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• Culture / Society

  Less waltz more disco

  

  Issue 35

  The Austrian capital is experiencing a second cultural wave but this time, instead of opera and art museums, it’s electronic music and pop-up galleries causing all the buzz.

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  Edits / Society

  Mar Mikhael

  

  Issue 33

  Over the last few years, boutiques, architectural practices, bars and an arts centre have been set up in this Armenian neighbourhood but for many residents, old and new, the charm of Mar Mikhael lies in its authenticity and…

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  Affairs / Society

  Africa/Middle East Briefing

  

  Issue 38

  Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan is this month's Style Leader, and we report on why London's iconic black cabs have started cropping up in Cairo.

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  Edits / Society

  Expo 40: Iran comes out to play

  

  Issue 40

  it was the former shah’s haven of hedonism and now the island of kish is being rediscovered as a place where the islamic republic can let its hair down (well, almost). A relatively liberal atmosphere, growing investment…

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• Affairs / Society

  Diplomacy briefing

  

  Issue 60

  We meet the Finnish ambassador to Italy and find out why Peru is setting up shop in the Middle East.

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  Edits / Society

  Camogli

  

  Issue 36

  Set on the spectacular Ligurian coast against a backdrop of olive-groved mountains, the traditional fishing town of Camogli, about 20km from Genoa, is now attracting writers, artists and intellectuals escaping from the city…

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  Affairs / Society

  Oceania Briefing

  

  Issue 38

  The Solomon Islands men who have gone from government to jail and back to government, and why Samoa is considering a plan to switch timezones.

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  Affairs / Society

  Africa/Middle East Briefing

  

  Issue 47

  The substantial motorcade of the 'humble' Ugandan president, Norway looks to turn Quatar's desert green and a new bridge betwen Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

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• Affairs / Society

  Rock the Basra

  

  Issue 59

  Iraq has plans to build a shipping route that’s a cheaper alternative to the Suez Canal, starting with a port just south of Basra. It’s the biggest project ever undertaken by Iraq but will the war-ravaged city’s residents…

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  Affairs / Society

  Europe Briefing

  

  Issue 38

  The Popemobile and the other vehicles in Benedict XVI's motorcade, and how wealthy Germans can prepare for armageddon.

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  Affairs / Society

  Together again

  

  Issue 41

  In the first of a new series examining the possible turn of events in future scenarios, Monocle looks at how the reunification of North and South Korea might unfold.

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  Edits / Society

  Expo 44: The Call of Berlin

  

  Issue 44

  At the height of socialist East Germany’s power, workers from Mozambique and Vietnam came to the GDR thanks to the political ideologies their countries shared. But when the Wall came down, they had to make the decision…

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