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News: NATO Summit Ends, Ukraine’s Security, Iran President Tours Africa

The Globalist Podcast, Thursday, July 13, 2023: Journalist Lili Bayer brings us the latest from the Nato summit in Vilnius and Petri Burstoff is in Helsinki ahead of the US-Nordic Leaders’ Summit.

Andrew Walker flicks through the day’s papers and Monocle’s Natalie Theodosi tells us about a new sustainable fashion scheme in France.

News: Zelensky Critical Of NATO Uncertainty, Finland ‘Far-Right’ Racism Scandal

The Globalist Podcast, Wednesday, July 12, 2023: Monocle’s team in Vilnius tells us why Volodymyr Zelensky is critical of NATO.

Plus, the Finnish government’s racism scandal, the latest business news and how the Portuguese government is encouraging young people to pick up more books.

News: Turkey Agrees To Sweden’s NATO Bid, Sudan Civil War, Colombia Rebels

The Globalist Podcast, Tuesday, July 11, 2023: NATO’s summit kicks off in Vilnius as Erdogan agrees to Sweden membership.

Plus: the UN warns of civil war in Sudan, the latest technology news and a device deployed in Japanese train stations to help foreign speakers.

Opinion: Future Of War In Ukraine, A New Asia Family, U.S. Lab-Monkey Shortage

‘Editor’s Picks’ Podcast (July 10, 2023) Three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: how the war in Ukraine will affect the future of combat, the new Asian family (10:36) and why a lab-monkey shortage in America is encouraging smuggling (19:07).

News: U.S. ‘Cluster Bombs’ To Ukraine Issues, South Korean Foreign Policy

The Globalist Podcast, Monday, July 10, 2023: We discuss the US’s controversial decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine.

Plus: a flick through the day’s papers and South Korea’s plans to revamp its foreign policy. 

Sunday Morning: Stories From Zürich And Bangkok

July 9, 2023 – Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, and Emma Nelson are joined by Fabienne Kinzelmann, Oliver Strijbis and Alexandra Andrist. Plus: we check in with our friends and correspondents in London, Helsinki and Bangkok.

News: Zelensky To Visit Erdogan In Istanbul, G7 Meets In Tokyo, Prigozhin

The Globalist Podcast, Friday, July 7, 2023: Monocle’s Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith, on Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Turkey.

Also, the significance of the G7 justice ministers meeting in Tokyo, updates on Wagner leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin and Russia, plus a look at the UAE’s self-driving cars.

News: Sweden And Turkey Discuss NATO Membership, Spain General Elections

The Globalist Podcast, Thursday, July 6, 2023: A discussion of the future of NATO – will Sweden be in it?

Also, campaigning for Spain’s general election begins and Japan Airlines launches a clothing rental service. And the latest technology news.

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.