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.


Episode Date
Antony Blinken meets with Xi Jinping during a warning of crossing ‘red lines’
Apr 26, 2024
China doubles its presence in the West Philippine Sea
Apr 25, 2024
US Congress approves $95bn (€110bn) aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Apr 24, 2024
The UK green lights controversial immigration policy
Apr 23, 2024
Aid for Ukraine and drills in the South China Sea
Apr 22, 2024
Israel retaliates and Slovakia fundraises for Ukraine
Apr 19, 2024
India heads to the polls and a spying scandal
Apr 18, 2024
Ukraine’s defence deficit
Apr 17, 2024
The US considers splitting foreign aid
Apr 16, 2024
Israel-Iran escalation and Trump stands trial
Apr 15, 2024
Israel-Iran relations and Olaf Scholz in China
Apr 12, 2024
When two become three: Biden, Kishida and Marcos Jr meet
Apr 11, 2024
South Korea heads to the polls and the Delphi Economic Forum
Apr 10, 2024
David Cameron’s US charm offensive
Apr 09, 2024
Protests in Israel against Benjamin Netanyahu’s Gaza strategy
Apr 08, 2024
US pressure on Israel and Prague warns Moscow is sabotaging European railways
Apr 05, 2024
Finland’s new security pact with Ukraine
Apr 04, 2024
Nato: Braindead no more?
Apr 03, 2024
Experts slash Germany’s economic-growth forecasts
Apr 02, 2024
Special edition, no 3: Live from the Sustainable Cities in Action Forum at Expo City Dubai
Apr 01, 2024
Monday 1 April
Apr 01, 2024
Friday 29th of March
Mar 29, 2024
Kenyans question why their police are being sent to Haiti
Mar 28, 2024
Why did Baltimore’s bridge disaster happen?
Mar 27, 2024
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox conscription row
Mar 26, 2024
Special Edition, no 2: Live from the Sustainable Cities in Action Forum at Expo City Dubai
Mar 25, 2024
Moscow concert attack: a major blow to Putin?
Mar 25, 2024
What lies ahead for India’s elections?
Mar 22, 2024
What progress has been made towards a ceasefire in Gaza?
Mar 21, 2024
Texas’s controversial immigration law
Mar 20, 2024
The future of dissent in Russia
Mar 19, 2024
Special edition, no 1: Live from the Sustainable Cities in Action Forum at Expo City Dubai
Mar 18, 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu hits back at Israel’s Western allies
Mar 18, 2024
Is the tide turning in US-Israel ties?
Mar 15, 2024
Washington considers a TikTok ban
Mar 14, 2024
The US heads for a Biden-Trump rematch
Mar 13, 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina recommended to start EU accession talks
Mar 12, 2024
Caribbean leaders hold emergency meeting on Haiti
Mar 11, 2024
Orbán meets Trump in Florida
Mar 08, 2024
China’s National People’s Congress and Arco Madrid
Mar 07, 2024
Super Tuesday and Pritzker Prize winners
Mar 06, 2024
Nordic Response 2024 and the future of Macy’s
Mar 05, 2024
Haiti’s state of emergency and Olaf Scholz in hot water
Mar 04, 2024
Gaza aid convoy deaths spark global outrage
Mar 01, 2024
EU takes the lead in the Red Sea
Feb 29, 2024
Hamas downplays US ceasefire optimism
Feb 28, 2024
Kyiv-Warsaw ties come under pressure
Feb 27, 2024
Why will Nikki Haley not drop out?
Feb 26, 2024
Washington responds to Navalny’s death
Feb 23, 2024
What to expect from the Conservative Political Action Conference
Feb 22, 2024
What’s next for Ukraine after the fall of Avdiivka?
Feb 21, 2024
What next for Russia’s opposition movement?
Feb 20, 2024
Ursula von der Leyen prepares for round two
Feb 19, 2024
Alexei Navalny dies in prison
Feb 16, 2024
Will Russia launch a nuclear weapon into space?
Feb 15, 2024
Erdogan in Egypt
Feb 14, 2024
How could the Indonesian election affect foreign relations?
Feb 13, 2024
Trump threatens international security
Feb 12, 2024
Ukraine gets a new military chief
Feb 09, 2024
Pakistan goes to the polls
Feb 08, 2024
Hamas proposes a ceasefire deal
Feb 07, 2024
Mexico’s president considers his legacy
Feb 06, 2024
Who is El Salvador’s self-proclaimed ‘cool dictator’?
Feb 05, 2024
Is India’s opposition coalition bound to fail?
Feb 02, 2024
The EU agrees to a €50bn Ukraine aid package
Feb 01, 2024
Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in prison
Jan 31, 2024
How will Washington react to a deadly airstrike on US troops?
Jan 30, 2024
What are ‘Iran-backed’ militant groups?
Jan 29, 2024
UK-Canada trade talks stall
Jan 26, 2024
Thousands in Argentina strike over Javier Milei’s reforms
Jan 25, 2024
Does North Korea want a war?
Jan 24, 2024
Britain and US strike again on the Yemeni Houthis
Jan 23, 2024
Where did it all go wrong for Ron DeSantis?
Jan 22, 2024
What do the attacks in the Red Sea mean for global trade?
Jan 19, 2024
World Economic Forum: Day Four
Jan 18, 2024
World Economic Forum: Day Three
Jan 17, 2024
What could another Trump presidency mean for US foreign policy?
Jan 16, 2024
What next for Guatemala’s new president after a chaotic inauguration?
Jan 15, 2024
How might China react to Taiwan’s election result?
Jan 12, 2024
Travel disruption across Germany
Jan 11, 2024
Masked gunmen storm a TV studio in Ecuador
Jan 10, 2024
India and the Maldives row over tourism
Jan 09, 2024
Tourism returns to Hong Kong
Jan 08, 2024
What do attacks in the Red Sea mean for global trade?
Jan 05, 2024
Why is a Hindu temple causing controversy in India?
Jan 04, 2024
Wednesday 3 January
Jan 03, 2024
Tuesday 2 January
Jan 02, 2024
Bring on 2024: Monocle’s projects for the year ahead
Jan 01, 2024
Friday 29 December
Dec 29, 2023
Thursday 28 December
Dec 28, 2023
Wednesday 27 December
Dec 27, 2023
The best of The Big Interview 2023
Dec 26, 2023
Christmas Day special
Dec 25, 2023
Inside Finland’s oldest toy factory
Dec 22, 2023
The dos and don’ts of diplomatic gifting
Dec 21, 2023
What does the Colorado court ruling mean for Trump in 2024?
Dec 20, 2023
Israel’s allies call for a ceasefire in Gaza
Dec 19, 2023
Jimmy Lai goes on trial
Dec 18, 2023
China’s industrial expansion
Dec 15, 2023
Will Venezuela invade Guyana?
Dec 14, 2023