Category Archives: Stories

News: US Supreme Court Reverses Affirmative Action, Riots In France

The Globalist Podcast, Friday, June 309, 2023: We speak to NYU professor and ACLU president Deborah Archer about the US Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, the latest from France as riots rock major cities and an update on the EU Council summit in Brussels.

Plus: Andrew Mueller unpacks a whirlwind week in Russia.

News: Wagner Camps In Belarus, ‘Bidenomics’ Plan

The Globalist Podcast, Thursday, June 29, 2023: Wagner sets up camp in Belarus – but what will they do next and who will they be fighting for? Why do so many people not like the way Joe Biden is handling the economy?

Plus: Japan prepares to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific and the latest headlines from the UAE.

News: Russia Propaganda Recasts Mutiny Narrative, Israel Expands West Bank

The Globalist Podcast, Wednesday, June 28, 2023: We discuss how the Russian propaganda machine is trying to retell the weekend’s events to its citizens and explain how Russian influence may sway Polish voters.

Plus: an exploration of the decades-long evolution of the word ‘diva’. 

News: New Zealand & Saudi Arabia Leaders Visit China, Russia ‘Mutiny’ Fallout

The Globalist Podcast, Tuesday, June 27, 2023: New Zealand’s prime minister, Chris Hipkins, visits China for trade talks as Saudi Arabia sends a top delegation to an economic forum in Tianjin.

Kiwi journalist Lisette Reymer and China analyst Isabel Hilton discuss what’s on the agenda and why Beijing is turning its attentions to the Middle East. Plus: the latest claims from Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Progizhin and Guatemalans go to the polls in an election mired by democratic backsliding.

News: Uncertain Fates For Putin & Prigozhin, Big Win For Mitsotakis In Greece

The Globalist Podcast, Monday, June 26, 2023: Putin & Prigozhin Questions Mount In Russia; Greece Elections Empower Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and more.

Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

Monocle on Saturday, June 17, 2023: Putin calls Prigoshin and Wagner’s mutiny ‘treason’; Monocle’s contributing editor Andrew Mueller reviews the morning’s newspapers and we discuss what’s next for Nato.

Plus: a look ahead at the next episode of ‘The Foreign Desk’ and the Ukrainian women making craft, not war.

News: Global Financial Summit In Paris, Titanic Submersible Search Ends

The Globalist Podcast, Friday, June 23, 2023: Nations look to shake up the world’s financial architecture in Paris, an examination of the technology being used in the search for the lost submersible near the wreck of the Titanic and a round-up of the morning’s papers.

Plus: lessons from Monocle’s 2023 Quality of Life series and what’s behind a new wave of Moroccan filmmakers.

News: Reconstruction Of Ukraine Summit, Narendra Modi In NYC & Washington

The Globalist Podcast, Thursday, June 22, 2023: The UK and Ukraine host a joint reconstruction summit in London, Narendra Modi is accused of weaponising yoga and we check in with the Paris Air Show.

Plus: we head to Vienna for the latest episode in our Quality of Life series. Matt Wolf brings us news from the theatre world and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco interviews South African musician, Bongeziwe Mabandla.