The new US treasury secretary will have the power to shape the global economy with its tariff and tax policy. Plus: should Iran be censured before the IAEA? Also, Peace Brigades International documents the threats faced by global human-rights activists and an interview with the founder of European Sleeper to mark the release of our latest ‘Monocle: The Entrepreneurs’ magazine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the latest from ceasefire efforts in Beirut, a shift in tone as Ukraine strikes Russia with US-supplied missiles for the first time, and protests in New Zealand. Plus: a matcha shortage and ‘Wicked’ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As world leaders gather at the G20 summit in Brazil, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera joins Emma Nelson to discuss what face-to-face diplomacy might achieve and examines how Mexico views Donald Trump. Plus, the EU meets to discuss Georgia and Will Hodgkinson brings us the latest music news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Xi Jinping, Joe Biden and other world leaders hold bilaterals as Apec comes to an end in Lima and the G20 gets under way in Brazil. Plus: Amsterdam protests affect the Dutch government, how the Philippines is surviving an onslaught of typhoons and the new French dictionary.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Israel continues its bombardment of Hezbollah targets, those charged with bringing about a ceasefire suggest progress is being made. We get the latest from Beirut as the region recalculates with the incoming Trump administration. Plus: Aaron Burnett on Germany’s elections and Karen Krizanovich brings us the latest from the world of film. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Russia moves forward with its attempt to retake Kursk, Maria Avdeeva and  Jenny Mathers join Georgina Godwin to discuss what options might still be available for Ukraine. Plus: Trump meets Biden in the White House and Frances Colón details Cop29.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US’s deadline for Israel to boost aid to Gaza has come and gone. What happens now? Then: we cross to Haiti where a new prime minister has taken office. Plus: China’s air show and Japan’s minority government. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A special live edition recorded in Sydney on the sidelines of UBS’s 2024 Australasia Conference. Nic Monisse hosts a discussion about better design, urbanism and hospitality, featuring insights from Sydney Design Week creative director Keinton Butler, journalist Tim Ross and placemaking expert Jacqui Stanton. Plus: appearances by Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, and Asia editor, James Chambers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss who is assembling in Mar-a-Lago as Trump’s cabinet picks begin, consider why soldiers have been deployed on the streets of Mozambique and hear the highlights from Dubai Design Week. Then: we check in with World Travel Market London and deliver the latest arts and culture news. Plus: today’s auction of the diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette’s downfall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Europe bracing for a second Trump presidency, we discuss what’s next for the EU and Ukraine. Then: Germany heads for snap elections as the ruling coalition crumbles. Plus: highlights from the 2024 World Architecture Festival and a special interview with the minister of tourism of Greece, Olga Kefalogianni.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the world processes the news that Donald Trump has once again been elected president, Vincent McAviney and the Monocle team join Emma Nelson to discuss what the geopolitical implications are. Plus: Boeing workers finally return and the view from Art Week Tokyo.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A special programme out of Washington as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump declares victory over his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris. Our team on the ground brings you the latest results and analysis as votes trickle in – we’re in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin, Alabama, California, Michigan and in the nation’s capital. Plus: the team in London on how Europe has reacted to the result.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a historic US election day unfolds, Monocle’s Christopher Lord reports from a tense Washington, Georgina Godwin explores political branding in the American South and Andrew Mueller reviews bizarre election ads. Plus: Asia-Pacific security stakes and a Brazilian take on newspaper political endorsements. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We examine a frenetic final weekend of campaigning ahead of Tuesday’s US presidential election and speak with Ian Brzezinski about America’s role in the world. Plus: The World Weather Attribution report, an interview with director Steve McQueen and why crows hold grudges. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As strikes and rockets continue to fire across the Lebanon-Israel border, there is still a sense of optimism about a ceasefire in the region. Hannah McCarthy joins Emma Nelson to discuss the situation. Plus: Andrew Mueller details the rigorous arguments of bloviating real-estate huxters, William Yang gives us the latest on Taiwan’s record-breaking typhoon and Rebecca Tay explains why Christmas is getting creepier.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle’s Simon Bouvier joins Emma Nelson to discuss the future of the Renaissance party, as former French prime ministers Gabriel Attal and Élisabeth Borne avoid a political bust-up over who will be its next leader. Plus: China’s mounting debt problems, Copenhagen’s witch exhibition and the Vatican City’s new anime mascot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle’s Christopher Cermak reports from Washington as Emma Nelson discusses Hezbollah’s new leader choice with Edmund Bower in Beirut. Plus: influence operations and disinformation in Switzerland, historic Italian naval ship docks in Singapore and Bangkok’s Jay Fai announces that she is hanging up her apron.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest on talks for a proposed two-day truce in Gaza. Plus, questions over the legitimacy of Georgia’s election results, a flip through the papers and the role of conspiracies in the US presidential campaign. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party has lost its majority in snap elections but Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to stay on. Fiona Wilson, Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief, joins Georgina Godwin to discuss what comes next. Plus: Lindsey Hilsum on Lebanon and we hear about protecting Slovakia’s cultural heritage and plans for Poland’s new supercity.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia goes to the polls tomorrow in the first parliamentary elections since the country obtained EU-candidate status in December 2023, it is also the first since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Joshua Kucera joins Georgina Godwin to discuss this decisive moment for the country’s future and whether it is shifting towards Russia or the West. Plus: What will chancellor Scholz hope to secure for Germany’s economic future from his visit to India? Then: Dutch navy unveils the world’s...

We get the latest following the deadly attack on a major defence and aerospace company in the Turkish capital. Plus: North Korea’s deployment of troops to Russia, why Tokyo Metro’s market debut is on the right track and a look ahead to our new programme, ‘Monocle on Fashion’.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Antony Blinken is back in the Middle East – but prospects for a ceasefire appear slim. We also get the latest on the UN Biodiversity Conference in Colombia, find out why a former Peruvian president has been jailed for 20 years and learn how Egypt has managed to eradicate malaria. Plus: the Rome International Film Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vladimir Putin brings Brics leaders to Kazan, our US politics correspondent brings us the latest two weeks before the presidential election and we discuss King Charles’s testy visit to Australia. Plus: a check-in from San Francisco’s Urban Transformation Summit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Moldova’s European Union referendum too close to call and the legacy of Indonesia’s Joko Widodo. Plus: architect Richard England and the Utopian Hours festival in Turin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.