The Briefing
Monocle
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.
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Aug 29, 2025 • 25min
Will the Franco-German jet rift overshadow Europe’s rearmament push?
We discuss the progress and friction of Europe’s rearmament drive. As Germany opens its largest munitions plant, Merz and Macron meet in Toulon to rescue a stalled fighter jet project.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 28, 2025 • 27min
Time for Macron to start prime-minister shopping?
French president Emmanuel Macron risks losing his fourth prime minister in just two years with François Bayrou facing a crucial confidence vote. As France’s political and economic crisis deepens, what’s Macron’s next move? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 27, 2025 • 30min
The cost of concession: what’s at stake in Russia-Ukraine peace talks?
Could a deal requiring Ukraine to cede territory set a dangerous precedent for international law and embolden future aggression? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 26, 2025 • 27min
Journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital
Gaza is reeling after yet another attack by Israel on a hospital, which killed 20 people, including five journalists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 25, 2025 • 34min
Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba fights to hold on to power
Fiona Wilson reports on Japan’s hot summer and prime minister Ishiba’s fate, Juliet Linley shares Italy’s latest, and Fernando Augusto Pacheco and Chris Cermak discuss Brazil’s luxury boom and central bankers in Jackson Hole.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 22, 2025 • 31min
Paris makes a fresh bid to revive New Caledonia’s disputed political agreement
France makes a bid to rescue a political agreement that would redefine New Caledonia’s status with broad new powers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 21, 2025 • 37min
Erdoğan’s revival as Nato says Turkey will host 2026 summit in Ankara
Turkey set to host a Nato summit for a second time. Monocle’s Istanbul correspondent highlights Turkey’s growing role on the international stage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 20, 2025 • 31min
Live from Zürich and hosted by Tyler Brûlé
We unpack the day’s biggest stories with our editors in Zürich, London and Paris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 19, 2025 • 23min
Trump calls Putin to discuss a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and a host of European leaders visit the White House to hold talks with Donald Trump about ending the war in Ukraine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 18, 2025 • 28min
Donald Trump rules out Ukraine joining Nato as part of a peace deal
We analyse what’s on the table ahead of a meeting between Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and key European leaders at the White House.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
