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17 Apr 2024
6 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 413: Iran and Israel: 

Andrew Mueller explains why Iran delivered a missile strike against Israel and the potential ramifications. 

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10 Apr 2024
6 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 412: Going for gold: 

Zimbabwe is introducing its new official currency, the ZiG, which is tied to the country’s gold reserves. Given that its five previous currencies have collapsed, Andrew Mueller muses on this one’s potential to last.

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3 Apr 2024
8 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 411: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: 

Andrew Mueller explains who the IRGC are and why they are being targeted by Israel.

 

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27 Mar 2024
8 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 410: Water fight in the South China Sea: 

Andrew Mueller explains why the China Coast Guard attacked a Filipino civilian boat with a water cannon. 

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20 Mar 2024
8 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 409: Niger and the USA: 

Andrew Mueller explains the significance of Niger cutting ties with the US military – and why it might not be happening at all. 

 

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13 Mar 2024
6 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 408: Another failed referendum: 

Andrew Mueller explains why the people of Ireland said “no” to rewording their constitution – and why their response took the government by surprise.

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6 Mar 2024
6 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 407: Haiti calls for aid: 

This week, Haiti’s plight under gang rule has intensified as its prime minister, Ariel Henry, is refused entry into the country. Andrew Mueller explains who is – and who isn’t – answering the Caribbean state’s plea for assistance. 

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28 Feb 2024
7 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 406: Whither the Palestinian Authority: 

After the Palestinian prime minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, announces his resignation, Andrew Mueller looks at the future of the Palestinian Authority and whether it has any hope of governing Gaza and the West Bank. 

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21 Feb 2024
7 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 405: Taliban 2.0: 

After the Taliban refused to attend a UN conference in Doha about Afghanistan this week, Andrew Mueller takes a moment to evaluate how much the terrorist group has really changed. 

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14 Feb 2024
7 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 404: Putsch away democracy: 

Andrew Mueller explains how Senegal’s president, Macky Sall, is clinging to power beyond his term limits.

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7 Feb 2024
7 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 403: What’s behind the Super Bowl conspiracy?: 

Andrew Mueller examines why bizarre conspiracy theories about Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl are spreading.

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31 Jan 2024
7 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 402: What now for Tuvalu?: 

Andrew Mueller explains why we should care about Tuvalu’s election results.

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17 Jan 2024
6 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 400: Why is Italy’s deputy prime minister on trial?: 

Andrew Mueller examines the kidnapping and abuse of office charges facing Italy’s deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini.

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10 Jan 2024
8 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 399: Bangladesh’s one-party democracy: 

Andrew Mueller explains Bangladesh’s descent into a one-party autocracy. 

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3 Jan 2024
7 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 398: Ringing in the new year: 

Andrew Mueller explains the first complicated news story of 2024.

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20 Dec 2023
7 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 397: The Red Sea: 

As attacks by Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea continue to grow, Andrew Mueller examines what they mean for the global shipping industry, as well as order in the region. 

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13 Dec 2023
7 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 396: Delaying democracy in Guatemala: 

Guatemala’s president-elect, Bernardo Arévalo, is due to be sworn into office on 14 January. However, certain powerful figures within the country seem to be doing all they can to prevent this from happening. Andrew Mueller explains.

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6 Dec 2023
7 min

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 395: The UK’s Rwanda obsession: 

Rwanda has gone from being a place that not many British citizens could point to on a map to becoming one of the year’s biggest buzzwords, as a result of the incumbent Conservative government. Andrew Mueller explains the obsession. 

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