The Monocle Daily

The Board of Peace gets under way while Iran is on tenterhooks

Yossi Mekelberg and Isabel Hilton discuss Donald Trump inaugurating the Board of Peace as potential conflict with Iran continues to linger. Plus: Venezuela’s return to diplomacy and the Chinese-Americans at the Winter Olympics. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Social-media addiction, under-16s and European investigations

We discuss Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony on social-media addiction and whether under-16s should be banned. Plus: Can politics, sports and culture mix and should rickshaw drivers get licences? See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Geneva hosts talks on Ukraine-Russia and Iran. Plus: will Europe increase defence spending?

Guests Alex von Tunzelmann and David Brennan discuss peace talks in Geneva and the UK’s defence spending. Then: we remember civil-rights icon Jesse Jackson. Plus: how the Vatican will use AI to translate mass.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Do you believe in signs? The Year of the Horse gets under way

Panellists Chris Phillips and Rainbow Murray discuss the Board of Peace’s pledge to Gaza, why Marco Rubio went to Hungary and which country has the best predictors of future behaviour as China enters the Year of the Horse. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Munich Security Conference begins. Plus: week one of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina

The latest from the Munich Security Conference. Then: Julia Jenne considers whether Nato is ready for war. Plus: we hear from our team in Milan as week one of the Winter Olympics comes to a close. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.