Affairs / Sport
Vancouver’s Winter Olympics turn frosty
Monday 8 February
Airspace restrictions are in effect, naval frigates are patrolling the coast, and the surveillance cameras have been switched on.
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Affairs / Soft Power
Don't send the wrong message
Friday 13 September
It’s all very well wanting to stand out from the crowd but when you’re revamping your region’s image, at least make sure it comes out looking better. David Michon wonders whether Quebec knows what it’s doing.
Affairs / Urbanism
Asia briefing
Issue 55
Work on a new motorway to drastically improve the Phillipines' infrastructure gets underway, tree planting takes off in China to combat desertification and Kabul to educate the population on conservation, while India's…
Affairs / Diplomacy
Diplomacy briefing
Issue 61
Germany's man in Belgrade, the new Greek embassy, and Japanese PM's diplomatic style.
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Affairs / Society
Europe Briefing
Issue 51
London's mayoral election, shenanigans in the Spanish royal family, and why people are leaving Portugal.
Affairs / Society
Almost there
Issue 45
Three of the five cities on this page have been in our bottom five for the past two years, and Montréal has slipped. Maybe somebody at city hall needs to start trying a bit harder. Meanwhile, we welcome Seattle to the fold…
Affairs / Urbanism
Tällberg: Christine Loh
Christine Loh spent spent 14 years in the commercial world before becoming a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council. She chose to retire from front-line politics in 2000 to set up a non-profit public policy think tank, Civic Exchange. She has written and edited books on Hong Kong politics, democratic practices, and SARS. She is also an experienced facilitator on public policy issues. In this interview, Chistine Loh talks about how this intellectual and philosophical think tank can help to effect change.
Affairs / Industry
Water palaver Down Under
Tuesday 2 November
The Murray-Darling Basin is a 1,162 sq km area that spans four states within the southeastern perimeter of Australia.
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Affairs / Society
Oceania Briefing
Issue 31
An Australian town with new-found pilgrim pulling power, French Polynesia the rebellion, Australian students get wily, and the next Guantánamo.
Affairs / Politics
Shaking it up
Issue 9
Are you familiar with all of these leaders? Monocle profiles three whose influence will continue to grow and grooms two necessary leaders of its own.
Affairs / Investments
Iraq opens for business
Wednesday 21 October
American troops are leaving Iraq, but the engineers, hotel architects and database managers are heading in.
Affairs / Innovation
Field trip
Issue 24
The news is full of huge stimulus packages but some smaller initiatives have gone beneath the radar. In Japan, a scheme to encourage jobless young citizens to move from town to work the land could be a global template for…
