624 - Friday Focus: The hidden cost of a deal with Iran — and the Pope sounds the alarm on AI
The Munk Debate podcasts is home to two of the most popular Canadian current affairs podcasts: Friday Focus with Janice Gross Stein and Munk Dialogues with Andrew Coyne
624 - Friday Focus: The hidden cost of a deal with Iran — and the Pope sounds the alarm on AI
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The Munk Debate podcasts is home to two of the most popular Canadian current affairs podcasts: Friday Focus with Janice Gross Stein and Munk Dialogues with Andrew Coyne
Friday Focus: The hidden cost of a deal with Iran — and the Pope sounds the alarm on AI
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Fri, 29 May 2026
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Munk Debate on Foreign Wars: opening statements
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Mon, 25 May 2026
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Bonus Episode: behind the scenes at The Munk Debate on Foreign Wars
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Fri, 22 May 2026
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Friday Focus: America and Iran inch toward a deal as Trump’s corruption hits new depths
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Fri, 22 May 2026
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Friday Focus: No winners in the Middle East — and Xi warns Trump against falling into the Thucydides Trap
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Fri, 15 May 2026
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Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: A weakened President needs China's help and a debate over the new Governor General
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Tue, 12 May 2026
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Friday Focus: Trump faces pressure from Gulf States, Britain's populist parties get a boost, and Canada's new GG is plucked from the Laurentian elite
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Fri, 08 May 2026
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Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: America and Iran inch closer to war, Ukraine proves itself worthy of NATO, and Canada moves closer to Europe
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Tue, 05 May 2026
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Friday Focus: Iran's window of maximum leverage and a new AI model puts financial systems at risk
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Fri, 01 May 2026
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Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Mark Carney's new sovereign wealth fund is a solution in search of a problem down
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Tue, 28 Apr 2026
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Friday Focus: Munk Debate on Foreign Wars, a shaky ceasefire with Iran, and Carney braces for tough trade talks
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Fri, 24 Apr 2026
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Friday Focus: A landmark Israel–Lebanon ceasefire and the erosion of party loyalty in Canada
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Fri, 17 Apr 2026
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Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Mark Carney gets his Liberal Majority
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Tue, 14 Apr 2026
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Friday Focus: A historic week in geopolitics signals the unravelling of America's global dominance
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Fri, 10 Apr 2026
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Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: the end of Pax Americana and the Liberals are one seat closer to a majority government
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Wed, 08 Apr 2026
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Friday Focus: Trump has no good options in Iran and the NDP leans into left-wing populism
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Fri, 03 Apr 2026
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Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump's mixed messages on Iran and the NDP elects a new leader
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Tue, 31 Mar 2026
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Friday Focus: Is Trump about to TACO out of this war?
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Fri, 27 Mar 2026
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Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: at this point, what is Iran's incentive to negotiate?
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Wed, 25 Mar 2026
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Friday Focus: a regional war with global consequences
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Sat, 21 Mar 2026
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Friday Focus: Trump is learning that Iran is not Venezuela
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Fri, 13 Mar 2026
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Friday Focus: What is the U.S. trying to accomplish in Iran?
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026
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Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump strikes Iran without a strategy
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Tue, 03 Mar 2026
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Friday Focus: the U.S. and Iran inch closer to war
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026
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Trump shakes his fist at the court and will AI take everyone's jobs?
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Tue, 24 Feb 2026
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Friday Focus: Trump is trapped but lacks a military strategy in Iran
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Fri, 20 Feb 2026
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Friday Focus: Trump becomes more erratic as the midterms approach and why Canadians should anticipate a spring election
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Fri, 13 Feb 2026
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Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump demands half ownership of the Gordie Howe Bridge and will Carney call a spring election?
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Tue, 10 Feb 2026
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Friday Focus: Trump needs to make a decision on Iran and AI has come for the laptop class
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Fri, 06 Feb 2026
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Alberta's separatist movement gets support from Washington and Canada needs a new security agenda
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Tue, 03 Feb 2026
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Friday Focus: US warships move into the Middle East and does Canada need to pick a trade lane?
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Fri, 30 Jan 2026
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Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump wants to de-escalate ICE crackdown and Canada is at the centre of a geopolitical crisis
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Thu, 29 Jan 2026
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Friday Focus: Trump's Davos TACO, Carney's vision for Canada, and an AI deepfake blurs the lines of reality
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Fri, 23 Jan 2026
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Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump faces off with NATO allies over Greenland
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Tue, 20 Jan 2026
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Friday Focus: Canada enters a 'new world order' and Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act
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Fri, 16 Jan 2026
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Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Jerome Powell stands up to Trump and why the West is reluctant to intervene in Iran
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Tue, 13 Jan 2026
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Friday Focus: Mass demonstrations in Iran and Trump sets his sights on Greenland and Latin America
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Fri, 09 Jan 2026
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Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump's hard power doctrine alienates allies and sets a destabilizing precedent
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Tue, 06 Jan 2026
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Friday Focus Emergency Episode: Trump's military operation in Venezuela replaces the dictator but not the dictatorship
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Sun, 04 Jan 2026
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Friday Focus: Putin derails peace talks and Iranian protesters take to the streets
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Fri, 02 Jan 2026
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Friday Focus: the people and events that changed the world in 2025
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Fri, 26 Dec 2025
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Friday Focus: Trump defies all norms and a civil war on the right takes centre stage
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Fri, 19 Dec 2025
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Friday Focus: Why America's new national security strategy has Ottawa on edge
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Fri, 12 Dec 2025
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Munk Debate on the Two-State Solution: Opening Statements
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Mon, 08 Dec 2025
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Friday Focus: protesters fail to disrupt the Munk Debate on the Two-State Solution and Putin threatens Europe with war
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Fri, 05 Dec 2025
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Friday Focus: Back to a Russia-Ukraine stalemate and Mark Carney gets a standing ovation in Alberta
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Fri, 28 Nov 2025
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Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Ottawa and Alberta agree to energy deal and why two-tier care is not the solution to Canada's healthcare problems
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Tue, 25 Nov 2025
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Friday Focus: leaked peace plan for ending the war in Ukraine demands major concessions from Zelensky
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Fri, 21 Nov 2025
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The MAGA coalition is coming apart and Mark Carney's government underwhelms voters
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Wed, 19 Nov 2025
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Friday Focus: The Canadian military's shocking plan to train civil servants and will new Epstein revelations affect Trump's hold over the Republican Party?