• 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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  • Is Europe ready for war?

    Is Europe ready for war?
    Nov 23 2024

    This week, households in Sweden received a government pamphlet entitled ‘In Case Of Crisis Or War’, while similar manuals were published across Scandinavia. Some European nations are evidently preparing for war, but are they ready? Andrew Mueller is joined by Monocle’s Gunnar Gronlid to speak with Richard Shirreff, the former Nato Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, former director and CEO of the German Council on Foreign Relations.

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    33 mins
  • Explainer 444: Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting?

    Explainer 444: Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting?
    Nov 20 2024

    Andrew Mueller explains the origin of the controversial bill New Zealand’s Maori are protesting against.

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    6 mins
  • Trump’s doctrine: the sequel

    Trump’s doctrine: the sequel
    Nov 16 2024

    Following Trump’s first cabinet appointments, we consider what his second term might mean for tensions between international powers. Andrew Mueller speaks with Amy Mackinnon, national security reporter for ‘Foreign Policy’; John Herbst, former US ambassador to Ukraine; Stephen Young, former ambassador to China; and Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East negotiator.

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    41 mins

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