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Broadcasting from Midori House in London, this is a special New Year's Day edition of The Globalist.
I'm Chris Chermack.
Coming up on today's programme,
Can Europe Step into its role as a defender of the international world order and its own continent?
We'll ask our security correspondent, Girona Gergic.
After that.
The Asia Pacific region has always grown through exports.
We're now in a world where that export dependence becomes a vulnerability.
A look at Asia's economic outlook heading into 2026.
And then… In the midst of these struggles,
a sense of hopefulness and encouragement can be found when we focus on what unites us.
The first year of Pope Leo in the Vatican,
Juliet Lindley will give the new Pope a first year report card,
and finally will take a look ahead to the World Economic Forum in Davos and whether Donald Trump will attend.
All that right here on a special edition of The Globalist with me, Chris Chermack.
Happy New Year, everyone.
Great to have you with us on the globalist for another year of Monaco Radio.
And we're going to use today's show for a bit of a step back from the news and offering some general reflections on the year ahead.