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Monocle’s global-affairs show with Andrew Mueller. Expert guests, in-depth analysis, and sharp commentary on major geopolitical issues.
Latest Episodes
Yemen after Saleh
The war in Yemen has been long, complicated and devastating for the people that live there. But is the death this week of former leader and Arab strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh a catalyst for positive change or the start of yet more turmoil? Andrew Mueller is joined by Kamal Al-Solaylee,…
Bonus: David Miliband on refugees
The UK’s former foreign secretary and the head of the IRC, David Miliband, talks to Andrew Mueller about his new book ‘Rescue’, the refugee crisis and foreign intervention.
Explainer 94: Canada’s First Nations
Despite boasting about its diversity and multiculturalism, Canada still has a long way to go to repair relations with the communities that lived on the land long before the settlers arrived. Toronto bureau chief Tomos Lewis asks what else Justin Trudeau has to do to set right the past.
Post-Putin Russia
At some point, be it soon or not, Vladimir Putin will stop being the president of Russia. But after 18 years at the top and no clear line of succession, is it possible to imagine what that Russia might look like – and who or what could even replace him?…
Explainer 93: Is India losing its influence in Nepal?
With Nepal’s landmark general election heading into the next stage, Hong Kong bureau chief James Chambers explains why Kathmandu’s towering neighbours, China and India, are watching closely.
Zimbabwe after Mugabe: now what?
Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule has come to an end amid jubilation at home and relief abroad. Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as the new president of Zimbabwe and faces the daunting task of rebuilding the country – and of meeting the hopes and expectations of its residents. Andrew Mueller…
Explainer 92: What next for Angela Merkel?
After talks to form a new coalition government collapsed, the chancellor of Germany is facing the biggest crisis of her political career. Andrew Mueller asks what’s next for Angela Merkel?
Does Japan need a military?
Since the Second World War Japan has been a pacifist nation. But during that time it has built up an impressive defence force that, if it was a fully fledged military, would be the eighth largest in the world. In an ever more unstable region is it time for this…
Explainer 91: Should Democrats be feeling confident?
With a recent string of electoral successes under their belts and the all-important mid-terms on their way next year, New York bureau chief Ed Stocker asks if the Democrats finally have something to celebrate.
Trouble in the House of Saud
After an abrupt and significant week in Saudi Arabia, from shock resignations to missile interceptions, Christopher Lord looks at the state of the House of Saud and the reasons behind its recent change of strategy. Also in the studio: Ahmed Al Omran, Jane Kinninmont and Mohammed Khalid Alyahya.
