2025-08-13
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You're listening to The Globalist, first broadcast on the 13th of August 2025 on Monocle Radio.
The Globalist, in association with UBS.
Hello, this is The Globalist, broadcasting to you live from Midori House in London.
I'm Georgina Godwin.
On the show ahead, tensions have increased between Lebanon and Iran over the disarming of Hezbollah,
with Beirut caught between the demands of Washington and Tehran.
We'll examine the significance of a joint UK-Japanese naval operation,
and then our Chris Chermak will go through the international papers.
What do you have for us, Chris?
Hello Georgina,
I'll be talking about the US capital under federal control and why Germany's Chancellor just can't get a holiday.
Now potential travellers from various African nations are finding it more difficult to obtain US visas or in some case banned altogether.
We'll ask why,
who it's affecting and
if soon everyone will need to share their social media profiles in order to gain entry to the country.
We'll hear about a potential lifeline for public broadcasters within Europe.
And then...