End Point
Diplomacy
Report
Observation— London
Preface
The laptop ambassador may be a moneysaving concept but it will always be trumped by a diplomat with a budget and an embassy, says Tyler Brûlé.
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Diplomacy Briefing
Issue 53
Germany's Federal Intelligence Service's, the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), relocation to central Berlin, Iceland's debate over membership in the EU, and New Zealand's cuts to its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Design / Diplomacy
National Pride
Issue 18
Security concerns- and a lack of imagination - have been responsible for the emergence of the bunker-style embassy building. But it doesn't have to be that way. Monocle surveys the designs a nation can be proud of, and…
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Diplomacy Briefing
Issue 63
The world goes cyber-war, Brazil prepares a new range of submarines and we met Washington's man in Yangon.
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Diplomacy Briefing
Issue 58
We meet Georgia’s ambassador to Germany and take a dip at the UN swimming club in Geneva.
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Two is company
Issue 46
In the latest in our ambassadors series, Monocle talks to the husband-and-wife team trying out the ultimate diplomatic job share scheme in the Thai capital.
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Special envoys
Issue 48
As embassies struggle to retain a foothold in a diversifying (and cost-cutting) world, the role of the diplomat is changing beyond recognition. We meet the next generation.
Design / Diplomacy
Dressed to impress
Issue 57
As this issue hits news-stands, the UN General Assembly will be sitting for its 67th session. For those diplomats unsure of how to cut a dash, our fashion editor offers some tips…
Affairs / Diplomacy
Diplomacy Briefing
Issue 47
Pakistan says thank you with mangoes, Lithuania gets into a sticky spot over street names, and Monocle heads to Hanoi to meet the Palestinian ambassador to Vietnam.
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Affairs / Diplomacy
Defence briefing
Issue 24
The latest laser warfare, the UAE's new fighting machines and India gets defensive with its ballistic missile shield. Plus, Hilary Synnott on what to do with the Pakistan and the Taliban challenge.
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Diplomacy Briefing
Issue 46
The husband-and-wife double act at the Swiss embassy in Bangkok, plus the latest from the Sudan and US.
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Lessons in Diplomacy
Issue 4
Independent from the Soviet Union since 1991, and finally emerging from years of corruption, oil-rich Azerbaijan is now planning a diplomatic campaign to change its image. But to fill its new embassies – 16 so far this year…
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Asia briefing
Issue 24
Get in the Kim Jong II look in Style Leader (you'll need some Cuban heels), plus China's jet-set women and Indonesia casts its votes.