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Voters head to the polls in Turkey to vote in local and mayoral elections in what’s being seen as a test for President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan. Plus: the return of Isis, Australia’s diplomatic deficit and Austria’s vacancy tax. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
China rolls out the red carpet for global chief executives at Beijing’s development forum. Plus: Narendra Modi’s government faces criticism following the arrest of another opposition leader, news from the world of film and France launches its first-ever cheese museum. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As farmers protest across Europe, we get the latest on a possible grain deal between Poland and Ukraine. Then: protesters take to the streets in Hungary over a corruption case and the latest threats to Slovakia’s public broadcaster. Plus: design news and why Italians talk with their hands. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We discuss Emmanuel Macron’s three-day state visit to Brazil, Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, reports from Oakland as Robert F Kennedy Jr announces his presidential running mate and we join Monocle’s Asia editor, James Chambers, from The Chiefs conference in Hong Kong. Plus: Karl Lagerfeld’s last Paris residence sells for double the starting price. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We discuss tensions between Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz, and what they mean for Ukraine. Plus, plans for a significant upgrade to the security alliance between the US and Japan, Boeing’s management reshuffle and technology news. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The crisis in Haiti continues to spiral as political parties edge closer to forming a security council. Will a new government halt the Caribbean nation’s nosedive? Plus: fugitive separatist Carles Puigdemont plans to run in Catalan elections, the latest trade and economy news and a special interview with ambassador Mark Green. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has been given the green light to begin EU accession talks. We discuss what this means with Monocle’s Balkans correspondent Guy de Launey. Plus: Washington pushes for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and we get the latest fashion news. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We discuss what will be on the agenda at the EU leaders’ summit in Brussels with associate editor at Politico, Suzanne Lynch. Also in the programme: we get the latest on Vietnam president Vo Van Thuong’s resignation and find out why Canada is stopping future arms shipments to Israel. Plus: we flick through the April issue of Monocle as it hits newsstands. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As negotiations in Doha resume, we discuss the likelihood of a temporary truce in Gaza after months of devastating war. Plus: protests in Argentina, US domestic politics and why Slovakia’s forthcoming presidential election is crucial for the EU. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Israel denies the EU’s accusation that it is using starvation as a weapon of war. Plus, Hong Kong’s Article 23 security legislation nears a vote and Mark Galeotti introduces the Kremlin elite of the future. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We get the latest from Gaza, explore the relevance of the third Summit for Democracy and question an EU cash-for-migration deal with Egypt. Plus: the director of the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage, and how to legislate happiness in California. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We discuss this weekend’s presidential election in Russia, which will grant Vladimir Putin another six-year term. Plus: US efforts to involve Japan in providing additional military support to Ukraine, the future of government in the Netherlands and theatre news. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We speak with Ukrainian MP Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze about the EU’s new military fund, South Korea and the US finish up their Freedom Shield drills amid tensions with North Korea, a Pew Research survey tells us how to fix democracy and Celine prepares to launch a new makeup line. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Germany rules on whether the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party should be designated as a suspected extremist organisation. Sudha David-Wilp, director of the German Marshall Fund’s Berlin office, gives us the latest. Meanwhile, we ask: is the Aukus submarine deal on the brink of collapse, following the US navy’s decision to cut submarine budgets? Plus: a report from Mipim in Cannes and this year’s Hay Festival line-up. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Siemon Wezeman, senior researcher with the Sipri Arms and Military Expenditure Programme, tells us about the think tank’s latest report on global weapons sales. Plus: Joe Biden hosts Poland’s president and prime minister in Washington, Mipim kicks off in Cannes and a special interview with director Brian Knappenberger about his ground-breaking new docuseries, ‘Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War’. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We get the latest results from Portugal’s elections and ask what’s next for the nation’s government as the far-right gains ground. Plus: we discuss the likelihood of a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza before Ramadan, get the headlines from the Balkans and find out who wins big at the 2024 Academy Awards. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We review Joe Biden’s final State of the Union address before the US presidential election in November. Plus: Latvia becomes the first EU country to ban agricultural products from Russia and Belarus, the latest on the ongoing Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks and David Cameron’s trip to Berlin. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The latest developments from the European People’s Party Congress in Bucharest with Nina dos Santos. Plus: can Venezuela’s opposition navigate the presidential election’s tight deadlines? Adam Hancock reports from Kuala Lumpur ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Following Germany’s embarrassing military leak, we discuss the country’s policy on the war in Ukraine. Plus: we give you the latest on the US’s decision to impose fresh sanctions on Zimbabwe’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, and Monocle’s Tom Edwards checks in from the Sustainable Cities in Action Forum in Dubai. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, checks in ahead of the biggest presidential primary election day, as Donald Trump looks set to win the ballot. Plus, South Korea makes good on its legal threats against striking doctors, China’s premier refuses to speak to the global press, and the second instalment of our week-long M370 series. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We discuss the latest on the Israel-Hamas war and Giorgia Meloni’s North America trip. Plus: Lynne O’Donnell on the Taliban’s plan to build a cricket stadium, France’s historic abortion vote and architecture news. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Russia analyst Stephen Dalziel discusses the atmosphere surrounding Alexey Navalny’s funeral in Moscow and the future of the opposition movement in Russia. Plus: the latest on Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s visits to two Texas-Mexico border cities, film news and a special interview with two-time Academy Award-winner Hans Zimmer. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We get the latest from a Western Balkans summit that includes Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. Then: the latest battle for Pacific Island influence between the US and China, what Japan can do about its record-low birth rate and how Christian nationalism is rising in the US. Plus: technology news with David Phelan and fine wines in the Arabian Peninsula. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We discuss whether Joe Biden and Congress can avoid a US government shutdown, the latest on North Korea’s nuclear threats and the electric-vehicle race between China’s BYD and France’s Renault. Plus: why France is banning “steak” from non-meat product labels. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We discuss the latest from the war in Ukraine amid reports of Russian advances in three key locations. Then, as Israelis head to the polls in the country’s municipal elections, we’ll unpack what results at the local level say about the electorate’s confidence in the national government. And: why train lovers are steaming over the relocation of a British locomotive to Japan. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We head to Budapest where a parliamentary vote looks set to approve Sweden’s Nato accession. Plus: protests by Europe’s farmers continue, South Korea’s healthcare woes and a round-up of art and culture news. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, we look ahead to who might replace Jens Stoltenberg as the secretary general of Nato later this year. Then: the latest on Israel’s bombardment of Rafah and Andrew Mueller’s ‘What We Learned’. Plus: is rebranding always a good idea? See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We’re broadcasting live from the Polish capital to assess the state of the fast-changing nation. We discuss the role that Poland has played in the diplomatic arena, take a look at Warsaw’s green ambitions with architect Marlena Happach and talk about the future of the media industry with voices from Polityka Insight and ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’. Plus: Polish hospitality with Puro hotel. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
G20 foreign ministers gather in Rio de Janeiro as a diplomatic spat engulfs Brazil and Israel. Then: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger juntas confirm their commitment to form a new tri-state confederation, the Philippines conducts joint air patrols with the US and we hear from Portugal’s foreign minister, João Cravinho on Ukraine and Israel. Plus: the commercial airport set to open on Italy’s Amalfi Coast this summer. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Israel’s war cabinet sets a date for the ground invasion of Rafah, while Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, continues his Latin American tour in Venezuela. Sweden’s defence minister, Pål Jonson, tells us about his country’s path to Nato. Plus: the EU’s mission to protect vessels against Houthi attacks, turmoil at Austrian property company Signa and a round-up of fashion news. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
