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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Israelis head to the polls: The stakes for Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestine and beyond
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Oct 24, 2026 |
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Explainer 540: Why are we blowing up the anti-personnel mines deal?
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Oct 21, 2026 |
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Live from New Delhi: What’s bugging India?
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Oct 17, 2026 |
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Powering purpose in New Delhi
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Oct 15, 2026 |
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Explainer 539: Why are India's 'Cockroaches' on the march again?
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Oct 14, 2026 |
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Like father, like son: Are the Bolsonaros set to take Brazil or can Lula fight back?
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Oct 10, 2026 |
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Explainer 538: Are Ethiopia’s enemies uniting?
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Oct 07, 2026 |
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As war threatens to accelerate across Europe, why are some countries still stuck in neutral?
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Oct 03, 2026 |
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Explainer 537: Javier Milei and the Falklands – here we go again
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Sep 30, 2026 |
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Rebuilding Lebanon: Where do you even start?
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Sep 26, 2026 |
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Explainer 536: What leverage would the Houthis’s seizing of Bab al-Mandab give Iran?
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Sep 23, 2026 |
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Live from the Arab Media Summit: The UAE’s new role in war and peace
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Sep 19, 2026 |
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Explainer 535: Could Andy Burnham be the UK’s last prime minister?
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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The firewall falls: what does the AfD’s breakthrough mean for Europe?
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Sep 12, 2026 |
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Why is Jamaica asking the United Kingdom for $10bn (€8.6bn)?
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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Powering purpose in Stavanger
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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The geopolitics of going nuclear, again
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Sep 05, 2026 |
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Explainer 533: Disgraced war criminal or Serbian hero? The diplomatic conundrum of Ratko Mladić’s death
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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Iran: Is the US out of options?
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Aug 29, 2026 |
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Explainer 532: Why is Syria back on Washington’s Christmas card list?
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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After America: Europe’s new security order
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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Explainer 531: Could Moldova reunite with Romania?
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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The Democrats’ warring factions: Each have won battles but who will win the war?
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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Explainer 530: Who even is Russia’s anti-war party?
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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The Ceuta border crisis: Who’s really threatening Schengen?
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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Explainer 529: What’s driving Morocco’s Trump highway?
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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CTRL + ALT + RIGHT: Has technofascism taken over Silicon Valley?
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Aug 01, 2026 |
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Explainer 528: Does India’s Cockroach party have legs?
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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How can we ensure that the politics of heatwaves doesn’t cool off?
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Jul 25, 2026 |
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Explainer 527: Andy Burnham and the revolving door of UK politics
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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When politics kicks off at the World Cup: what separates the screamers from the own goals?
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Jul 18, 2026 |
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Explainer 526: Why Japan has been spooked into launching an intelligence service
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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Powering Purpose in London
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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The scramble for critical minerals
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Jul 11, 2026 |
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Explainer 525: You can’t keep a Le Pen down
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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Does the US still have a free press?
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Jul 04, 2026 |
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Explainer 524: Why is Marco Rubio trying to unify Libya?
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Live from Almedalen 2026: The state of Swedish politics
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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Explainer 523: Flight of the White Eagle
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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‘El juego bonito’: Can the beautiful game help Mexico win off the pitch?
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Jun 21, 2026 |
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Explainer 522: The World Cup seat France won’t fill
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Live from Odesa: Ukraine’s journey from needing help to providing it
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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Explainer 521: Trump Island
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Lessons from Odesa: the changing landscape of war
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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Explainer 520: Is it the end of the road for Ferrari’s new electric vehicle?
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Upping the ante: How prediction markets are shaking geopolitics
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May 30, 2026 |
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Explainer 519: Why Morocco and Senegal’s football rivalry is the one to watch this World Cup
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May 27, 2026 |
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The Cuban man-made crisis: will the US’s maximum-pressure campaign topple Havana’s government?
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May 23, 2026 |
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Explainer 518: Duterte vs Marcos in the latest episode of Filipino Family Feud
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May 20, 2026 |
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The rise of the middle powers
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May 16, 2026 |
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Explainer 517: How the revival of gerrymandering is hurting democracy
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May 13, 2026 |
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Live from Delphi: Can Europe remake itself into a superpower?
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May 09, 2026 |
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Explainer 516: Are Albertans about to leave Canada?
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May 06, 2026 |
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Live from Delphi: Can the US and Europe find a way back?
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May 02, 2026 |
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Explainer 515: Has King Charles saved the special relationship?
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Live from Delphi: Europe breaks with the US over the war in Iran
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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Explainer 514: Why is Teddy Afro’s music roiling Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed?
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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From Maga to Orbán: The cracks emerging in the global right
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Explainer 513: Why does Viktor Orbán’s defeat matter?
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Operation Epic Fury: Is that it?
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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Explainer 512: Why is JD Vance in Hungary?
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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As the war in Iran enters its second month, is victory for anyone still possible?
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Explainer 511: Why is Germany telling Syrians to return home?
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Why has Israel invaded Lebanon?
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Explainer 510: From Angola with love: are there Russian spies in southern Africa?
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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The war in Iran: the global fallout
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Explainer 509: Is Cuba next on Trump’s hit list?
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Iran: Are the US and Israel fighting the same war?
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Explainer 508: How did rapper Balen become prime minister of Nepal?
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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The Foreign Desk Exclusive: Canada prime minister Mark Carney on the new world order
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Live special: War in Iran
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Explainer 507: Pakistan-Afghanistan: What’s fuelling this week’s overlooked conflict?
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Munich Security Conference special: Is Europe awake yet?
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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Explainer 506: How did Mexico’s drug cartels bring the country to a standstill?
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Munich Security Conference special: Will the transatlantic alliance survive?
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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Powering Purpose in Munich
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Explainer 505: Are the Winter Olympics apolitical?
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Is it worth prosecuting the powerful?
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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Explainer 504: The jailing of Jimmy Lai: China’s stand against Hong Kong media and the UK’s middling response
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Could this be the end of Iran’s regime?
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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Explainer 503: Why is the US making nice with West African juntas?
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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The capture of Nicolás Maduro: a new horizon for Venezuela and American foreign policy?
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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Explainer 502: The two-man rivalry fuelling South Sudan’s civil war
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Live from Nuuk: Trump’s threats grip Greenland
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Explainer 501: Why does Trump really want Greenland?
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Trump: One down, three to go... (in theory)
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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Explainer 500: Why are Malaysia and Indonesia alone in taking on Grok?
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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What can the world expect in 2026?
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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Explainer 499: Why is Donald Trump ‘running’ Venezuela?
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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The best of the Explainer 2025
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Jan 03, 2026 |
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The best of 2025
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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2025 in review
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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Explainer 498: Belarus’s balloon offensive
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Could Taiwan draw the US, China and Japan into war?
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Explainer 497: The art of (stopping) the coup
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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One year on from the toppling of the Assad regime, how far has Syria’s revolution come?
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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Explainer 496: Is Hegseth in deep water?
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Powering Purpose in Brussels
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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What do Russians really think of Putin?
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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Explainer 495: What’s the deal with the Ukraine peace deal?
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Nov 26, 2025 |