Monocle 24: The Globalist Monocle

As the Munich Security Conference draws to a close, we ask what 2020 holds for global security and unpack the talks that did (and didn’t) happen. Plus: the likelihood of peace in Libya, the latest in US politics and what’s hitting the headlines in luxury retail.

The perfect way to start the day in Europe is with Monocle’s morning news programme. Join Monocle 24’s editors, presenters and guests as they set the agenda in international news and business. Winner Best News & Politics Radio Show in the 2015 Mixcloud Online Radio Awards.

We discuss Ankara’s relationship with Moscow, as Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns of consequences should his troops come under fire in Syria. Plus: Donald Trump intervenes in the case of Roger Stone, and civility in Melbourne.

As Angela Merkel’s favoured successor resigns, who will take her party – and Germany – forward? Plus: a defeat for Narendra Modi’s party in Delhi’s elections and a victory for Bernie Sanders in the New Hampshire primary.

As China faces its worst crisis in a generation, we ask why Xi Jinping has stayed out of the spotlight. Plus: the New Hampshire primary and why politicians should leave building design to architects and the public.

Analysis of the Irish election that has reshaped the nation’s political landscape. Plus: the latest on Turkey’s position on Syria, a turbulent week in German politics and the best of the weekend’s Oscars in Los Angeles.