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  Issue 40

  The king of Tonga is our dapper Style Leader, Australia is a wise old goat, and New Zealand strips its prisoners of the right to vote and smoke.

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  Americas briefing

  Issue 7

  Bolivia’s two main cities La Paz and Sucre each want to be the country’s sole seat of government, setting up a showdown at a critical time. President Evo Morales has convened an assembly to rewrite the constitution to give…

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  Asia briefing

  

  Issue 12

  The empty schools of Japan, bridging Hong Kong and searching for a new Seoul in Yongsan.

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  Politics Forecast

  

  Issue 39

  A look ahead at the year in politics, including the challenges facing Nicholas Sarkozy, some potential new EU members and the run-up to the US election.

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  One is not amused

  

  Issue 42

  Ahead of April’s royal wedding, Monocle’s second essay in our Scenarios series looks at the possibility of Britain becoming a republic and its impact on both state coffers and Brand Britain.

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  A better blueprint

  

  Issue 29

  Welcome to Monocle’s annual round-up of 20 people who we think deserve a bigger stage. We cover diverse professions from shoe designers to politicians because we believe it’s not only the grand scale that matters, but the…

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  Born to run

  

  Issue 15

  Venezuela’s president Hugo Chávez faces a new challenge – a charismatic opposition politician who believes he will soon be mayor of Caracas. But can Leopoldo López bring peace to a city where an estimated 52 people are…

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  Europe Briefing

  

  Issue 64

  Sticky situations in Bashkortostsan, the height of anxiety in Seville, and election excitement in Albania.

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  Oceania briefing

  

  Issue 24

  Winds of change strike the gassy cattle of Australia and preaching to the converted in the Cook Islands.

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  Europe Briefing

  

  Issue 59

  The elections, the people, the big ideas and the issues you'l be hearing more about in Europe in the year to come.

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  Africa/Middle East Briefing

  Issue 2

  How Islam helped US capitalism in Somalia and why women in Saudi buy cars they can't drive.

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  Asia briefing

  

  Issue 26

  Monocle talks to Japanese designers, architects and businessmen about what their country needs, post-election. Plus, Hong Kong combats its pollution, and Japan welcomes Chinese tourists - as long as they've got money to…

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