Monocle 24: The Foreign Desk

Can the Israel-Hamas war be contained?

The war in Gaza is reverberating across the Middle East. How are nearby countries responding to...

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Extra: What now for Tuvalu?

Andrew Mueller explains why we should care about Tuvalu’s election results. See...

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Sudan’s forgotten war

The world has paid little attention to Sudan since war broke out there 10 months ago. In a...

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Don’t rock the boat

Andrew Mueller explains how Ethiopia has angered Somalia and Egypt in its efforts to secure a...

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It’s foreign policy, stupid

Foreign policy rarely wins US elections but the wars in Ukraine and Gaza have become intertwined...

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Explainer 400: Why is Italy’s deputy prime minister on trial?

Andrew Mueller examines the kidnapping and abuse of office charges facing Italy’s deputy prime...

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Political pastimes

There is a tendency to view those in politics as diplomatic robots, solely programmed to keep the...

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Explainer 399: Bangladesh’s one-party democracy

Andrew Mueller explains Bangladesh’s descent into a one-party autocracy.  See...

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The best of 2023

A selection of the best interviews over the past year, from the most listened-to episodes to the...

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Explainer 398: Ringing in the new year

Andrew Mueller explains the first complicated news story of 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener...

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Looking back at 2023 – and ahead to 2024

We look back at the big events of 2023 and peer ahead at next year. Andrew Mueller speaks to...

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Power dressing

From Nelson Mandela’s colourful shirts to Madeleine Albright’s glitzy brooches, fashion has been...

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Explainer 397: The Red Sea

As attacks by Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea continue to grow, Andrew Mueller examines...

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Power chords: music, diplomacy and geopolitics

Throughout history, music has served as an instrument of soft power, transcending divides and...

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Explainer 396: Delaying democracy in Guatemala

Guatemala’s president-elect, Bernardo Arévalo, is due to be sworn into office on 14 January....

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Could Venezuela really invade Guyana?

Tensions rose between Venezuela and Guyana this week after Nicolas Maduro boasted an...

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Explainer 395: The UK’s Rwanda obsession

Rwanda has gone from being a place that not many British citizens could point to on a map to...

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The best of enemies

The long-running battle for the Parthenon Marbles erupted again this week between Greece and the...

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Democracy in a war zone

Though Ukraine’s next presidential election is scheduled to be held on 31 March 2024, Russia’s...

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What next for Argentina after Javier Milei’s victory?

Javier Milei shocked Argentina – and the world – after winning the country’s presidential...

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