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  Police Academy

  

  Issue 47

  Decades of warfare against drug cartels and armed guerillas have provided Colombia with a valuable asset. Countries across Latin America are sending their troops and police to learn the techniques of its elite Jungla unit…

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  Affairs / Defence

  Arms and the man

  

  Issue 48

  The defence industry is intertwined with politics and nationhood, and Ivor Ichikowitz is a man at the heart of all three in Africa. But don’t call him an arms dealer – he only has the best intentions for the continent, he…

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  Affairs / Defence

  Force of nature

  

  Issue 52

  Few anticipated the enormous scale of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last March. Monocle talks to Eiji Kimizuka, chief of staff for the Ground Self-Defense Force, to learn how the rescue effort continues one year…

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  Affairs / Defence

  Defence briefing

  Issue 17

  Iraq's military shopping list, Israel's luxury blowholes, plus a global army update.

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• Edits / Defence

  Inventory No. 56

  

  Issue 56

  Fans of army surplus store and collectors of military kit listen up. This month’s inventory is the ultimate guide to the best in desert boots, camouflage jackets and handcuffs.

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  Affairs / Defence

  Defence Briefing

  

  Issue 34

  NATO notices the Cold War is over and devises a new navy strategy. The US Army eyes the phone app market and in Ukraine, Russia is allowed to train its jet pilots.

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  Affairs / Defence

  Conflict managers

  

  Issue 20

  The Iraq war has been big business for US military contractors (AKA mercenaries). But now, as the withdrawal of troops becomes imminent, firms are looking to Africa as the next lucrative source of revenue.

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  Business / Defence

  Private armies

  

  Issue 56

  Some say they’re a useful force for good, others say they’re an ungovernable hindrance undermining the good work of government troops. Either way, private security firms are playing an important part in conflicts around the…

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• Edits / Defence

  Expo 56: High-water mark

  

  Issue 56

  Japan’s territorial waters are vast and volatile, home to some of the most disputed islands in east asia. the Japan coast guard is tasked with policing the area. Monocle climbed aboard to see how they do it.

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  Affairs / Defence

  Oceania Briefing

  

  Issue 56

  Fiji's dictator is this issue's style leader, Australia makes friends to handle cuts to military spending, and why new boats are part of New Zealand's defence forces' shake up.

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  Affairs / Defence

  Defence Briefing

  

  Issue 63

  The world goes to cyber-war, Brazil prepares a new rang of submarines and we meet Washington's man in Yangon.

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  Business / Defence

  Business Briefing

  

  Issue 56

  War against poaching: Fighting poachers in Zimbabwe, US veterans as entrepreneurs, and Japan's taste for US Military ice cream.

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