We discuss the US’s priorities in Asia as secretary of state Antony Blinken makes his longest foreign trip to the region. Then: a look ahead to Venezuela’s elections, where polls put the opposition in the lead for the first time in decades. Plus: ‘What We Learned’ this week with Andrew Mueller, why Brazil’s retirees will be taking to the sky and everything you need to know from Paris ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony.

<p dir="ltr">We discuss the US’s priorities in Asia as secretary of state Antony Blinken makes his longest foreign trip to the region. Then: a look ahead to Venezuela’s elections, where polls put the opposition in the lead for the first time in decades. Plus: ‘What We Learned’ this week with Andrew Mueller, why Brazil’s retirees will be taking to the sky and everything you need to know from Paris ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony.</p>

Monocle’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards. 

<p>Monocle’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards. </p>

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