Monocle 24: The Globalist Podcast
1) Could Trump send the US military to quell protests in Minnesota?
The US president threatens to invoke the “Insurrection Act” in Minnesota. Plus: How Thailand and Brazil view a US pause on visas, Greece’s civil aviation head resigns and tropical fr...Show More
2) Iran threatens retaliation for any US strikes as American troops are evacuated from Middle East bases
Is a US strike on Iran imminent? Our Gulf correspondent joins to detail what US evacuations from key bases in the Middle East signals. Then: foreign ministers from Greenland and Denmark at the White H...Show More
3) Can Trump win the fight against Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell? Plus: Finnish technology
Pushback against the investigation into Fed chair Jerome Powell grows. What does that mean for markets? Then: Russian strikes in Ukraine leave millions without power. Plus: the latest news from Japan....Show More
4) Trump pushes Canada closer to China and Marine Le Pen’s trial begins
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney to “recalibrate” relations with China. Plus: Marine Le Pen’s trial threatens to shake up France’s presidential election. Then: How fashion h...Show More
5) As Iran protests continue, is US intervention likely? Plus: Myanmar’s election and the fall of Saks
The latest from Tehran as protests enter a third week and US president Donald Trump warns that Washington is ready to intervene. Plus: Myanmar heads to the polls, Nato’s position on Greenland, N...Show More
6) Europe’s relationship with South America on the line in Mercosur trade deal
A long-anticipated trade deal with South American trading bloc Mercosur hangs in the balance as the EU tries to overcome France’s strong objections. With French farmers taking to the streets, we...Show More
7) US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic with ties to Venezuela
We discuss the seizure of the Marinera oil tanker, its Russia connection and how much this escalates the situation beyond Venezuela and the West. As Donald Trump announces an oil deal, how co-operativ...Show More
8) Ukraine ‘declaration of intent’ signed in Paris
UK and France agree to send troops to Ukraine if a peace deal is reached, Thailand accuses Cambodia of truce violation and Berlin’s ongoing blackout after infrastructure attack. Plus: the French...Show More
9) Maduro appears in US court and Trump doubles down on Iran protest intervention
The latest reactions as Venezuela’s ousted Nicolás Maduro appears in Manhattan court and Trump renews his threat to intervene in Iran’s ongoing protests. And: Portugal’s presi...Show More
10) Venezuela and the ‘Donroe Doctrine’: What happened and who’s next?
After the weekend’s stunning display of Trumpian foreign policy, we explore US plans for Venezuela, as well as global and market reactions. Plus: wooden architecture makes a comeback in Japan an...Show More