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5 July 2023

Panellists Stephen Dalziel and Rebecca Tinsley discuss plans to replace Wagner in Ukraine for Russia, next year’s planned elections in South Sudan and whether the Netherlands is right to ban mobile phones in schools. Plus…

5 July 2023

As Israel withdraws its forces from the Jenin refugee camp, we assess the long-term consequences of the country’s biggest military operation in the occupied West Bank for 20 years. Also in the programme: Colombia’s last…

5 July 2023

We discuss the threats to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Russian workers are told to evacuate. Also in the programme: why are China and the US limiting exports of each other’s semiconductors? Plus, the mail-order…

4 July 2023

Monocle’s Andrew Mueller is joined by journalists Simon Brooke and Lynne O’Donnell to discuss divisions in France, how water is threatening peace in Afghanistan and the latest Nato developments. We also hear from Monocle’s…

4 July 2023

The latest reactions from Seoul after the International Atomic Energy Agency approves Japan’s plan to release treated water from the damaged Fukushima power station into the ocean. Also in the programme: a diplomatic bre…

4 July 2023

We give you the latest on Israel’s major military operation in the West Bank. Plus: the Hong Kong police’s bounties for self-exiled activists, the inauguration of Thailand’s new government and the soft power of military…

3 July 2023

The latest on the violence in the West Bank with Julie Norman, associate professor in politics and international relations at University College London. In the studio, Terry Stiastny and Ian Bond discuss the EU’s approach…

3 July 2023

Ukraine’s defence ministry declares modest wins in its counteroffensive, Greece swears in a new parliament and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco returns from Marseille as unrest continues in France.

3 July 2023

Riots continue to rock France and threaten to impede preparations for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, Russia expert Jenny Mathers examines the fate of Wagner troops in Africa and we discuss the future of local news in…

2 July 2023

Highlights of the week: a celebration of divas, a roundup of men’s fashion weeks and food highlights from Mexico City.

1 July 2023

Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko became an unexpected major player in the apparent resolution of the dispute between Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group and the Russian state. What does Belarus have to gain (and lose…

30 June 2023

Resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Elisabeth Braw, discusses how Sweden has sparked outrage in Muslim countries by allowing a Qur’an to be burnt. In the studio, Monocle’s Helmi Pillai and Markus Hippi…

30 June 2023

At least 667 people were arrested as clashes between police and protesters in France continued for a third night. A landmark US Supreme Court ruling says that race must not determine university admissions. Plus: The latest…

30 June 2023

We speak to NYU professor and ACLU president Deborah Archer about the US Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, get the latest from France as riots rock major cities and give you an update on this week’s EU Council…

29 June 2023

We explore how designing with acoustics in mind can shape our urban environment and the effect of music spaces on a city’s social fabric.