Georgina Godwin delivers Monocle Radio's essential weekday news show, anchored from Midori House in London.

Georgina Godwin delivers Monocle Radio's essential weekday news show, anchored from Midori House in London.

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. 

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.

The Globalist

Friday 2 January

Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, was met with protests and support in Berlin for talks with German chancellor Friedrich Merz, including on whether to repatriate Syrians. We assess how Syrians view their new president, whether they’re likely to return and what Al-Sharaa wants from European leaders.

Syria&rsquo;s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, was met with protests and support in Berlin for talks with German chancellor Friedrich Merz, including on whether to repatriate Syrians. We assess how Syrians view their new president, whether they&rsquo;re likely to return and what Al-Sharaa wants from European leaders.

Protests as Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Berlin and London 

Military drones are everywhere: Ukraine is helping defend Gulf nations and Russia is helping Iran’s attack. We assess the impact of drones in Ukraine and Iran, and the link between the two conflicts following Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Saudi Arabia.

Military drones are everywhere: Ukraine is helping defend Gulf nations and Russia is helping Iran&rsquo;s attack. We assess the impact of drones in Ukraine and Iran, and the link between the two conflicts following Volodymyr Zelensky&rsquo;s visit to Saudi Arabia.

How drone technology has reshaped the wars in Ukraine and Iran

Europe braces for the economic fallout from the war in Iran as the OECD warns of a surge in prices. Plus: the impact on global aviation. Then: what we learned this week and Art Basel heads to Hong Kong.

Europe braces for the economic fallout from the war in Iran as the OECD warns of a surge in prices. Plus: the impact on global aviation. Then: what we learned this week and Art Basel heads to Hong Kong.

Friday 2 January

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