The Monocle Daily

Europe considers trade ‘bazooka’ against the US and Israel pushes back on Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

We have the latest from Nuuk as Europe contemplates its response to US tariffs over Greenland. Then: Israel contests Trump’s picks for the Gaza ‘Board of Peace’. Plus: why central banks are stockpiling gold and the World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nervousness in the Nordics and why is the customer always wrong?  

Threats to Greenland by Donald Trump have caused the Nordics to close rank. Is this the biggest challenge that they have faced since the Second World War? Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks to director Kaouther Ben Hania about her harrowing true film. And: we discuss the decline in customer service. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Canada’s Mark Carney lands in Beijing, economic growth in Europe and crackdown on US media

We examine Mark Carney’s trip to Beijing, a US reporter’s house is searched by the FBI, economic growth in Europe and should we end branded liveries on aircraft? Plus: A letter from Marrakech.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world braces for a potential US attack on Iran

The latest on Iran as Donald Trump reiterates threats to strike amid deepening civil unrest. Then: US vice-president JD Vance sits down with Danish and Greenlandic officials at the White House. Plus: the death of credits in the age of streaming.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should the European Union begin peace talks with Moscow?

Russia's most intense aerial bombardment of Ukraine this year. Then: As Europe ratifies a Mercosur trade deal we unpack how the US's influence in Latin America will shift. Plus: China's new 'life-saving' app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.