Andrew Mueller and experts from around the world preview the elections that will shape the year ahead.

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Andrew Mueller and members of the Monocle team look back at their favourite stories of the year.

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Daniella Peled and Andrew Thompson join Andrew Mueller for a look at the day’s biggest stories from Latin America to Israel.

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Stephen Dalziel and Nadine Batchelor-Hunt join Andrew Mueller to discuss the latest developments in Russia almost two years since its invasion of Ukraine, the state of young voters in the UK, the South Korean exam system and the art of phubbing. 

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Aliona Hlivco and Lew Lukens discuss the future of aid for Ukraine, tensions between China and Myanmar, the strangest diplomatic gifts and the sad fate of winter pop ballads. Plus: American musician Bob Moulds joins us in the studio.

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Nina dos Santos and William Patey join Andrew Mueller to discuss the growing calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, North Korea’s first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile in months, the drama around Miss France 2024’s hair and the merits of a Scottish proposal to tax mega concerts. Plus: an ode to the Christmas Pudding.

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Ukraine is set to proceed with its EU membership application but what challenges will it face in 2024? New research shows reading on paper is better for comprehension than on screens. As an English court finds Prince Harry and others’ phones were hacked by the Mirror Media Group, is phone hacking about to haunt UK papers again? Plus: the latest on Serbia’s elections.

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Monocle’s Andrew Mueller is joined by panellists Julie Norman and Isabel Hilton to discuss the Joe Biden impeachment inquiry and assess the ongoing EU summit. Plus: what role will China play in the Israel-Palestine peace process? And: we look at a database for scents.

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Description: Andrew Mueller is joined by panellists Ivor Gaber and Lisette Reymer. They discuss the calls for access to Gaza by international journalists, the UK prime minister’s dwindling popularity and the best cuisines of 2023. Plus: Marisa Mazria Katz takes us on a tour of the biggest supper club in the northeastern US, Chan’s Fine Oriental Dining.

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Vincent McAviney and Patricia Cohen join Andrew Mueller to discuss Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky’s US aid push, whether we’re approaching the second Cold War and Zara’s latest marketing nightmare. Plus: which political party does the best Christmas merchandise? Finally, Monocle’s Isabella Jewell takes us on a Christmas walk around Naples. 

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