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What are the US midterm elections and why do they matter?

10/22/2026 • 54 min

Monocle’s no-nonsense guide to the midterm elections is here. Then: Canada’s prime minister visits Turkey while Oman’s sultan heads to the UK. Plus: the Art Basel and Design Miami Paris editions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Play episode

Peace negotiations in Oslo and tear gas in Milan: Can Europe find its way …
Can there be peace in Ukraine without Kyiv at the table?
Why are student protests spreading across the globe and how should governm…
Will Israel’s upcoming elections have global consequences?
Press freedom in Hungary and Turkey: Where do we stand?
How are wars changing the future of global shipping?
Can diplomacy prevent further escalation between Saudi Arabia and the Hout…
Can the Gulf restore trust in its aviation industry?
The Nobel Peace Prize: With a world in conflict, who are the frontrunners?
Marco Rubio in Greece: What do Washington and Athens want from each other?
Protests roil France: are they the product of a national malaise or a cult…
Why is fighting escalating again in Yemen?
The results of pivotal elections from Brazil to Bosnia
What’s the future of aviation security in the wake of the Flydubai inciden…
What happened on Flydubai flight FZ1073 and a look at the ripple effects t…
The end of an era: The last US troops leave Iraq
Why Serbia's president wants to be prime minister and Livex in Abu Dhabi
How neutral should Switzerland be in Russia’s war with Ukraine?
What we learnt at the UNGA: the speeches, the treatise and the catering
China and Iran take their message to the UN and Washington
What makes a good speech at the UNGA?
From Zelensky and Takaichi to Rodríguez and Burnham, what’s at stake in Do…
A diplomacy push to end Iran’s conflict, the Russian election and London F…
Europe’s plan to defend itself, the race to become UN secretary-general an…
Deeper ties between Canada and the EU, changes at Emporio Armani and Züric…
A pivotal week for UK diplomacy, US midterms and Italy’s electoral reform
Could Sweden ever actually return to neutrality?
Sweden’s election results: Is the far right set to make more gains in Euro…
Co-operate or isolate the far right? Sweden’s election on a knife-edge
On the ground in Dallas, Ukraine and Ceuta
Poland showcases greater defence clout at MSPO fair, with Canada the star …
Freedom Edge drills: trilateral exercises kick off between the United Stat…
Why is Israeli settler violence a public relations problem for the US?
Germany’s coalition conundrum: Can the AfD be contained?
Xi in Cairo and Egypt’s strategic balancing act
Why Russia remains a force in the Sahel
Is the US-Iran conflict entering a new phase?
Taiwan defies China as Dubai Airport defies the odds
What’s behind renewed tensions between Greece and Turkey?
What does Iceland’s EU vote mean for its sovereignty?
The race to protect Europe’s airports from drones
Operation Economic Outcast: Washington’s tough new sanctions on Iran
Are Sino-Japanese relations thawing as the US pulls back from Asia?
Government debt mountains grow – are markets starting to notice?
Will Japan’s Sanae Takaichi stand up to the US?
Why Bangkok and Canberra are drawing closer
The art of mediation: Can Kushner break the Gaza deadlock?
Live from Zürich with Tyler Brûlé: Why does Switzerland’s immigration rate…
Live from Zürich: Switzerland’s neutrality vote and the impact on Swiss fo…

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