Monocle 24: The Globalist Podcast
1) Viktor Orbán at the White House: can Hungary’s PM avoid the bear in the room?
Donald Trump hosts Hungary’s prime minister, who hopes that Russian oil won’t be on the meeting agenda. Plus: What next for Hamas, news from the Mediterranean and can you guess the Louvre&...Show More
2) Morocco celebrates as the world gambles with Western Sahara peace
Morocco has declared a national holiday after UN powers recognised its plans for Western Sahara. But what if the Trump administration and others miscalculated in the name of peace? Plus: why the Summi...Show More
3) Why does Russia care so much about the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk?
We discuss the significance of the fierce battles around the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. Plus: the results of a series of US elections, the State of Asia conference in Zürich and the Tokyo Intern...Show More
4) What’s in a name? Taiwan’s recognition in Estonia hits a snag
Taiwan’s ongoing battle for resignation has stalled in Estonia over the naming of its representation. Plus: The director of Dubai Design Week, Natasha Carella; and OK Go frontman Damian Kulash o...Show More
5) The Novi Sad anniversary protests and Australia’s historic state treaty
Serbians gather in Novi Sad for protests marking a year since the station-canopy collapse that killed 16 people. Plus: US nuclear testing, Victoria’s Indigenous treaty, London’s oldest Isl...Show More
6) A 12 out of 10 meeting: Trump lowers tariffs on China, Xi cuts rare earth controls
After a meeting between the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies seems to go better than expected, we discuss the ramifications for the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...Show More
7) Trump and Xi meet in Seoul and raids in Rio de Janeiro
Presidents Trump and Xi hold a consequential meeting in Seoul to iron out trade relations. Is progress possible? Plus: police raids rip through Rio de Janeiro and the Dutch election results. Then: are...Show More
8) Dutch elections, Lebanon seeks to disarm Hezbollah and the US government shutdown’s impact on aviation
Dutch voters head to the polls, Lebanon’s race to disarm Hezbollah, Australia’s PM heads to Malaysia and the US government shutdown’s impact on aviation. Plus: the ‘Perfume, sc...Show More
9) Trump says he will solve the Afghanistan-Pakistan crisis ‘very quickly’. Plus: Europe’s rival to Starlink
Peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan continue. Will Trump’s intervention help? Then: Canada’s ambitions for a trade agreement with the Philippines. Plus: European aerospace compani...Show More
10) Asean leaders meet and Pope Leo heads to Turkey
The Asean summit kicks off in Kuala Lumpur as the world watches trade negotiations between China and the US. Then: Argentinians head to the polls, Pope Leo embarks on his first foreign trip and we tak...Show More