Category Archives: Stories

News: Ukraine Nuclear Plant Threats, China & U.S. Semiconductor Standoff

The Globalist Podcast, Wednesday, July 5, 2023: Threats to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Russian workers are told to evacuate.

Why are China and the US limiting exports of each other’s semiconductors? Plus, the mail-order catalogue that changed perceptions of masculinity in the US.

News: Israel Strikes West Bank, Hong Kong Offers Bounties For Activists

The Globalist Podcast, Tuesday, July 4, 2023: 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 hospital ships. 

News: Riots Rattle France, Wagner Troops In Africa

The Globalist Podcast, Monday, July 3, 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.

Also, the future of local news in Canada as Meta and Google block content. Plus: film critic Karen Krizanovich on the latest in Hollywood and new space technology is put under the microscope. 

Sunday Morning: Stories From Zürich And Tokyo

July 2, 2023 – Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, discusses the weekend’s biggest news stories with Eemeli Isoaho and Christof Münger. Plus: check-ins with our friends and correspondents in London and Tokyo.

News: US Supreme Court Reverses Affirmative Action, Riots In France

The Globalist Podcast, Friday, June 309, 2023: We speak to NYU professor and ACLU president Deborah Archer about the US Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, the latest from France as riots rock major cities and an update on the EU Council summit in Brussels.

Plus: Andrew Mueller unpacks a whirlwind week in Russia.

News: Wagner Camps In Belarus, ‘Bidenomics’ Plan

The Globalist Podcast, Thursday, June 29, 2023: Wagner sets up camp in Belarus – but what will they do next and who will they be fighting for? Why do so many people not like the way Joe Biden is handling the economy?

Plus: Japan prepares to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific and the latest headlines from the UAE.

News: Russia Propaganda Recasts Mutiny Narrative, Israel Expands West Bank

The Globalist Podcast, Wednesday, June 28, 2023: We discuss how the Russian propaganda machine is trying to retell the weekend’s events to its citizens and explain how Russian influence may sway Polish voters.

Plus: an exploration of the decades-long evolution of the word ‘diva’. 

News: New Zealand & Saudi Arabia Leaders Visit China, Russia ‘Mutiny’ Fallout

The Globalist Podcast, Tuesday, June 27, 2023: New Zealand’s prime minister, Chris Hipkins, visits China for trade talks as Saudi Arabia sends a top delegation to an economic forum in Tianjin.

Kiwi journalist Lisette Reymer and China analyst Isabel Hilton discuss what’s on the agenda and why Beijing is turning its attentions to the Middle East. Plus: the latest claims from Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Progizhin and Guatemalans go to the polls in an election mired by democratic backsliding.

News: Uncertain Fates For Putin & Prigozhin, Big Win For Mitsotakis In Greece

The Globalist Podcast, Monday, June 26, 2023: Putin & Prigozhin Questions Mount In Russia; Greece Elections Empower Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and more.