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News: China Minister Visits Russia, Thailand Political Gridlock, Swiss Cantons

The Globalist Podcast, Wednesday, August 16: China’s foreign minister visits Russia and Belarus: we discuss what’s on the agenda.

Also, political gridlock in Thailand, the latest aviation news, a flick through the day’s papers and might Switzerland soon have a 27th canton?

News: German Leadership In War, Economic Crisis In Cuba, India Penal Reform

The Globalist Podcast, Tuesday, August 15: Germany’s position on the Ukraine conflict, Cuba’s looming economic crisis, plans to reform India’s colonial-era penal laws and the unveiling of a special new Qantas livery.

Opinion: The Biden China Strategy, Saudi Arabia’s Sports Push, Green EV’s?

‘Editor’s Picks’ Podcast (August 14, 2023) Three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, why Biden’s China strategy isn’t working, Saudi Arabia’s plan to dominate global sport (10:20) and how green is your electric vehicle, really? (17:55).

News: Russia Destroying ‘Normal Life’ In Ukraine, Wagner Group In Poland

The Globalist Podcast, Monday, August 14: The latest from Kyiv with Ukrainian MP Lisa Yasko, the morning’s papers with Paul Waldie, Europe correspondent at ‘The Globe and Mail’ and interview former Polish foreign minister, Radek Sikorski MEP, on how Poland has changed in recent years.

Plus: the results of the Argentinian elections and why zine culture is on the rise in Japan.

Sunday Morning: Stories And News From London, Helsinki And Istanbul

August 13, 2023 – Emma Nelson, Nina dos Santos and John Everard unpack the weekend’s hottest topics. Plus: check-ins with Petri Burtsoff in Helsinki and Hannah Lucinda Smith in Istanbul.

Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

Monocle on Saturday, August 12, 2023: A look at the week’s news and culture with Georgina Godwin. She is joined by the columnist, author and ‘Insult my Intelligence’ podcast host, Tim Dowling, for a lively discussion of the morning’s stories from across the globe.

Plus: the volunteer group who made women’s uniforms for Ukrainian soldiers. 

News: China Hi-Tech Ban, Assassination In Ecuador, FIFA Women’s World Cup

The Globalist Podcast, Friday, August 11: We discuss Biden’s Chinese technology investment ban with David Schlesinger and ask ‘LatinNews’ editor for the Andean region, Lewis Harrison, how the assassination of a presidential candidate in Ecuador could sway voters.

Plus: we find out the latest transport news with Monocle’s Gabriel Leigh, receive an update from the FIFA Women’s World Cup and Monocle’s contributing editor, Andrew Mueller, gives us a schooling in this week’s biggest lessons.

News: Niger Junta Refuses Mediation Push, Thailand In Political Deadlock

The Globalist Podcast, Thursday, August 10: West African leaders meet in Abuja after the military junta in Niger refuses to reinstate the country’s president, Mohamed Bazoum.

Plus: political uncertainty in Thailand shakes investor confidence, culture news and a Canadian breed of cow that could help cut greenhouse-gas emissions.

News: Belarus And Poland Tensions, India Bans China Made Drone Components

The Globalist Podcast, Wednesday, August 9 2023: Is Belarus’s Lukashenko aggravating Poland without direction from Putin?

Also in the programme: we discuss why India is banning makers of military drones from using Chinese parts, get the latest from France’s bubbling wine harvest and flick through the day’s papers.

News: Strikes In The U.S., Ukraine Foils Zelensky Assassination Attempt

The Globalist Podcast, Tuesday, August 8 2023: Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, examines what is behind the US’s summer of strikes.

Also in the programme: we discuss a foiled assassination plot in Ukraine; Tomohiko Taniguchi, former special advisor to the cabinet of Shinzo Abe, joins us to discuss the Iran-Japan talks; and the latest news from the Baltics and Scandinavia. Plus, the search for a mythical monster intensifies in Loch Ness.