The Monocle Daily

By Monocle

Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.

Episodes (29)

What is the realistic timeline for ending the conflict in the Middle East?

Will China’s plan to position itself as a peacemaker in the Iran war work?

Why Armenia has become Putin’s latest target

Is Europe prepared for the consequences of the Iran war?

Is a ceasefire in Iran coming? Plus: the looming global jet fuel crisis

Donald Trump threatens to wipe out Iran

Iran has a ceasefire but what about Lebanon?

Has the Iran ceasefire been set up to fail?

Revealed: Monocle’s new weekly quiz!

The Middle East war: why did diplomacy fail and what now?

Fresh US-Iran talks and China’s new international role

Israel and Lebanon face to face for the first time in decades

Macron and Starmer take the lead on securing the Strait of Hormuz: will they cut Trump out?

Our weekly quiz and a look ahead to Salone del Mobile

Can Starmer stay the course?

Ukraine hopes for fresh EU loan and the race for the next UN secretary general

Has Iran gained the upper hand through negotiation (and memes)?

The politics of economic shocks – which countries can weather the Iran conflict?

That’s a wrap: Our weekly quiz and a look back at Salone del Mobile

King Charles, Jordan Bardella and our royal fascination

Leaders in crisis: A Keir Starmer inquiry and embattled Friedrich Merz

Nothing to see here: Russia plans military parade with no weaponry on show

Trump and Putin talk: much said but little gained?

Our weekly quiz and what King Charles meant to say in Washington

American troop drawdown in Germany and Canada joins European summit

Asymmetric warfare from the Strait of Hormuz to Ukraine and Lebanon

Remembering Ted Turner and one year of Friedrich Merz

Israel strikes Beirut despite new ceasefire. Will it jeopardise a wider peace deal?

Copy of Decoding the Venice Biennale

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