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 21 July
July 21, 2023 07:18 - 58 minutes - 54 MBMonocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, speaks to Nato’s deputy secretary general, Mircea Geoana, at the Aspen Security Forum. Plus: Wagner mercenaries train Belarusian special forces close to the Polish border, thousands of anti-government protesters in Peru call for the president’s resignation and we celebrate “Barbenheimer” in our culture round-up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 20 July
July 20, 2023 07:35 - 58 minutes - 54 MBProtesters storm the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. Plus: MI6 invites Russian defectors to spy for Britain, a look ahead to the Spanish election and the Women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 19 July
July 19, 2023 07:32 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBA US national is detained in North Korea and Washington deploys submarines near Busan. Hazel Smith of Soas University of London explains the situation. Plus: Saudi Arabia signs a major arms deal with Turkey and Germany recommends an unusual solution for extreme heat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 18 July
July 18, 2023 07:48 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBAfter Russia withdraws from the Black Sea grain deal, we unpack the global implications. Plus: a new ground-breaking Alzheimer’s drug, the EU-Tunisia migration deal and a roundup of business news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 17 July
July 17, 2023 07:25 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBWe hear from Khartoum as violence in Sudan escalates. Plus: Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida tours the Middle East, the latest transport news and a new edition of ‘The Monocle Companion’, celebrating ideas for a better world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 14 July
July 14, 2023 07:31 - 58 minutes - 54 MBRussia analyst Stephen Dalziel on the forthcoming training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in Romania. Plus: international concern over threats to the electoral process in Guatemala, aviation news and Andrew Mueller’s weekly round-up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 13 July
July 13, 2023 07:29 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBJournalist Lili Bayer brings us the latest from the Nato summit in Vilnius and Petri Burstoff is in Helsinki ahead of the US-Nordic Leaders’ Summit. Also in the programme: Andrew Walker flicks through the day’s papers and Monocle’s Natalie Theodosi tells us about a new sustainable fashion scheme in France. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 12 July
July 12, 2023 07:36 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBMonocle’s team in Vilnius tells us why Volodymyr Zelensky is critical of Nato. Plus, the Finnish government’s racism scandal, the latest business news and how the Portuguese government is encouraging young people to pick up more books. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 11 July
July 11, 2023 07:48 - 58 minutes - 54 MBTurkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan greenlights Sweden’s Nato accession as the military alliance kicks off a summit in Vilnius. Monocle’s Andrew Mueller gives us the latest from the Lithuanian capital. Plus: the UN warns of civil war in Sudan, the latest technology news and a new device deployed in Japanese train stations to help confused foreign tourists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 10 July
July 10, 2023 07:28 - 58 minutes - 54 MBWe discuss the US’s controversial decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine. Plus: a flick through the day’s papers and South Korea’s plans to revamp its foreign policy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 7 July
July 07, 2023 07:36 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBMonocle’s Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith, on Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Turkey. Also in the programme: the significance of the G7 justice ministers meeting in Tokyo, updates on Wagner leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin and Russia, plus a look at the UAE’s self-driving cars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 6 July
July 06, 2023 07:31 - 58 minutes - 54 MBWe discuss the future of Nato – will Sweden be in it? Also in the programme: campaigning for Spain’s general election begins and Japan Airlines launches a clothing rental service. Plus: the latest technology news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 5 July
July 05, 2023 07:13 - 58 minutes - 54 MBWe discuss the threats to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Russian workers are told to evacuate. Also in the programme: why are China and the US limiting exports of each other’s semiconductors? Plus, the mail-order catalogue that changed perceptions of masculinity in the US. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 4 July
July 04, 2023 07:14 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBWe give you the latest on Israel’s major military operation in the West Bank. Plus: the Hong Kong police’s bounties for self-exiled activists, the inauguration of Thailand’s new government and the soft power of military hospital ships. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 3 July
July 03, 2023 07:56 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBRiots continue to rock France and threaten to impede preparations for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, Russia expert Jenny Mathers examines the fate of Wagner troops in Africa and we discuss the future of local news in Canada as Meta and Google block content. Plus: film critic Karen Krizanovich on the latest in Hollywood and new space technology is put under the microscope. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 30 June
June 30, 2023 07:35 - 58 minutes - 54 MBWe speak to NYU professor and ACLU president Deborah Archer about the US Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, get the latest from France as riots rock major cities and give you an update on this week’s EU Council summit in Brussels. Plus: Andrew Mueller unpacks a whirlwind week in Russia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 29 June
June 29, 2023 07:26 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBWagner sets up camp in Belarus – but what will they do next and who will they be fighting for? Why do so many people not like the way Joe Biden is handling the economy? Plus: Japan prepares to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific and the latest headlines from the UAE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 28 June
June 28, 2023 07:39 - 58 minutes - 54 MBWe discuss how the Russian propaganda machine is trying to retell the weekend’s events to its citizens and explain how Russian influence may sway Polish voters. Plus: an exploration of the decades-long evolution of the word ‘diva’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 27 June
June 27, 2023 07:17 - 58 minutes - 54 MBNew Zealand’s prime minister, Chris Hipkins, visits China for trade talks as Saudi Arabia sends a top delegation to an economic forum in Tianjin. Kiwi journalist Lisette Reymer and China analyst Isabel Hilton discuss what’s on the agenda and why Beijing is turning its attentions to the Middle East. Plus: the latest claims from Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Progizhin and Guatemalans go to the polls in an election mired by democratic backsliding. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...
Monday 26 June
June 26, 2023 07:13 - 58 minutes - 54 MBWe discuss how the weekend’s events were received in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, and by Nato members. Plus: lessons from the second Greek election in two months, the parents in China turning to the tutoring “black market” and the ambassadors championing two wheels in Brussels. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 23 June
June 23, 2023 07:36 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBNations look to shake up the world’s financial architecture in Paris, an examination of the technology being used in the search for the lost submersible near the wreck of the Titanic and a round-up of the morning’s papers. Plus: lessons from Monocle’s 2023 Quality of Life series and what’s behind a new wave of Moroccan filmmakers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 22 June
June 22, 2023 08:03 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBWe give you the latest as the UK and Ukraine host a joint reconstruction summit in London. Meanwhile, Narendra Modi is accused of weaponising yoga. Plus: we head to Vienna for the latest episode in our Quality of Life series, Matt Wolf brings us the news from the world of theatre and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco interviews South African musician Bongeziwe Mabandla. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 21 June
June 21, 2023 07:26 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBUkraine’s counteroffensive and the challenges facing NGOs, the latest from the Paris Air Show and illegal Chinese “police stations” in South Korea. Plus: a spotlight on Copenhagen and the Grammy Awards’ new African category. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 20 June
June 20, 2023 07:15 - 58 minutes - 54 MBFrance challenges the ‘Sky Shield initiative’, a new German-led air-defence plan. Plus: violence breaks out in the West Bank, the rise of Hindu nationalism in Nepal and the latest music news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 19 June
June 19, 2023 07:46 - 58 minutes - 54 MBThe US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, visits Beijing in a bid to ease relations between the US and China. Plus: the latest on the conflict in Ukraine, a roundup of the day’s papers and a profile of Miami’s mayor, Francis Suarez, who is now a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 16 June
June 16, 2023 07:20 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBWe give you the latest as African leaders begin their peace mission in Ukraine. Plus: a new rural plan for France, a check-in from the Brussels Urban Summit and Andrew Mueller’s rundown of the week’s more unusual stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 15 June
June 15, 2023 07:40 - 52 minutes - 48 MBWestern allies are negotiating a security agreement with Kyiv – but will it fall short of Ukraine’s demands? Meanwhile, demand for sea salt in South Korea grows ahead of Japan’s planned release of ‘treated’ water from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Plus: a special interview with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 14 June
June 14, 2023 07:21 - 58 minutes - 54 MBDonald Trump’s historic court appearance – where does it leave the former US president? Plus: Israel joins Africa’s largest military exercise in Morocco, the business news and a special interview with Indian diplomat and politician, Shashi Tharoor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 13 June
June 13, 2023 07:29 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBDonald Trump is set to be arraigned in Florida today. We head to Miami for the latest. Plus: Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg’s possible replacements and why are Germany and France celebrating their friendship with free train tickets? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 12 June
June 12, 2023 07:30 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBIran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, embarks on a weekend tour to Latin America. How will this strengthen alliances and partnerships in the region? Plus: Nato’s biggest air drills start in Germany, Zimbabweans face a currency crash and Chinese investors flock to Saudi Arabia for an annual business conference. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 9 June
June 09, 2023 08:38 - 58 minutes - 54 MBChina enters Taiwanese airspace and Japanese waters. Is this business as usual or a serious escalation? Plus: the EU’s “Hogwarts for ambassadors”, the latest fashion news and the White Cube gallery heads to Seoul. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 8 June
June 08, 2023 07:12 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBFormer US vice president Mike Pence bids for the 2024 Republican nomination. Plus: the fallout continues from the Kakhovka dam blast, the Japanese military reconsiders its tattoo ban and the toad species that is wreaking havoc in Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 7 June
June 07, 2023 07:28 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBUkraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam: what we know about the breach. Plus: US secretary of state Antony Blinken visits Saudi Arabia, Brazil says goodbye to a bossa nova legend and why the French military working with science-fiction writers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 6 June
June 06, 2023 07:40 - 58 minutes - 54 MBRussia and Ukraine blame each other for an explosion at the Kakhovka dam near Kherson that could trigger widespread flooding. Plus: naval drills in Indonesia bring together Chinese, Russian and US forces, reports of mass arrests in Kyrgyzstan and our technology correspondent is in California for the launch of the first Apple headset. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 5 June
June 05, 2023 07:21 - 58 minutes - 54 MBJournalist Maria Romanenko gives us the latest from Ukraine and we discuss the shifting power dynamics in the UAE. Plus: do you need to speak English to become Spain’s next leader? We also look at the stories dominating the papers in Scandinavia with Monocle’s Oslo correspondent, Lars Bevanger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 2 June
June 02, 2023 07:35 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBAsia’s top security meeting kicks off but China refuses to talk to the US on the sidelines. Plus: several media groups are banned from Opec’s production meeting this weekend; we check in on how Nigeria’s new president is faring and we ask, “What is lake cow bacon?” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 1 June
June 01, 2023 07:28 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBVeteran political strategist Norm Sterzenbach unpacks Ron DeSantis’s 2024 launch. Plus: fears that Polish democracy is under threat, secret talks between Qatar and the Taliban, and award-winning author Leila Slimani talks about her latest novel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 31 May
May 31, 2023 07:05 - 58 minutes - 54 MBRussia analyst Mark Galeotti gives us the latest on the drone attacks in Moscow. Plus: a look ahead at Spain’s snap election, the business news and why flip phones are making a comeback. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 30 May
May 30, 2023 07:17 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBTensions rise in east Asia as large-scale military drills kick off near South Korea’s Jeju Island. Also in the programme: Nato’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, visits Oslo and South American leaders meet in Brasília to discuss relaunching the UNASUR bloc. Plus: food made using recycled breath could soon be on the menu for astronauts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 29 May
May 29, 2023 07:27 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBMonocle’s Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith, unpacks the hard nationalism dominating Turkish politics as provisional results from the run-off election come in. Plus: Prime minister Modi unveils India’s new parliament building, and Karen Krizanovich is back from Cannes with all the latest from the Croisette. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 26 May
May 26, 2023 07:12 - 58 minutes - 54 MBWar correspondent Tim Mak has the latest from the second day of the Kyiv Security Forum, as Ukraine makes its Nato intentions clear. Plus: this year’s Arctic Challenge Exercise, tensions are stirred by rallies in Serbia and how staying in bed could help astronauts in space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 25 May
May 25, 2023 07:21 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBFlorida governor Ron DeSantis launches his presidential bid, we examine the state of Hungarian democracy and French far-right politician Marine Le Pen is hauled over the coals at a hearing investigating Russian influence in the National Rally party. Plus: the latest transport news with Monocle’s Gabriel Leigh. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 24 May
May 24, 2023 07:24 - 58 minutes - 54 MBPolitical and financial instability in Lebanon; the US and India vie for influence in the Pacific Islands as China looms large; and South Korea’s Nuri rocket is set to launch from the Naro Space Center. Plus: the biggest news coming out of the 2023 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 23 May
May 23, 2023 07:29 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBUkraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses its external supply for the seventh time since Russia’s invasion. Plus: Thailand’s new government pledges to rewrite the constitution, a round-up of today’s papers and the latest fashion and retail news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 22 May
May 22, 2023 07:29 - 58 minutes - 54 MBMonocle’s Asia editor and Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, tells us about Japan’s aims ahead of the G7 leaders meeting in Hiroshima; Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, is expected to throw his hat in the ring for US president; and we examine the state of Cambodian democracy ahead of the July elections. Plus: the latest from the Venice Biennale with Monocle’s Nic Monisse and Andrew Mueller’s astute analysis of the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday 19 May
May 19, 2023 07:29 - 58 minutes - 54 MBFiona Wilson, Monocle’s Asia editor and Tokyo bureau chief, tells us about Japan’s aims ahead of the G7 meeting in Hiroshima; then Florida governor Ron DeSantis is expected to enter the 2024 presidential race, and we examine the state of Cambodian democracy ahead of the July elections. Plus: the latest from the Venice Biennale with Monocle’s Nic Monisse, and Andrew Mueller’s analysis of the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thursday 18 May
May 18, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBWe report on the last-minute extension of the Black Sea grain deal, Belarus’s opposition prepares for democracy and we hear from Pakistan as former prime minister Imran Khan announces that he expects to be arrested again. Plus: Charles Hecker brings us the morning’s papers and the latest in the world of urbanism with Monocle’s Sheena Rossiter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday 17 May
May 17, 2023 07:14 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBWe report on Justin Trudeau’s trip to South Korea. Plus: Thailand’s Move Forward party looks to make history, a flick through today’s papers and the latest business news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday 16 May
May 16, 2023 07:25 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBA Chinese ‘peace’ envoy arrives in Ukraine as Volodomyr Zelensky pushes for military supplies abroad, South Africa sticks to its controversial stance on Russia and the EU plans to build internet cables under the Black Sea. Plus: we check in with film critic Karen Krizanovich as the Cannes Film Festival begins, and Monocle’s Fiona Wilson talks food diplomacy, as carbonara pancakes are on the menu in Hiroshima ahead of the G7 summit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday 15 May
May 15, 2023 10:06 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBMonocle’s Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith, and the editor of Free Turkish Press, Yavuz Baydar, join Emma Nelson to discuss Turkey’s elections. Also in the programme: Volodymyr Zelensky kicks off a European tour after meeting the Pope and Andrew Mueller explains Australia’s complex relationship with China. Plus, Eurovision’s winners celebrate in style with Fernando Augusto Pacheco. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.