We head to Glasgow to wrap the Cop26 summit and ask whether any progress has been made on tackling climate change. Plus: we discuss Xi Jinping’s bid to remake the Chinese Communist Party, and review the morning papers.
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Morning News: VP Kamala Harris Travels To France, Unrest In Georgia, COP26
Kamala Harris heads to Paris to repair the diplomatic damage done by the Aukus snub, and we assess the latest as political unrest continues in Georgia. Plus: Bosnia’s ‘existential crisis’ and the latest from Cop26.
Morning News: Belarus’ Migrant Crisis, Iraq Prime Minister, Czech Politics
We hear the latest as the migrant crisis escalates on the border between Poland and Belarus, and discuss the assassination attempt on Iraq’s prime minister. Plus: the Czech Republic’s coalition and the week’s music news.
News & Analysis: Radical Left Hinders Biden, Green Finance, Rewriting China
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: the calamity facing Joe Biden and the democrats, the uses and abuses of green finance (10:19) And Orwellian and proud (16:07).
Sunday Morning: Top News & Stories From London, Zurich & Tokyo
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé and our panellists round up the weekend’s biggest news. Plus: we check in with our editors in London and Tokyo.
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Georgina Godwin covers the weekend’s biggest discussion topics with political communications specialist Simon Brooke. Plus, Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tucks shares his thoughts in his Saturday column and Andrew Mueller reflects on the week’s stranger stories.
Morning News: Xi Jingping Seeks Third Term In China, COP26, 2021 Booker Prize
We discuss Xi Jinping’s latest move to cement his legacy and round up the latest news from the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow. Plus: we hear from Damon Galgut, the winner of this year’s Booker prize.
Morning News: Coal And Deforestation At COP26, U.S. Supreme Court Cases
At the global climate summit, more than 100 countries have promised to end deforestation by 2030. Similar promises have been made before, but might this time be different?
America’s Supreme Court dives into the thorny topics of abortion and gun rights. And we report on the peculiar economics of African cities where the UN has set up shop.
Climate Science: Young People Voice Concerns Onboard The COP26 Train
Last weekend, hundreds of young people boarded a specially chartered train in Amsterdam to travel to Glasgow ahead of the United Nations COP26 climate summit.
Among them were scientists, activists and policy makers. In a Nature Podcast special, we boarded the train to catch up with some of them – to talk about their science, their motivations and their message.
Morning News: Ethiopia’s Civil War, Climate Change Summit, Winter Fashion
We discuss the conflict in the Tigray region ahead of the release of the first human rights report since the war began and get the latest from Cop26. Plus, the latest trade and economy news, and a look at what’s making the newspapers in Switzerland.
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