• The Foreign Desk

  • By: Monocle
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The Foreign Desk

By: Monocle
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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.

    2024 Monocle
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Episodes
  • The case for foreign aid

    The case for foreign aid
    Dec 21 2024

    The holidays are a time of giving but wealthy nations have not been in a generous mood. Andrew Mueller explores the case for foreign aid and how to turn the concept into a win-win for both donor and recipient. With Mark Lowcock, Andrew Mitchell and Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou.

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    43 mins
  • Explainer 448: Trudeau in trouble

    Explainer 448: Trudeau in trouble
    Dec 18 2024

    Following the scathing resignation letter of his finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, Andrew Mueller explains why Canada’s prime minister may be about to lose his job and what Trump has in store if he doesn’t.

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    6 mins
  • The spectacular fall of the Assad regime

    The spectacular fall of the Assad regime
    Dec 14 2024

    How did the rebels manage to topple Bashar al-Assad’s regime so quickly? How inclusive will any new government realistically be? Who in the region wins and who loses? Andrew Mueller speaks with Syrian-born writer Rime Allaf, counter-insurgency expert David Kilcullen, Middle East security analyst Burcu Ozcelik and Russia expert Mark Galeotti.

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    48 mins

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