The Briefing
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.
Episodes (214)
Can Japan and China break their diplomatic deadlock?
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Sep 29, 202628:56pending
How much of a boost is France’s far-right surge in Senate elections?
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Sep 28, 202629:35pending
The China-US dinner: Is Europe feeling left out?
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Sep 25, 202628:37completed
Does the UN still have teeth? Plus: Monocle’s October style issue
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Sep 24, 202635:38completed
‘Greatness or obliteration’: Can the UNGA help Iran and the US secure a deal?
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Sep 23, 202628:23completed
Is UNGA where the middle powers stop talking and start acting?
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Sep 22, 202629:01completed
The UN General Assembly convenes against the backdrop of the Iran war
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Sep 21, 202631:24queued
Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro battle for votes ahead of Brazil’s big election day
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Sep 18, 202629:13queued
Catwalks, pop-ups and after-parties: London Fashion Week begins
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Sep 17, 202635:09queued
Canada is set to become the EU’s first associate member
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Sep 16, 202627:05queued
Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial: what do we know in week 10?
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Sep 15, 202626:23completed
The EU ices out the US with its new Arctic agenda
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Sep 14, 202628:53pending
Are markets recognising a renewed threat to global energy supplies?
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Sep 11, 202628:59pending
Does the future of the transatlantic relationship lie with Poland and Canada?
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Sep 10, 202638:40pending
How to preserve a political legacy: the view from ‘Trumpapalooza’ and Macron’s t...
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Sep 9, 202630:40failed
Rubio in South America: celebrating the region’s rightward shift and eyeing 2028
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Sep 8, 202632:54failed
Germany’s far-right wins big: The view from the Bundestag and Brussels
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Sep 7, 202630:42failed
What the biggest restructuring in Volkswagen’s history says about Germany
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Sep 4, 202630:56failed
That’s Goethe hurt: Russia’s cultural swipe at Germany following accusations of...
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Sep 3, 202634:08failed
Live from Zürich, which has just topped an index of the world’s smartest cities
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Sep 2, 202627:33pending
The Mecca defence pact and Meloni’s record-breaking run
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Sep 1, 202631:14pending
La rentrée politique: France’s presidential hopefuls kick start their campaigns
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Aug 31, 202631:23pending
The death of Norway’s King Harald V and the enduring soft power of monarchy
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Aug 28, 202632:17pending
A moment of truth for Volkswagen and Germany’s wider car industry
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Aug 27, 202632:24pending
Spain vows to overhaul immigration laws as the Ceuta crisis persists
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Aug 26, 202632:19pending
A ‘path to prosperity’? The US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terr...
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Aug 25, 202631:53pending
Andy Burnham delivers secret missile plans on Ukraine’s Independence Day
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Aug 24, 202633:06pending
Myanmar’s post-coup leadership’s diplomacy tour lands in Bangkok – what does leg...
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Aug 21, 202635:57pending
Can Ukraine’s new defence minister Yevhenii Khmara deliver what Kyiv needs most?
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Aug 20, 202638:38pending
How do trade routes tip the balance of geopolitical scales?
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Aug 19, 202629:43pending
Oman, the inadvertent gate keeper
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Aug 18, 202632:49pending
Can the US get the Gaza peace plan back on track?
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Aug 17, 202631:31pending
This land is my land: how should countries resolve small territorial disputes?
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Aug 14, 202628:14pending
Maga without Trump? The future of The Republicans
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Aug 13, 202632:57pending
Why South Korea is reluctant to help Ukraine as North Korea boosts Russia’s war...
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Aug 12, 202625:59pending
South Korea’s defence future: chips and ships
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Aug 11, 202631:42pending
The latest from Bangkok and ‘The Growth Story of the 21st Century’
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Aug 10, 202632:04pending
Are European companies outpacing their American peers?
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Aug 7, 202631:27pending
‘Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography’ and ‘The Global Countdow...
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Aug 6, 202632:46pending
Revisiting La Rambla and the increasing importance of tree cover
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Aug 5, 202630:08pending
Boeing’s 737 Max 7 finally gets certification from FAA
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Aug 4, 202622:44pending
Why is Israeli withdrawal such a key issue for Gaza and Lebanon?
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Aug 3, 202635:37pending
Optimism remains as firefighters battle to get France’s wildfires under control
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Jul 31, 202632:33pending
What’s next for Peru as it inaugrates its 10th president in a decade
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Jul 30, 202641:36pending
What Japan can teach the world about disaster preparedness?
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Jul 29, 202635:24pending
South Korea battles its ageing population with a foreign workforce
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Jul 28, 202633:53pending
The UK-Ukraine special relationship
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Jul 27, 202634:42pending
Trump’s ‘Department of Revenge’ and the latest fashion news
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Jul 24, 202635:06pending
Why has Donald Trump signed a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia?
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Jul 23, 202630:08pending
Ukraine’s president attempts to de-escalate tensions at home
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Jul 22, 202631:49pending