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History repeating
18 February 2013
Though each new conflict is unique, France's previous experience with insurgents could help it today in Mali.
The attack unfolded before dawn. Dozens of military and civilian targets were hit by insurgents in this vast expanse of land in the North African desert. The French authorities were caught off guard. Seven people were…
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Why Algeria welcomed its unpopular visitors
31 August 2011
What do you do when an unpopular dictator comes a-knocking? With next-door-neighbour Algeria the only country in the Maghreb yet to recognise the authority of Libya’s Transitional National Council (TNC), it really was the…
What do you do when an unpopular dictator comes a-knocking? With next-door-neighbour Algeria the only country in the Maghreb yet to recognise the authority of Libya’s Transitional National Council (TNC), it really was the…
Opinion
‘What’s a World Cup?’
11 July 2014
Self-certified football agnostic Paul Noble describes the rare experience of having nothing to offer to everyone’s favourite topic of conversation.
It’s a strange time to be someone who has no interest in football. I only really became aware that the World Cup had begun when I drew Algeria in the Monocle office sweepstake.
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Border games
25 September 2009
On October 14 in the Turkish town of Bursa, a World Cup football qualifier match there could have consequences far beyond the pitch.
On October 14 in the Turkish town of Bursa, a World Cup football qualifier match there could have consequences far beyond the pitch. Turkey is going to take on Armenia, a country with which it has a disputed history, a…
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Midori House, episode 317
17 January 2013
William Lawrence of the International Crisis Group discusses options for ending the hostage situation in Algeria and we speak to Jonathan Katz about the failings of global aid after the Haitian earthquake.
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The Briefing, episode 316
17 January 2013
Nabila Ramdani and Shashank Joshi analyse the hostage situation in Algeria and we review the week’s top media stories with Felix Gillette of Bloomberg Businessweek.
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The Monocle Daily, episode 556
16 December 2013
We're in South Sudan after renewed clashes and a failed coup attempt. WE also discuss Nelson Mandela's little-known ties to Algeria and profile Ursula von der Leyen, Germany's new defence minister.
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The Briefing, episode 298
19 December 2012
As vote-counting continues we get the latest on South Korea’s election, discuss François Hollande’s visit to Algeria, we find out why the UN just shuttered its polio vaccine programme in Pakistan.
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Midori House, episode 318
18 January 2013
The latest on Algeria with Shashank Joshi of RUSI and director of Transnational Threats and Political Risk, Nigel Inkster. Plus, we hear from Roderic Wye of Chatham House on China's criminalisation of self-immolation, and…
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The Globalist, episode 644
17 April 2014
We analyse the state of Al-Qaeda in Yemen, preview today’s elections in Algeria, discuss the business news in Prague, and review the morning newspapers with Staffan Sonning of Swedish Radio.