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Monocle 3157 - Does the UN still have teeth? Plus: Monocle’s October style issue

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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Published 24 Sep 2026

Duration 35:38

Episodes

3157-

Does the UN still have teeth? Plus: Monocle’s October style issue

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24 Sep 2026

3156-

‘Greatness or obliteration’: Can the UNGA help Iran and the US secure a deal?

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23 Sep 2026

3155-

Is UNGA where the middle powers stop talking and start acting?

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22 Sep 2026

3154-

The UN General Assembly convenes against the backdrop of the Iran war

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21 Sep 2026

3153-

Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro battle for votes ahead of Brazil’s big election day

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18 Sep 2026

3152-

Catwalks, pop-ups and after-parties: London Fashion Week begins

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17 Sep 2026

3151-

Canada is set to become the EU’s first associate member

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16 Sep 2026

3150-

Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial: what do we know in week 10?

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15 Sep 2026

3149-

The EU ices out the US with its new Arctic agenda

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14 Sep 2026

3148-

Are markets recognising a renewed threat to global energy supplies?

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11 Sep 2026

3147-

Does the future of the transatlantic relationship lie with Poland and Canada?

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10 Sep 2026

3146-

How to preserve a political legacy: the view from ‘Trumpapalooza’ and Macron’s twilight years

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09 Sep 2026

3145-

Rubio in South America: celebrating the region’s rightward shift and eyeing 2028

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08 Sep 2026

3144-

Germany’s far-right wins big: The view from the Bundestag and Brussels

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07 Sep 2026

3143-

What the biggest restructuring in Volkswagen’s history says about Germany

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04 Sep 2026

3142-

That’s Goethe hurt: Russia’s cultural swipe at Germany following accusations of drone attacks and spying

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03 Sep 2026

3141-

Live from Zürich, which has just topped an index of the world’s smartest cities

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02 Sep 2026

3140-

The Mecca defence pact and Meloni’s record-breaking run

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01 Sep 2026

3139-

La rentrée politique: France’s presidential hopefuls kick start their campaigns

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31 Aug 2026

3138-

The death of Norway’s King Harald V and the enduring soft power of monarchy

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28 Aug 2026

3137-

A moment of truth for Volkswagen and Germany’s wider car industry

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27 Aug 2026

3136-

Spain vows to overhaul immigration laws as the Ceuta crisis persists

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26 Aug 2026

3135-

A ‘path to prosperity’? The US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism

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25 Aug 2026

3134-

Andy Burnham delivers secret missile plans on Ukraine’s Independence Day

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24 Aug 2026

3133-

Myanmar’s post-coup leadership’s diplomacy tour lands in Bangkok – what does legitimacy look like?

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21 Aug 2026

3132-

Can Ukraine’s new defence minister Yevhenii Khmara deliver what Kyiv needs most?

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20 Aug 2026

3131-

How do trade routes tip the balance of geopolitical scales?

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19 Aug 2026

3130-

Oman, the inadvertent gate keeper

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18 Aug 2026

3129-

Can the US get the Gaza peace plan back on track?

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17 Aug 2026

3128-

This land is my land: how should countries resolve small territorial disputes?

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14 Aug 2026

3127-

Maga without Trump? The future of The Republicans

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13 Aug 2026

3126-

Why South Korea is reluctant to help Ukraine as North Korea boosts Russia’s war effort

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12 Aug 2026

3125-

South Korea’s defence future: chips and ships

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11 Aug 2026

3124-

The latest from Bangkok and ‘The Growth Story of the 21st Century’

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10 Aug 2026

3123-

Are European companies outpacing their American peers?

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07 Aug 2026

3122-

‘Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography’ and ‘The Global Countdown’

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06 Aug 2026

3121-

Revisiting La Rambla and the increasing importance of tree cover

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05 Aug 2026

3120-

Boeing’s 737 Max 7 finally gets certification from FAA

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04 Aug 2026

3119-

Why is Israeli withdrawal such a key issue for Gaza and Lebanon?

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03 Aug 2026

3118-

Optimism remains as firefighters battle to get France’s wildfires under control

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31 Jul 2026

3117-

What’s next for Peru as it inaugrates its 10th president in a decade

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30 Jul 2026

3116-

What Japan can teach the world about disaster preparedness?

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29 Jul 2026

3115-

South Korea battles its ageing population with a foreign workforce

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28 Jul 2026

3114-

The UK-Ukraine special relationship

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27 Jul 2026

3113-

Trump’s ‘Department of Revenge’ and the latest fashion news

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24 Jul 2026

3112-

Why has Donald Trump signed a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia?

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23 Jul 2026

3111-

Ukraine’s president attempts to de-escalate tensions at home

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22 Jul 2026

3110-

Farnborough Air Show highlights defence; China patrols the South China Sea

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21 Jul 2026

3109-

Lebanon's president visits the White House for landmark discussions

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20 Jul 2026

3108-

World Cup final: The mood in Argentina and Spain, plus half-time show preview

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17 Jul 2026

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