The Foreign Desk
By Monocle
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Jessica
Jul 23, 2021
Andrew Mueller is a wry and charming genius, the writing and concept are fabulous, and the show addresses topics most often ignored but critical for understanding of our world. Just wish they had more frequent releases.
Jun 27, 2019
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Presented by Andrew Mueller, Monocle’s flagship global-affairs show features expert guests and in-depth analysis of the big issues of the week. Nominated for ‘Best Current Affairs’ show and the ‘Spotlight Award’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards.
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Is Milei’s chainsaw cutting through?
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Explainer 491: Trump’s third term?
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Eighty years on, is the United Nations a relevant institution?
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Explainer 490: Who is Japan’s new prime minister, other than a woman?
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Donald Trump, the diplomat
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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Explainer 489: Why have Gen Z protests spread to Madagascar?
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Two years on from 7 October: did it have to be like this?
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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Explainer 488: Why has Australia signed a defence treaty with Papua New Guinea?
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Why is Moldova’s election result so significant to its neighbours?
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Explainer 487: India, Pakistan and a dearth of cricket diplomacy
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Is social media a threat to national security?
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Explainer 486: Why recognise Palestine now?
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Above the law?
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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Explainer 485: The aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s murder
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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White House vs City Hall
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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Explainer 484: Nepal’s war on social media
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Does the immigration debate have to be like this?
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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Explainer 483: Labour’s England flag frenzy
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Shadow boxing in the Caribbean: Why is the US cornering Venezuela?
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Explainer 481: Why has Australia thrown out Iran’s ambassador?
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Who will run the world if the US doesn’t want to anymore?
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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Explainer 480: Myanmar and the perks of posing as a democracy
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Is a liberal Israel recoverable and might that be the key to peace?
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Aug 16, 2025 |
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Explainer 479: Who are the Balochistan Liberation Army and why have they suddenly attracted US attention?
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Is popularity in politics a thing of the past?
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Aug 09, 2025 |
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Explainer 478: Why does Trump care about Bolsonaro?
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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The catastrophe in Gaza and the prospects of a Palestinian state
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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Explainer 478: Why is Islamic State targeting the DRC?
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Cameroon’s forgotten crisis: Is reconciliation in the Anglo-Franco schism possible?
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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Explainer 477: What is behind the violence in Syria?
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Explainer 476: Lesotho’s one-man fight for South African land
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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The future of warfare
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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Dynastic democracies
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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Explainer 475: Why has Russia recognised the Taliban?
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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How to topple a tyrant
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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Explainer 474: Tuvalu’s climate-change escape to Australia
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Has the ‘12-Day War’ settled anything?
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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Explainer 473: Cambodia, Thailand and phone-call warfare
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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The view of Europe from Globsec Forum 2025
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Explainer 472: The furious funeral row over Zambia’s former president
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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‘The Foreign Desk’ in Odesa: the international ripple effects of war in Ukraine
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Jun 14, 2025 |
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Explainer 471: Who gets to be an Italian citizen?
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Odesa, the Black Sea, the front line and Ukraine’s future
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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Explainer 470: The on-again, off-again US-Iran nuclear talks
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Are journalists safe?
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May 31, 2025 |
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Explainer 469: Who are India’s Maoists?
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May 28, 2025 |
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Why does Russia still have influence in eastern Europe?
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May 24, 2025 |
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Explainer 468: Tantrum or tactic? Why has Australia’s National Party split from the Liberals?
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May 21, 2025 |
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Does the dream of a Kurdish state end with the PKK?
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May 17, 2025 |
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Explainer 467: Why does Qatar want to gift Trump a jet?
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May 14, 2025 |
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The Trump factor
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May 10, 2025 |
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Explainer 466: What actually happens during a papal conclave (as far as we know)?
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May 07, 2025 |
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The most extraordinary first 100 days of any US presidency?
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May 03, 2025 |
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Explainer 465: Who is behind the terrorist attack on Kashmir?
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Live from Delphi: What’s brewing in the Eastern Mediterranean?
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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Explainer 464: The threats facing Ecuador: real or invented?
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Live from Delphi: has the sun set on the transatlantic relationship?
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Explainer 463: Why is a UK MP facing corruption charges in Bangladesh?
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Live from Delphi: how to respond to Trump’s trade war
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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Explainer 462: Is Mali and Algeria’s feud really about drones?
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Why has Israel gone back to war?
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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Explainer 461: Marine Le Pen and the movable feast of far-right law and order
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Is Erdoğan’s crackdown backfiring?
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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Explainer 460: Jeffrey Goldberg has exited the war chat
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Syria: Is this going to work?
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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Explainer 459: Why has Rwanda severed ties with Belgium?
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Nato’s frontline: the view from the Baltics
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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Explainer 458: Why is Rodrigo Duterte being sent to The Hague?
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Has the US given up?
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Explainer 457: What does Ukraine do now?
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Russia’s ripple effect
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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Explainer 456: What’s halting Germany’s defence? History.
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Very well, alone?
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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Explainer 455: Mauritius’s money-laundering prime minister
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Is Serbia OK?
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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Explainer 454: New Zealand’s beef with its neighbours
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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How to win a trade war
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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Explainer 453: Does China really control the Panama Canal?
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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What is Rwanda doing in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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Explainer 452: Trump’s Greenland grab
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Can the Israel-Hamas ceasefire become lasting peace?
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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Explainer 451: The veteran rebels behind Colombia’s violent turf war
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Mr Trump goes to Washington: the sequel
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Explainer 450: What is Lebanon’s new government up against? Spoiler: itself
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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The legacies of US presidents
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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Explainer 449: Is China cutting Taiwan’s cables or are their wires crossed?
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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The geopolitical risks of 2025
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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Elections, conflicts and the rise of the right: a look at 2024
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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The case for foreign aid
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Explainer 448: Trudeau in trouble
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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The spectacular fall of the Assad regime
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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Explainer 447: Why is Israel striking Syria?
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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The case for indigenous political inclusion
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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Explainer 446: The South Korean coup that wasn’t
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Taiwan’s China problem
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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Explainer 445: Are Romania’s election candidates really that surprising?
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Is Europe ready for war?
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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Explainer 444: Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting?
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Trump’s doctrine: the sequel
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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Explainer 443: The motives behind Equatorial Guinea’s sex scandal
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Nov 13, 2024 |