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  • What can the world expect in 2026?
    Jan 10 2026

    Andrew Mueller and our expert panel discuss the key issues to keep an eye on in 2026.

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    29 Min.
  • Explainer 499: Why is Donald Trump ‘running’ Venezuela?
    Jan 7 2026

    Trump has pledged to ‘run’ Venezuela after US forces captured its leader, Nicolás Maduro. Is this the beginning of a tripolar world between the US, China and Russia? And should Greenland, Cuba and Colombia be on edge?

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    9 Min.
  • The best of the Explainer 2025
    Jan 3 2026

    The most notable world events that we explained in 2025.

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    35 Min.
  • The best of 2025
    Dec 27 2025

    Andrew Mueller reflects on some of his favourite, and most impactful, conversations from the year on 'The Foreign Desk'

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    40 Min.
  • 2025 in review
    Dec 20 2025

    Andrew Mueller and our expert panel look back at the world events that shaped 2025.

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    34 Min.
  • Explainer 498: Belarus’s balloon offensive
    Dec 17 2025

    Lithuania has been beleaguered by balloons drifting into its airspace from neighbouring Belarus. What are the military advantages of this seemingly whimsical mode of transportation? And how severe is the threat? Andrew Mueller explains.

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    8 Min.
  • Could Taiwan draw the US, China and Japan into war?
    Dec 13 2025

    Japan prime minister Sanae Takaichi’s assertion that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be a threat to her nation’s survival has spurred a crisis between Tokyo and Beijing. Can de-escalation be achieved?



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    29 Min.
  • Explainer 497: The art of (stopping) the coup
    Dec 10 2025

    Benin has become the latest West African state to face a coup. Andrew Mueller explains how the region’s history of upheavals gave president Patrice Talon the tools to stop the attempt.

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    7 Min.