Ukraine marks four years since Russia’s invasion and the UK’s Chagos Island deal faces uncertainty
The EU fails to agree fresh sanctions as the Russia-Ukraine war enters another year. Then: will Donald Trump’s intervention kill the Chagos Island deal? Plus: exploring the memory of Beirut through it...
24 Feb 58min
The countdown is on as Trump ups pressure on Iran
With the risk of war looming over the Middle East, pressure mounts on Iran’s theocracy. As Washington moves more warships and aircraft into the region and Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to strike ...
23 Feb 57min
Trump convenes the Board of Peace
Amid backlash from the EU, the UN and even the Vatican, President Donald Trump hosts his inaugural Board of Peace. Then: former UN special advisor on how to end the war in Sudan. Plus: the latest urba...
20 Feb 58min
Diplomacy converges in Geneva and we speak with Georgia’s Salomé Zourabichvili
We unpack the two high-level talks that took place in Geneva and speak with Salomé Zourabichvili, who maintains that she’s the legitimate president of Georgia. Plus: Greenland gets closer to the Nordi...
19 Feb 58min
Geneva’s role in Ukraine and Iran peace talks
The latest from Geneva as the US mediates two separate rounds of talks on Iran and the war in Ukraine. Then: we speak to Bill Browder about the future of Russia’s economy. Plus: Macron’s high-profile ...
18 Feb 58min
Rubio pledges US support for Orbán ahead of Hungary's parliamentary elections
US secretary of state Marco Rubio visits Hungary to boost ties with pro-Trump prime minister Viktor Orbán. Then: we meet Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarus’s opposition leader at the Munich Security Co...
17 Feb 58min
Munich Security Conference 2026: a new era in geopolitics?
As this year’s edition comes to a close, we discuss the key takeaways and the future ahead for global security. Then: what does the US want from Cuba? Plus: the Italy-Africa summit and Monocle in Mila...
16 Feb 58min
What’s on the agenda at this year’s Munich Security Conference?
We catch up with our team in Munich and discuss the Nato summit in Brussels. Then: the competition to be the main US-Iran mediator. Plus: the Women’s Prize for Fiction and Monocle at the Olympic Winte...
13 Feb 1h
