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  Oceania briefing

  

  Issue 64

  The view from the Aussie campaign trail, plus political strife in the world's smallest republic.

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  Americas Briefing

  

  Issue 36

  Chile charges a new "fat tax," Peru moves into second place ofter Colombia as top coco leaf producer and MONOCLE reports from Washington's corridors of power.

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  Europe briefing

  

  Issue 18

  Taser guns get the go-ahead in France, and Swedish prisoners get a style makeover.

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  Issue 5

  Not everyone is welcome on the beach in Italy this summer. The Russians are discovering that the locals, while partial to their cash, find them too gauche for words. A new Cold-Shoulder War has broken out.

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  Letter from Tallinn

  

  Issue 3

  In 1991, impoverished Estonia broke free from the old Soviet Union. Today it is Europe’s fastest-growing economy. No surprise then that the nation has just voted back into power the coalition government which has overseen…

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  Affairs / Politics

  No flour, no power

  

  Issue 11

  Despite healthy economic growth, two thirds of Pakistanis earn under $2 a day, 60 per cent of adults are illiterate, and the country is in the grip of a food and fuel crisis. No wonder the frivolity of Islamabad’s wedding…

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  Patriot games

  

  Issue 62

  On the Turkish border with Syria, an international Nato force sits quietly awaiting a conflict that may never come. But the heavy-duty weaponry on show says half the battle is about coming prepared.

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  Europe Briefing

  

  Issue 32

  A NATO shipping deal looks set to provide some welcome good news in Latvia, how a think tank is shaking up German politics, and France's pioneering stance on transsexuality.

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• Business / Politics

  Business Briefing

  

  Issue 42

  American cigars, Japanese micro sites and innovative Irish forest technology

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  Asia briefing

  

  Issue 15

  Why Asia's capitals have that sinking feeling, the return of the Seoul hank, and why you shouldn't apply make-up on Tokyo's subway.

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  Defence Briefing

  

  Issue 40

  News from the military world, including the new "smart" bullets and ingenious bomb detection technology.

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  Americas briefing

  

  Issue 14

  How a herd of zebras is saving lives on Bolivia's roads, and the Caribbean island where ATM machines have become a tourist attraction.

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