Keir Starmer heads to Japan and the World Governments Summit kicks off in Dubai. Plus: the Grammy Awards

斯塔默前往日本,迪拜世界政府峰会隆重开幕。此外:格莱美音乐奖

The Globalist

2026-02-02

58 分钟
PDF

单集简介 ...

UK prime minister Keir Starmer lands in Japan as he looks to improve his nation’s ties with East Asia. Plus: we head to Dubai for the World Governments Summit and to Los Angeles for the Grammy Awards. Then: the business behind couture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
更多

单集文稿 ...

  • Craft matters in small ways like how a coffee is brewed and in not so small ways like how your money is cared for which is why for 160 years UBS has elevated banking to a craft tailoring unique strategies that combine human expertise with the latest technologies all happening across 24 time zones and 12 key financial hubs with you at the heart of it all UBS banking is our craft You're listening to the Globalist,

  • first broadcast on the 2nd of February, 2026 on Monaco Radio.

  • The Globalist, in association with UBS.

  • So this is the Globalist, broadcasting to you live from Midori House in London.

  • I'm Georgina Godwin.

  • On the show ahead, the planned trilateral talks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Abu Dhabi,

  • due to have begun today, have been postponed until later in the week.

  • We'll look at what's been achieved so far in this process and what to expect on Wednesday and Thursday.

  • Also ahead...

  • When war overseas drives up fuel prices at home, it's families that feel it first.

  • So our response together must be one of strength and clarity.

  • British Prime Minister Sakiya Stammer has returned from his trip to East Asia.

  • We'll join our Tokyo Bureau to hear how he and Japanese Prime Minister Sanai Takeichi got on.

  • We'll have a rustle through the papers and then cross to Dubai,

  • where many monocles staff are heading right now.

  • We'll have a big presence at the World Government Summit there and we'll give you a preview of the event and what you can expect from our team on the ground.

  • Now, if you love an old Aston Martin good design and architecture,

  • plus crucially the cold, you won't want to miss a chat with Lord Norman Foster,

  • whom we caught up with at ICE,

  • the annual two-day celebration of classic cars staged on the frozen surface of Lake Samuritz.