The Foreign Desk
Monocle’s global-affairs show with Andrew Mueller. Expert guests, in-depth analysis, and sharp commentary on major geopolitical issues.
Latest Episodes
Social gastronomy
*Special episode in association with the Nordic Council of Ministers* We’ve teamed up with the Nordic Council of Ministers for a series of five special episodes delving deeper into topics of global importance from…
Keeping the peace
Ending a war is far harder than starting one. That said, once a peace deal has been signed, ensuring that formerly warring parties stick to the deal is even trickier. As Colombia’s deal threatens…
America’s opioid crisis: a turning point?
A judge in Oklahoma this week ruled that pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has to pay $572m for its part in the state’s opioid crisis. The firm is far from the only company embroiled…
Sustainable cities
*Special episode in association with the Nordic Council of Ministers* ‘The Foreign Desk’ has teamed up with the Nordic Council of Ministers for a series of five special episodes delving deeper into topics of…
Can a cure for Ebola be a cure for the DRC?
As two new anti-Ebola treatments prove effective, making the disease potentially 90 per cent survivable, we ask how close we are to completely beating the virus, what a cure could mean for ending violence…
The future of Kashmir
Description: Earlier this week, the special status that Kashmir had long enjoyed within India was revoked, communication was cut off, thousands of extra troops were deployed and politicians detained. Abolishing its special status was…
Gender pay gap
*Special episode in association with the Nordic Council of Ministers* The Foreign Desk has teamed up with the Nordic Council of Ministers for a series of five special episodes delving deeper into topics of…
Hong Kong’s stalemate
As the demonstrations in Hong Kong continue, we look at the stand-off between Beijing and the people of Hong Kong, and ask if Hong Kong’s government will ever have any real say in this.…
Russia’s disinformation war
Five years ago this week, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. As the investigation into what happened and Russia’s denial of any involvement continues,…
A special relationship?
This week the UK’s ambassador to Washington, Sir Kim Darroch, resigned after confidential dispatches were leaked to the press. So how important is the relationship between these two countries now – and where is…
