Guy Delaunay

Guy Delaunay, Balkan correspondent covering trials and protests. Maya Sharma, Bangalore-based reporter on France–India ties and defence. Andrew Muller, on-site Monocle editor reporting from Munich and the Winter Games. They discuss Geneva diplomacy on Ukraine and Iran, US strategy and naval posturing, sanctions and Russian oil routes, Macron’s India visit and aerospace links, plus Balkan protests and legal developments.

Frances Collings, a foreign news correspondent based in Paris, shares insights on the UK and France's conditional troop deployment to Ukraine, linked to a potential peace deal. Guy Delaunay, Monocle's Balkans correspondent, discusses Slovenia's elections and highlights regional transport developments. Terry Stiastony, a political journalist, dives into the importance of Greenland's headlines and how global politics influence Europe. The conversation also touches on the impact of infrastructure attacks in Berlin and the ongoing tension in the Thailand-Cambodia conflict.

Terry Stiasny, a political journalist and author, weighs in on the implications of the Paris attack anniversary and the fallout from Epstein's emails. Meanwhile, Guy Delaunay, a Balkans correspondent, sheds light on the controversy surrounding Belgrade's army HQ redevelopment, revealing public opposition to the project. They also discuss the serious preparations Venezuela is making for a potential US attack and the repercussions of US tariffs on Japanese car manufacturers, highlighting economic tensions on multiple fronts.