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The Foreign Desk

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The Foreign Desk
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    Live from Delphi: Europe breaks with the US over the war in Iran

    2026/04/25 | 39 mins.
    Live from the Delphi Economic Forum: The war in Iran’s impact as seen from Iraqi Kurdistan, the US and Estonia. Is there a strategy to resolve the conflict? Then: has the war turned cracks in the Transatlantic relationship into serious fault lines?
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    Explainer 514: Why is Teddy Afro’s music roiling Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed?

    2026/04/22 | 7 mins.
    Ethiopian superstar Teddy Afro has taken aim at the country’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, in new song “Das Tal”. What’s being protested and should Ahmed be concerned ahead of general elections?
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    From Maga to Orbán: The cracks emerging in the global right

    2026/04/18 | 30 mins.
    In recent years, the rise of the right has seemed unstoppable. But are rifts among US Republicans over Iran and the fall of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán a sign that the tide is turning?
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    Explainer 513: Why does Viktor Orbán’s defeat matter?

    2026/04/15 | 7 mins.
    Despite a relatively small population and limited economic power, Hungary’s general election result, turning out far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán in favour of conservative Péter Magyar, has outsized international significance. But why?
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    Operation Epic Fury: Is that it?

    2026/04/11 | 29 mins.
    A ceasefire has been announced between Iran, the US and Israel, but are all parties in agreement on the terms? Who is the victor? And what did Operation Epic Fury actually achieve?
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About The Foreign Desk

​Presented by ​Andrew Mueller, Monocle’s flagship global-affairs show features​ expert guests ​and in-depth analysis of the big issues of the week. Nominated for ‘Best Current Affairs’ show and the ‘Spotlight Award’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards. 
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