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The Foreign Desk - Eritrea and the Mediterranean crisis
6 June 2015
Almost a quarter of the migrants who cross the Mediterranean come from Eritrea. Monocle’s executive editor Steve Bloomfield chairs a powerful discussion with Martin Plaut from the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Feruz…
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The Globalist, episode 103
21 March 2012
A review of the papers with Shashank Joshi, we look at tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and ask if Tunisia is successfully transitioning to democracy.
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The Globalist - Wednesday 18 July
18 July 2018
We discuss Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban’s meeting with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and try to make sense of the continuing chaos in the UK government. Plus: the legacy of Nelson Mandela and Ethiopian Airlines’ trip…
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The Globalist - Wednesday 27 June
27 June 2018
Can Angela Merkel survive the greatest crisis of her chancellorship? We also examine an historic meeting between leaders from Ethiopia and neighbouring Eritrea and also ask how high-profile figures should tread the diplo…
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The Globalist - Tuesday 10 July
10 July 2018
Following yesterday’s chaotic events, what’s next for Theresa May’s government and – perhaps more importantly – for Brexit? Plus, Ethiopia and Eritrea declare their “state of war” at an end and we learn why Berlin’s fashion…
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The Globalist - Wednesday 25 July
25 July 2018
With a three-decade conflict finally over, Eritrea announces that it will put an end to its oppressive policy of indefinite conscription; we hear about the steps the state must take for this to happen. Plus: a Chinese…
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The Briefing, episode 501
3 October 2013
The latest from Italy as a boat reportedly carrying migrants from Eritrea sinks off the coast of Sicily. We also investigate why the EU wants Gazprom to pay its dues and hear the pop track that is fast becoming Norway's…
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The Globalist - Tuesday 15 August
15 August 2017
City planner Peter Rees discusses the abandoned proposal for a garden bridge in London, we assess migrants and populism in Italy, and also look at Republican responses to political extremism in the US. Plus: press freedom…
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The Briefing, episode 500
2 October 2013
As a boat reportedly carrying migrants from Eritrea sinks off the coast of Sicily, we get the latest from Italy. We also ask why the EU wants Gazprom to pay its dues and hear the pop track that is fast becoming Norway’s…
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The Entrepreneurs - Eureka 203: LGR
26 June 2020
Luca Gnecchi Ruscone is the founder of LGR, an eyewear brand inspired by Africa. His entrepreneurial journey began during a family trip to the former Italian colony of Eritrea in 2005, when he came across several pairs of…
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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 189: Why are Ethiopia and Egypt fighting about water?
30 October 2019
Just weeks after winning the Nobel Peace prize for his outreach to Eritrea, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed warned Egypt that “no force” can stop Ethiopia from building a dam that had been planned for years. Andrew…
