Monocle 24: The Briefing Podcast
1) Human Rights Watch suggests the world is in a democratic recession. Plus: Puerto Rico’s top artists
Almost three-quarters of the world’s population lives under autocratic rulers according to Human Rights Watch. We discuss this ‘democratic recession’. Then: the final day of th...Show More
2) Monocle at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Plus: New York’s first ever sauna festival
We hear from Monocle’s team at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Then: Yuan Potts brings us the latest in the world of business. Plus: NYC’s first sauna festival, Culture of Bathe-ing...Show More
3) France finally pushes budget through and the World Governments Summit in Dubai
France’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, gets a budget passed after months of deadlock. Then: Monocle in Dubai for the World Governments Summit. Plus: Is China’s luxury market in...Show More
4) Rafah border crossing opens, Berlin grinds to a halt and ‘Melania’ bores
Israel accepts Gaza health authority’s death-toll figures in U-turn, as the Rafah border crossing tentatively reopens to Palestinians. Plus: Germany’s public-transport workers strike and t...Show More
5) Former Iraq prime minister Nouri al-Maliki rejects US threats over potential comeback
Donald Trump has warned Iraq that it would lose all American support if controversial former prime minister Al-Maliki retakes office. Plus: a tourism uptick in Mongolia and Cape Town’s public po...Show More
6) ICE agents head to the Winter Olympics, a new issue of Monocle magazine and high jewellery
Milan’s mayor has said that ICE agents are not welcome in his city for the Winter Games. Plus: we look at Monocle’s February issue and hear about high jewellery in Paris, AI tourism blunde...Show More
7) Greenland and Denmark’s leaders in Paris: What’s on the menu for the working lunch with Macron?
France hosts the leaders of Denmark and Greenland. Then: the future of Lebanon’s economy amid new investments. Plus: how is China’s oil market changing in light of Maduro’s arrest? A...Show More
8) How Iranians are receiving information during a brutal crackdown on protests
We hear from the groups trying to break through the information blockade in Iran during an internet blackout. Plus: Boeing results and the long history of Russian espionage in Japan.See omnystudio.com...Show More
9) Xi Jinping’s purge of high-ranking Chinese military figures continues
China’s top-ranking general, Zhang Youxia, has been placed under investigation after being accused of giving nuclear secrets to the US. Then: coverage from Monocle’s recent trip to Nuuk an...Show More
10) Where does the Nato military alliance go from here?
We explore the future of the Western military alliance following Greenland de-escalation. Plus: Winkreative’s Ariel Childs on Great Britain’s new colours for the America’s Cup and th...Show More