Podcast
The Foreign Desk
Hosted by Monocle · EN
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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Upping the ante: How prediction markets are shaking geopolitics
1w ago00:30:16Tap to summarizeThe rapid rise of prediction markets is prompting questions about their influence on politics, military operations and the way we consume news. We discuss with guests including PredictIt founder John Aristotle Phillips. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Explainer 519: Why Morocco and Senegal’s football rivalry is the one to watch this World Cup
2w ago00:07:21Tap to summarizeMorocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned 15 Senegalese football fans ahead of the World Cup. But what happened at the Africa Cup of Nations final to trigger their arrest? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Cuban man-made crisis: will the US’s maximum-pressure campaign topple Havana’s government?
2w ago00:37:42Tap to summarizeCubans are facing a nightmarish humanitarian crisis – and Washington is piling on the pressure. US secretary of state Marco Rubio has long dreamed of regime change on the island. But will it happen? We head to Havana for the picture on the ground.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Explainer 518: Duterte vs Marcos in the latest episode of Filipino Family Feud
3w ago00:07:07Tap to summarizeThe feud between the Philippines’ most powerful political dynasties continues. This week, vice-president Sara Duterte was impeached. Andrew Mueller unpacks the latest turn in the country’s ongoing political saga. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The rise of the middle powers
3w ago00:37:51Tap to summarizeAs great powers become increasingly unstable and unpredictable, smaller nations are building alliances and trade deals. Guests including Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, consider whether we have entered the age of the middle power.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Explainer 517: How the revival of gerrymandering is hurting democracy
4w ago00:07:00Tap to summarizeWhat is gerrymandering and why is its recent revival bad for US democracy? Andrew Mueller explains.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Live from Delphi: Can Europe remake itself into a superpower?
4w ago00:39:17Tap to summarizeAs Europe contends with the multiplying conflicts on its doorstep and the withdrawal of US protection, can the continent make itself into a modern superpower? Paolo Gentiloni, Mikhail Kasyanov and more weigh in.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Explainer 516: Are Albertans about to leave Canada?
May 600:07:40Tap to summarizeWho are the separatists campaigning for a vote of independence in Alberta, Canada? And how real is the threat? Andrew Mueller explains.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Live from Delphi: Can the US and Europe find a way back?
May 200:39:33Tap to summarizeThis year’s Delphi Economic Forum was the stage for much contemplation over Europe’s relationship with the US. Does anyone, even his own supporters, understand President Trump? We hear from Peter Baker and others.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Explainer 515: Has King Charles saved the special relationship?
Apr 2900:07:28Tap to summarizeGiven Donald Trump’s fondness for royalty, who better than King Charles III to smooth US-UK tensions? Andrew Mueller considers whether the current state visit has delivered a diplomatic win for palace soft power.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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