Andrew Mueller and Emma Nelson try to find out why some countries were against the idea of an inernational arms trade treaty, discuss why Bosnia’s war crimes court hands down its stiffest sentence yet, and get the latest…
Sunday 9 January
With half the Christmas presents opened in Europe last month having started life on Chinese production lines, it seems only fair that the European Union should want to sell more of its own goods to the moneyed Chinese and…
Wednesday 8 August
Contrary to popular belief, the best leader in the world is not Barack Obama. Sorry to break it to the Germans but it’s not Angela Merkel either. François Hollande? Not a chance.
Friday 9 April
With India’s – mostly male – MPs embroiled in a prolonged debate in Parliament over the pros and cons of a bill that would set aside a third of seats for women, the spotlight is firmly on the role of the fairer sex in…
Wednesday 24 March
On 15 March, Canadian embassies and consulates around the world were subjected to rare displays of political theatre, much of it both angry and scantily clad.
Stockholm-based SIPRI is one of the world’s leading military thinktanks, advising governments all over the world. Yet behind its success is a uniquely Swedish approach.
Badly equipped and under-trained, India's police force needs more than just investment. We also report on the Burmese elections, Vietnam's unlikely new friend, and a former Chinese politician speaking out against the gov…
Tuesday 31 May
As political reincarnations go, few have been as radical as that of Patricia De Lille, the 60-year-old firebrand politician who will today be sworn in as mayor of Cape Town. She is a woman to watch: an outsider who could…
Wednesday 14 October
Following the massacre of more than 150 pro-democracy protestors in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, last month African leaders in the region wanted to send a message.
Tuesday 28 September
Senior Vietnamese politicians are on a low-key road trip around Europe, picking up new friends and cementing partnerships with some unlikely countries.
Tuesday 6 March
Here’s one to consider while you thump the treadmill, commute to work or speed along at 38,000 feet – when is a state no longer a state?
Sunday 28 March
How do you go about updating a city that’s over 5,000 years old and is estimated to contain one-third of the entire world’s ancient monuments within its walls?
Some say they’re a useful force for good, others say they’re an ungovernable hindrance undermining the good work of government troops. Either way, private security firms are playing an important part in conflicts around the…
News from the military world, including the new "smart" bullets and ingenious bomb detection technology.
Warnings that Paraguay's political uncertainty could be exploited by a guerilla group, the US's cuts of military aid to Colombia, and Argentina and China talk defence.
As things continue to heat up at the top of the world (at press time Russia was sending large numbers of bombers over the Arctic to tease Norwegian interceptors), Monocle continues its tour of the High North with a stop in…
As Colombia looks to expand business ties with Asia, the country's principal port town of Buenaventura has huge economic potential. But its Pacific waterways are also a major transit for drug smugglers, bringing a new set…
Sunday 14 March
Taiwan remains 90 miles off the Chinese coast, but politically the island might just have shifted in the mainland’s direction.
A trio of surfer buddies are making waves dishing up fresh, tasty fare near Bronte beach. Meet the Three Blue Ducks.
Tourism in the Caribbean and trade links between the Middle East and Latin America.
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