February 20, 2023: We bring you the latest from Kyiv as we begin our special coverage of the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
Plus: Poland’s growing role in Europe ahead of President Biden’s visit, aviation news and all the winners, losers and surprises at the Bafta Film Awards.
February 19, 2023: Emma Nelson, Isabel Hilton and Stephen Dalziel discuss this weekend’s biggest talking points. We also get the latest from Tyler Brûlé, our editorial director, in St Moritz and we speak to our Oslo correspondent Lars Bevangar.
February 16, 2023: China’s president, Xi Jinping, has promised to give support to Iran. How will that affect relations between the two countries and the West? Also in the programme, we discuss whether Finland will join Nato before Sweden and look at India’s first new museum opening in a decade.
February 15, 2023: The latest news from Nato’s meeting to discuss Ukraine. Plus: a look ahead to Nikki Haley’s 2024 campaign plan, an update from Turkey and the rise of the eco-thriller.
February 14, 2023: China’s expanding military balloon program, Russia plans to ‘destroy’ Moldova, Britain admits to failures in Afghanistan.
February 13, 2023 – Protest leaders in Israel call for a nationwide strike. Plus: President Daniel Ortega releases 222 political prisoners in Nicaragua, the latest urbanism news with Kat Hanna and China’s new “floating feather” airport design.
February 12, 2023: Emma Nelson, Lynne O’Donnell and Dipo Faloyin on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also get the latest from our editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, in Bangkok and speak to Guy De Launey, Monocle’s man in the Balkans.
Georgina Godwin and guests set the tone for the weekend. Simon Brooke reviews the day’s newspapers and Andrew Mueller recaps what we learned this week.
Ukraine and the UK: a new special relationship? Plus: what to expect from Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address, Switzerland’s school for coronavirus sceptics and the latest aviation news.
February 8, 2023 – Jenny Mathers on the directions in which Ukraine and Russia are moving as Moscow prepares its spring assault. Plus: The latest on relief efforts in Turkey from the epicentres of the earthquakes, the day’s papers and the welcome return of the beaver.
