2024-12-10
58 分钟Following the collapse of the Assad regime, the UN Security Council meets to discuss what comes next in Syria. Also in the programme: the UK’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, makes a historic visit to Cyprus; we meet the president and CEO of Future Caucus; and a flick through the new handbook launched by Monocle last night. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco on 2025’s Golden Globes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You're listening to the Globalist, first broadcast on 10th December 2024 on Monocle Radio.
The Globalist in association with U Live from London.
This is the Globalist with me, Emma Nelson.
A very warm welcome to today's program.
Coming up, how will the world adjust to life after Bashar Al Assad's departure from Syria?
Also coming up, the UK holds its first bilateral talks with Cyprus in more than half a century.
With Britain's two key air bases subject to discussion, we'll look at what might be in store for the outposts and at a time of deep regional trouble.
Also ahead, newer, younger elected leaders represent a less entrenched view or version of our politics.
We hear from those looking for the next generation of political voices who can bridge today's divides.
Plus the newspapers, the design news and how Greece is reinventing luxury by taking things back to basics.
That's all ahead on the Globalist.
Live from London.
First, a look at what else is happening in today's news.
Syrian media say Israeli warplanes have carried out dozens of attacks across the country, including in the capital Damascus.
Rupert Murdoch has lost a legal battle to hand control of his media empire to his older son upon his death.
And police in the United States have charged a 26 year old man with the killing of the boss of a major US health insurance company.
Stay tuned to Monocle Radio throughout the day for more on these stories.
But first, a coalition of Syrian rebel groups says it is working to build a transitional government after toppling Bashar Al Assad's regime at the weekend.
Already, the UN's most senior human rights official has warned against those now in power from seeking revenge despite the horrific abuse suffered by the Syrian people under former President Assad.
Governments around the world are now trying to work out how to deal with the new setup, especially because the main rebel group, hts, is still labelled a terrorist group by many.