 September
September 15, 2023 07:12 - 58 minutes - 54 MBAre American voters buying “Bidenomics”? We unpack Joe Biden’s latest effort to fine-tune his economic agenda. Plus: the US plans to withhold millions in military aid to Egypt, a lookahead to London Fashion Week and the latest art news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 14 September
September 14, 2023 07:54 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBHumanitarian efforts ramp up as the death toll from flooding in Libya rises. Plus: a look at China’s ‘interconnected living’ plan for Taiwan, Brazil begins the first trials of pro-Bolsonaro rioters who stormed the country’s centres of power in January and a flick through today’s papers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 13 September
September 13, 2023 07:21 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBThe US House of Representatives opens an impeachment inquiry into president Biden. Our Washington correspondent Christopher Cermak has the details. Also in the programme: why Germany is buying more oil from India, president Macron’s plan to transform what critics call “ugly France” and how a severe lemon shortage is affecting Peruvians. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 12 September
September 12, 2023 07:32 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBKim Jong-un reportedly arrives in eastern Russia for arms talks with Vladimir Putin, as Moscow seeks to replenish its dwindling stockpile. Who has the upper hand and how will the meeting be portrayed for home audiences? Plus: Israel’s supreme court prepares to rule on its own future and we discuss the British parliamentary researcher accused of spying for China. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 11 September
September 11, 2023 07:16 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBWe look back at the G20 summit in India, which concluded yesterday, and discuss its key points. Plus: the start of joint military exercises between Armenia and the US, a flick through the day’s papers and a round-up of stories from the Asia-Pacific region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 8 September
September 08, 2023 07:29 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBAs G20 agrees to grant membership to the African Union, what else is on the agenda at the summit in India? Plus: the US Department of Defense will cut support for Hollywood directors whose films are censored by China and the return of a Paris-Berlin train service. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 7 September
September 07, 2023 08:02 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBAntony Blinken visits Kyiv as a Russian airstrike kills Ukrainian civilians. Plus: the mood in Russia ahead of elections on Sunday, Japan shoots for the moon and our music curator on The Rolling Stones’s first album in 18 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 6 September
September 06, 2023 07:29 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBSoutheast Asian leaders meet in Indonesia to debate how to deal with the violence in Myanmar. Plus: a new metro system opens in Lagos, a round-up of business headlines and might a new name for India be on the cards? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 5 September
September 05, 2023 07:16 - 58 minutes - 54 MBWho is Ukraine’s new defence minister, Rustem Umerov? Monocle’s Kyiv correspondent, Olga Tokariuk, profiles the Crimean Tatar with experience in Russian negotiations. Plus: US officials visit Saudi Arabia to discuss Palestine, Olaf Scholz’s government slumps in the polls and we review the latest Indian newspapers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 4 September
September 04, 2023 07:40 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBTurkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, meets with Vladimir Putin in Sochi to discuss grain deals, we get the lowdown on the Chinese economy with Patricia Thornton and Mexico’s opposition selects a female candidate with Indigenous roots to run for office. Plus: France debates the height of ceilings, we get a roundup of news from the Nordics with Helsinki correspondent Petri Burtsoff and we check in with Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 1 September
September 01, 2023 07:22 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBWe present a special episode of ‘The Globalist’ live from Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Munich. Hear from our editors and correspondents, including Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, Asia editor and Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, and Europe editor at large, Ed Stocker. Plus: Charles Hecker discusses Russia’s allies and enemies, and David Bodanis explores the politics of cartography in the wake of China’s new national map. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...
Thursday 31 August
August 31, 2023 07:34 - 58 minutes - 54 MBMilitary leaders seize power in Gabon. What does the takeover mean for stability in the wider region? Plus: an update on the Lachin corridor crisis, the latest urbanism news and Andrew Mueller’s ‘What We Learned’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 30 August
August 30, 2023 07:28 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBWe discuss Imran Khan’s suspended conviction and rising tensions between Beijing and Tokyo over Fukushima’s wastewater. Plus: our Washington correspondent, Chris Cermak, flicks through the day’s papers and we look ahead to Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Munich. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 29 August
August 29, 2023 07:43 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBHistorian Alex von Tunzelmann and Monocle’s Kyiv correspondent, Olga Tokariuk, explain the logistics of Ukraine’s elections. Also in the programme: former Afghan politician Shukria Barakzai gives us the latest on the crackdown on women’s rights in Afghanistan. Plus: Finnair’s new Arctic Express service and the latest business news with Isobel Hamilton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 28 August
August 28, 2023 07:17 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBA vibrant show from Monocle’s Zurich studio presented by Emma Nelson. We’ll discuss the latest from Ukraine, as well as China and the US’s latest trade talks. Plus: journalist Bruno Kaufmann examines Greenland’s geopolitical significance, we talk technnology and the latest from the travel industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 25 August
August 25, 2023 07:31 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBAfter the suspected death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, we look at the history of Russia’s relationship to its dissidents with Charles Hecker and the knock-on effect for African nations with Mark Galeotti. We also discuss Donald Trump’s surrender to authorities in Atlanta, Georgia and examine the rise of country music in the US. Plus: the newspapers from Zürich and the latest fashion and TV news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 24 August
August 24, 2023 07:43 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBYevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner mercenary group, is presumed dead in a plane crash. We give you the latest from Moscow. Also in the programme: US Republican presidential candidates have their first debate in Milwaukee without Donald Trump and a report on the Brics summit in South Africa after Vladimir Putin addresses the bloc’s leaders virtually. Plus: Zimbabwe’s elections and a literary celebration of Ukrainian Independence Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 23 August
August 23, 2023 07:36 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBMonocle’s Asia editor brings us the latest on Thailand’s new prime minister. Plus, we hear about the new party set to shake up Dutch politics, India’s imminent moon landing and a roundup of business news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 22 August
August 22, 2023 07:37 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBWe discuss the Brics summit in Johannesburg, the US sale of Tomahawk missiles to Australia and why Georgians are frustrated with Russian business owners. Plus: the latest developments in technology, a round-up of the news from Zürich and the backlog of ships in the Panama Canal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 21 August
August 21, 2023 07:31 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBThe latest from Niger, as Ecowas doubles down on its threat of military action, a crackdown on journalists ahead of elections in Zimbabwe and how Russia is weaponising Ukrainian passports. Plus: the latest from the Balkans and how the World Cup Final has changed women’s football. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 18 August
August 18, 2023 07:32 - 58 minutes - 54 MBThe US, Japan and South Korea gather for unprecedented trilateral talks, Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, makes a deal with the Catalan separatist party and World Cup fever takes over Brisbane ahead of Sunday’s final. Plus: the latest papers from Zürich, a roundup of the climate news with Monocle’s Edmonton correspondent, Sheena Rossiter, and the rise of Brazilian wine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 17 August
August 17, 2023 07:22 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBHow will Hawaii get back on its feet following treacherous wildfires? Plus: the significance of South Africa’s meeting on the ‘moonshot pact’, why China’s economy is struggling and swimmers plunge into the Seine for the first time since 1923. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 16 August
August 16, 2023 07:17 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBChina’s foreign minister visits Russia and Belarus: we discuss what’s on the agenda. Plus: the latest aviation news, a flick through the day’s papers and might Switzerland soon have a 27th canton? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 15 August
August 15, 2023 07:27 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBDonald Trump is indicted on criminal charges for the fourth time. Plus: a look at Germany’s position on the war in Ukraine, Cuba’s looming economic crisis and a flick through today’s papers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 14 August
August 14, 2023 09:22 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBWe get the latest from Kyiv with Ukrainian MP Lisa Yasko, a roundup of the morning’s papers with Paul Waldie, Europe correspondent at ‘The Globe and Mail’ and interview former Polish foreign minister, Radek Sikorski MEP, on how Poland has changed in recent years. Plus: the results of the Argentinian elections and why zine culture is on the rise in Japan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 11 August
August 11, 2023 07:24 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBWe discuss Biden’s Chinese technology investment ban with David Schlesinger and ask ‘LatinNews’ editor for the Andean region, Lewis Harrison, how the assassination of a presidential candidate in Ecuador could sway voters. Plus: we find out the latest transport news with Monocle’s Gabriel Leigh, receive an update from the Women’s World Cup and Monocle’s contributing editor, Andrew Mueller, gives us a schooling in this week’s biggest lessons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 10 August
August 10, 2023 07:18 - 58 minutes - 54 MBWest African leaders meet in Abuja after the military junta in Niger refuses to reinstate the country’s president, Mohamed Bazoum. Plus: political uncertainty in Thailand shakes investor confidence, culture news and a Canadian breed of cow that could help cut greenhouse-gas emissions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 9 August
August 09, 2023 07:21 - 57 minutes - 53 MBIs Belarus’s Lukashenko aggravating Poland without direction from Putin? Also in the programme: we discuss why India is banning makers of military drones from using Chinese parts, get the latest from France’s bubbling wine harvest and flick through the day’s papers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 8 August
August 08, 2023 07:20 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBMonocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, examines what is behind the US’s summer of strikes. Also in the programme: we discuss a foiled assassination plot in Ukraine; Tomohiko Taniguchi, former special advisor to the cabinet of Shinzo Abe, joins us to discuss the Iran-Japan talks; and the latest news from the Baltics and Scandinavia. Plus, the search for a mythical monster intensifies in Loch Ness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 7 August
August 07, 2023 07:38 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBWe discuss the events from the Ukraine peace summit in Jeddah and find out about Niger’s emboldened Islamic insurgents following the country’s coup. Also in the programme: we round up the latest fashion news and flick through the day’s papers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 4 August
August 04, 2023 07:32 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBSaudi Arabia leads Ukraine peace talks this weekend. Plus: Donald Trump appears in court in Washington DC, China plans limits on children’s access to tech and the eternal appeal of the shark movie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 3 August
August 03, 2023 07:21 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBECOWAS demands that the leaders of Niger’s coup cede power by this Sunday – but does it have enough leverage? Also in the programme: We discuss Poland’s ever-increasing role in the Russia-Ukraine War, find out about Eurostar’s newest rival and flick through the day’s papers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 2 August
August 02, 2023 07:20 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBDonald Trump’s indictment: the former president faces fresh charges. Plus, we discuss developments in the Sahel region, Bill Hayton gives us the latest on Myanmar’s declaration of clemency for former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and Ellah Wakatama joins us to look at the Booker Prize longlist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 1 August
August 01, 2023 07:17 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBItaly is the latest European country to rethink its ties with China but how easy is it to decouple? Plus: Israel proposes a new rail line to Saudi Arabia, and the latest theatre news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 31 July
July 31, 2023 07:14 - 58 minutes - 54 MBWe discuss the fate of Niger as experts fear that the situation could exacerbate regional instability. Plus: the latest charges against Donald Trump, Brazil’s ambitious green transition package and a roundup of Asia-Pacific stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 28 July
July 28, 2023 07:35 - 58 minutes - 54 MBPresident Putin concedes that Ukraine has intensified its counteroffensive as Moldova expels 45 Russian diplomatic staff over “unfriendly actions”. Plus, Taiwan’s efforts to bolster its defence capabilities, updates on the Niger coup and an ode to the pleasures of skinny dipping. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 27 July
July 27, 2023 07:38 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBThe Russia-Africa summit begins in St Petersburg. Also in the programme: Cambodia’s prime minister, Hun Sen, announces his resignation and the country’s first new leader since 1985. Plus, a check-in from the Women’s World Cup and a flick through the day’s papers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 26 July
July 26, 2023 07:21 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBThe Belarusian ministry of emergency situations is arming its personnel to prepare for potential armed conflict. Plus, we discuss why crime in Ecuador is increasing ahead of the country’s elections in August, the latest in the world of aviation and investigate what Elon Musk is up to over at Twitter HQ. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 25 July
July 25, 2023 07:29 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBIsrael passes a controversial bill to limit the Supreme Court’s power. Plus: French president Emmanuel Macron’s Pacific tour, Cambodia’s one-horse election race, and, as thousands of people are evacuated from Greek islands, we ask: how do repatriation flights work? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 24 July
July 24, 2023 07:49 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBWe react to Spain’s snap election on Sunday and the Kyiv City Council’s temporary ban on the public use of Russian-language art and culture. Plus, Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, presses ahead with his contentious judicial overhaul today and Dutch politicians officially bar cruise ships from docking in Amsterdam’s city centre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.