US-based journalist HJ Mai joins us for the latest from the Republican National Convention as it wraps up in Milwaukee. Also on the programme: we discuss Japan’s urgency to seek greater engagement to counter China’s influence in the Pacific as leaders meet in Tokyo. And: two weeks on from a Labour landslide in the UK general election, we ask political editor George Parker about the future of the Conservative Party. Plus: we get Andrew Mueller’s wonderful and wacky take on ‘What We Learned’ this week.

<p dir="ltr">US-based journalist HJ Mai joins us for the latest from the Republican National Convention as it wraps up in Milwaukee. Also on the programme: we discuss Japan’s urgency to seek greater engagement to counter China’s influence in the Pacific as leaders meet in Tokyo. And: two weeks on from a Labour landslide in the UK general election, we ask political editor George Parker about the future of the Conservative Party. Plus: we get Andrew Mueller’s wonderful and wacky take on ‘What We Learned’ this week.</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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