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The Foreign Desk

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.

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Episodes
  • Cameroon’s forgotten crisis: Is reconciliation in the Anglo-Franco schism possible?

    Cameroon’s forgotten crisis: Is reconciliation in the Anglo-Franco schism possible?
    Jul 26 2025

    Cameroon’s 92 year-old president Paul Biya seeks re-election to extend his 43-year tenure. We investigate the long and often violent conflict in his country. Is Anglo-Franco reconciliation possible? And is anyone paying attention?

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    39 mins
  • Explainer 477: What is behind the violence in Syria?

    Explainer 477: What is behind the violence in Syria?
    Jul 23 2025

    Andrew Mueller examines the fatal clashes between Druze and Bedouin Syrians.

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    6 mins
  • Explainer 476: Lesotho’s one-man fight for South African land

    Explainer 476: Lesotho’s one-man fight for South African land
    Jul 22 2025

    A Lesotho MP is facing charges after accusing the country’s monarch of signing over land to its neighbour, South Africa. Andrew Mueller explains the history and prospects of this decidedly niche territorial dispute.

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    8 mins
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