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Politics

Politics

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Politics

Politics

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Politics

Politics

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3D AGO

Trump’s envoy in Moscow as Putin questions ceasefire

As Russia unpicks the 30-day ceasefire proposal before Trump’s envoy arrives in Moscow, Nataliya Vasilyeva joins Georgina Godwin to discuss how the US and Ukraine might respond. Plus: fears of a new war in Ethiopia, a Netherlands car factory turns to drones, ‘What We Learned’ with Andrew Mueller and Monocle at Mipim. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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59 min
1D AGO

Breaking down the week’s stories and the latest from Oslo

Emma Nelson is joined by Nina dos Santos and David Bodanis to break down the week’s biggest stories. Plus: Iona Craig on US airstrikes in Yemen, Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins from Marbella and Monocle’s Oslo correspondent, Lars Bevanger, brings the latest from the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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59 min
2D AGO

Nato’s frontline: the view from the Baltics

‘The Foreign Desk’ speaks to leaders from Nato’s Baltic members about the vexing, existential questions they face: what happens if Russia strikes one of them? Is Nato’s Article 5 the unassailable security that it used to be? Is it worthwhile to keep telling Western Europe “we told you so”? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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38 min
4D AGO

Champagne and parmigiano brace for tariffs and disco in Paris

As Trump threatens tariffs that could increase prices up to 50 per cent on European agriculture, how are producers of champagne, ‘parmigiano’ and ‘jamón’ preparing? Plus: we head to Cannes for the world’s premier property fair and to Paris for some disco. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4d ago

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59 min
5D AGO

Greenland votes and Oslo revamps retail

An update from Ukraine before we ask, as independence and US threats loom, could this be Greenland’s most consequential election? After that we head behind the scenes of Paris Fashion Week and explore Oslo’s luxury-retail scene. Plus: has the global market sell-off eased – or just started? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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18H AGO

Trump vows to continue striking the Houthis

As US strikes on Yemen continue, Julie Norman joins Emma Nelson to discuss why this plan might lead to further escalation. Plus, the latest conditions for a ceasefire from Russia, a flick through the international papers, design news and a look at why Bible sales are soaring in the UK. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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59 min
6D AGO

Zelensky arrives in Riyadh before US talks

As Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Riyadh, we assess the chances of a ceasefire with Russia and the role of backchannel diplomacy. And we ask what Syria’s latest deadly outburst of sectarian conflict means for stability in the region. Plus, we mark 14 years since Japan’s Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, bring you the latest from the Nordics and head to Cannes for the opening day of Mipim. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6d ago

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59 min
MAR 10

US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia

As US and Ukraine officials meet for the first time since the public spat between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, what might be the diplomatic way forward? Then: we turn to Romania to examine the effects of foreign influence on its election, profile the new leader of Canada’s Liberals and get the latest design news. Plus: our team touches down in Cannes for Mipim. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 10

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59 min
3D AGO

Germany’s big spending plans and the joys of department stores

We get an update on a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan to end a decades-long conflict before we turn to Germany’s historic agreement on defence spending, a wrap-up of Mipim, the joys of department stores and the pitfalls of artificial lakes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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41 min
2D AGO

US government averts shutdown, Belgrade protests and One World Flag

Historian and writer Alex von Tunzelmann joins Georgina Godwin to discuss why the latest averted US government shutdown could signal a sea change for US politics and more of the week’s news and culture. Plus, Monocle’s Balkans correspondent, Guy De Launey, joins from a protest in Belgrade and we hear from Eugene Serebrennikov and Vicente Garcia Morillo, co-founders of the New York-based design studio Burn & Broad, on their new One World Flag project. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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34 min

Monocle Radio is our round-the-clock global radio station, featuring live shows and podcasts covering news, foreign affairs, business, culture, design, urbanism, food and drink, print media and more. We also have a playlist compiled by the team at Midori House to accompany you day and night.