Can Starmer stay the course?
After Keir Starmer pleads ignorance over Peter Mandelson’s failed vetting, how long can he survive as UK leader? We explore Europe’s changing democratic landscape. Plus: Horse-meat pies have become a ...
20 Apr 40min
Our weekly quiz and a look ahead to Salone del Mobile
Rob Bound and Andrew Mueller quiz each other on this week’s headlines. Then: a design perspective on Donald Trump’s Jesus memes and what to see at the the world’s leading trade fair for furniture and ...
17 Apr 44min
Macron and Starmer take the lead on securing the Strait of Hormuz: will they cut Trump out?
France and the UK are to meet with “non-belligerent” countries to discuss how best to police the waterway after a ceasefire. How will excluding the US play out? Plus: the UK rejoins the EU’s Erasmus e...
16 Apr 39min
Israel and Lebanon face to face for the first time in decades
The first meeting between officials since 1993 but will diplomacy make a difference? We discuss what can be achieved as Lebanon and Israel agree to direct negotiations, while attacks between Hezbollah...
15 Apr 42min
Fresh US-Iran talks and China’s new international role
We break down the prospect of new US-Iran negotiations as Washington’s blockade in the Strait of Hormuz continues. Plus: is Hungary’s Viktor Orbán the first far-right domino to fall? And: Japan’s new ...
14 Apr 35min
The Middle East war: why did diplomacy fail and what now?
As the US announces new military plans to block the Strait of Hormuz, we discuss where escalation could lead to from here. Then: is Cuba next? Plus: what makes a democracy’s leader popular. And: shoul...
13 Apr 36min
Revealed: Monocle’s new weekly quiz!
Robert Bound joins Andrew Mueller for a quizzical look at the biggest headlines from across the week. Then: garish golf garments, ‘What We Learned’ and a look ahead to Monocle Radio in the UAE. See om...
10 Apr 39min
Has the Iran ceasefire been set up to fail?
Ahead of scheduled peace talks in Pakistan on Saturday, we discuss how much damage Israel has done to the fragile ceasefire with its deadliest attacks on Lebanon since the start of the war. Then: is N...
9 Apr 36min
