logo
episode-header-image
Jan 2024
43m 27s

Showdown in New Hampshire and EU foreign...

MONOCLE
About this episode

We report as EU foreign ministers meet their Israeli and Palestinian counterparts. Also on the programme: religious leaders banished from Nicaragua, Cameroon starts the world’s first malaria vaccine programme for children and Philippines president sparks an outcry for using the presidential helicopter to see a Coldplay concert. Plus: In Davos Christy O'Grady reflects on the realities and future of AI.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Up next
Oct 8
Is France heading for a snap election?
As the French PM remains optimistic about a budget, despite his resignation, we discuss the likelihood of a snap election. Plus: National Guard troops in Chicago, Everest hikers are saved and have you ever called in sick after work drinks?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i ... Show More
38m 26s
Oct 6
Gaza ceasefire negotiations begin in Egypt and France looks for a new prime minister once again
Panellists John Everard and Erin O’Halloran on the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, France’s prime minister resigns and a judge blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Portland. Plus: ‘Human History on Drugs’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
36m 6s
Oct 3
US government shutdown, alcohol to keep air passengers happy and Palestine’s Taybeh Brewing Co
Monocle’s Chris Cermak and Laura Kramer look at the US government shutdown as it enters its third day. Plus: perks airlines use to keep customers happy and we visit Taybeh Brewing Co in the West Bank.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
39m 34s
Recommended Episodes
Sep 2024
NASRALLAH DEAD, HEZBOLLAH CRIPPLED - with Nadav Eyal
Watch the conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRTYMukNiy4 To help us better understand the dramatic developments in Lebanon, Nadav Eyal joined us for an emergency episode of the podcast.  NADAV EYAL is a columnist for Yediiot. He is one of Israel’s leading jo ... Show More
52m 18s
Aug 2024
Harris interview, Gaza polio, Starmer’s EU reset, a royal wedding and a Paralympian
Kamala Harris sits down for her first major interview since becoming the Democratic nominee for president. Israel and Hamas agree to pauses in the fighting in Gaza to allow for a polio vaccination drive. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has traveled to Berlin and Paris as part ... Show More
12m 27s
Jun 2024
Gaza latest and South Africa enters a new phase of governing
The war in Gaza risks expanding. Plus: South Africa’s new government of national unity, the latest from Ukraine’s peace summit in Switzerland and whether Apple can catch up to competitors in the world of artificial intelligence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
58m 56s
Jul 2024
The UK Elections and Palestine with Sara Husseini
Sara Husseini joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the recent British elections, the role Palestine and the Israeli genocide in Gaza played in the election results, and the challenges facing pro-Palestine activism under the new Labour government.Support the show 
22m 48s
Feb 2025
Gaza body, Trump's grip, Kenya workers and quantum computing
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will make Hamas pay for failing to release the body of hostage Shiri Bibas as agreed. U.S. President Donald Trump this week tightens his grip on U.S. government agencies that for years have taken pride in their independence, o ... Show More
12m 41s
May 2024
Why some are celebrating the death of Iran's president
Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi and the foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahain have both died during a helicopter crash earlier this week. What do these untimely deaths mean for the power structure in Iran, and to relations in the middle east? And why are some people happy to s ... Show More
22m 31s
Sep 2024
Hassan Nasrallah’s killing and Mexico’s leadership change
Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, was killed in a huge Israeli air attack on Beirut. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says that the assassination will change the balance of power in the region. What happens next? Also in the programme: Mexico bids ... Show More
1h 3m
Sep 9
Immigration ruling, France, Gaza City, Nepal and the Murdochs
The U.S. Supreme Court allows agents to continue with southern California deportation raids. French President Emmanuel Macron faces choosing his fifth prime minister in under two years. The flotilla heading to Gaza says a boat was hit by a drone in a Tunisian port, while the Isra ... Show More
12m 27s
Oct 6
Gaza talks, French politics and Trump voters on vaccines
Hamas and Israeli officials are set to gather in Egypt for talks on President Trump's Gaza plan. A federal judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from sending any National Guard troops to Portland. France’s new prime minister resigns, sparking fresh political chaos. Re ... Show More
12m 12s
Jul 2024
Karim Haggag: Egypt's Balancing Act
This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Ambassador Karim Haggag. After an Egyptian diplomatic career that spanned more than 25 years, Amb. Haggag is now a professor of practice at the American University in Cairo's School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, the director of ... Show More
41m 3s