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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Europe’s revival
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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Explainer 414: Who are the Netzah Yehuda?
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Delphi Economic Forum 2024
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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Explainer 413: Iran and Israel
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Mice that roar
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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Explainer 412: Going for gold
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Emmanuel Macron: Europe’s ‘Raging Bull’?
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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Explainer 411: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Islamic State: they never went away
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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Explainer 410: Water fight in the South China Sea
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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How has war changed Volodymyr Zelensky?
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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Explainer 409: Niger and the USA
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Crisis in Haiti
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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Explainer 408: Another failed referendum
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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The future of dissent in Russia
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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Explainer 407: Haiti calls for aid
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Wake up Europe
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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Explainer 406: Whither the Palestinian Authority
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Munich Security Conference special edition
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Explainer 405: Taliban 2.0
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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The other half
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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Explainer 404: Putsch away democracy
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Indonesia’s election: what’s at stake?
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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Explainer 403: What’s behind the Super Bowl conspiracy?
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Can the Israel-Hamas war be contained?
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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Explainer 402: What now for Tuvalu?
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Sudan’s forgotten war
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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Explainer 401: Don’t rock the boat
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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It’s foreign policy, stupid
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Explainer 400: Why is Italy’s deputy prime minister on trial?
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Political pastimes
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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Explainer 399: Bangladesh’s one-party democracy
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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The best of 2023
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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Explainer 398: Ringing in the new year
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Looking back at 2023 – and ahead to 2024
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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Power dressing
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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Explainer 397: The Red Sea
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Power chords: music, diplomacy and geopolitics
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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Explainer 396: Delaying democracy in Guatemala
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Could Venezuela really invade Guyana?
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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Explainer 395: The UK’s Rwanda obsession
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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The best of enemies
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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Explainer 394: Democracy in a war zone
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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What next for Argentina after Javier Milei’s victory?
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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George Weah concedes defeat
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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What could peace look like for Israel and Palestine?
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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Explainer 392: The return of David Cameron
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Who speaks for the Arctic?
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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Explainer 391: Australia and China’s hot and cold relationship
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Is Arctic exceptionalism on thin ice?
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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Explainer 390: What is Israel’s endgame?
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Arctic Circle Assembly special edition
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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Explainer 389: Hezbollah
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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What is feminist foreign policy?
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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Explainer 388: Who is Ecuador’s new president-elect?
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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The Foreign Desk Live: Israel-Hamas war
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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Explainer 387: Australia’s voice referendum: What is at stake?
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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How will AI revolutionise warfare?
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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Explainer 386: Slovakia’s new direction?
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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France’s foreign policy
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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Explainer 385: Saudi Arabia and Israel
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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In the Room: Falklands War
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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Explainer 384: Eritrean cultural festivals
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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In the Room: Secret talks with Nelson Mandela
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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Explainer 383: Sikhs vs Modi vs Trudeau
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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In the Room: September 11 attacks
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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Explainer 382: Friends like these
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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The future of Syria
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Explainer 381: Resurgence of the Islamic State
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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With Cod on Our Side
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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Explainer 380: Guatemala’s new president
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Zimbabwe’s high-stakes election
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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Explainer 379: Who is Javier Milei?
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Europe swings east
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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Explainer 378: Two wrongs make a popular president
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Are we living in a golden age of conspiracy theories?
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Aug 05, 2023 |
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Explainer 377: The fight for West Africa
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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David H Petraeus
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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Explainer 376: What’s next for Spain?
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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What’s next for Nato?
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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Explainer 375: Who is Hun Sen?
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Nato’s Ukraine dilemma
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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Explainer 374: Cluster bombs
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Imagining a Third World War
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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Explainer 373: Howzat cricket?
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Lukashenko and Putin: brothers in arms?
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Explainer 372: The Prigozhin Mutiny
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Forging the future of Nato
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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Explainer 371: What was the point of Africa’s peace mission?
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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The war in Ukraine: a reality check
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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Explainer 370: Donald Trump’s legal woes
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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What happened to EU enlargement?
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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Explainer 369: The pilot in Papua
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Mirror conflicts
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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Explainer 368: Clashes in Kosovo
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May 31, 2023 |
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The battle for Sudan
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May 27, 2023 |
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Explainer 367: Bashar al-Assad’s return
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May 24, 2023 |
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Global swing states: can the west win them over?
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May 20, 2023 |
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Explainer 366: What’s next for Thailand?
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May 17, 2023 |
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Baroness Catherine Ashton
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May 13, 2023 |