Sasha Issenberg reports on the GOP convention in Tampa, we look ahead to Angola’s elections, and discuss Neil Armstrong’s modest temperament.

Analysis of the west’s options for Syria, Sasha Issenberg reports from the Republican convention in the US, and we get the perfect Friday in Ramallah.

The outlook for Russia’s new government, we visit a convention where new commercial flight routes are created, and check in with our correspondent in Bogota.

The latest on the Democrat convention, we look at the art of the Arab Spring, and ask why Lego’s sales are on the up.

We analyse Michelle Obama’s Democrat convention speech, get the latest on the Parti Québécois shooting, and hear from tech journalist David Phelan in New York.

Sasha Issenberg reports from the Democrat convention, we analyse Budapest and Baku’s diplomatic spat, and learn how nations can learn from the Japanese tsunami.

Monocle's editor Andrew Tuck looks back at the week's highlights, including a walk through Dickensian London and a trip to the Seoul Design Convention.

We score up Barack Obama’s Democrat convention performance, analyse Rupert Murdoch’s bid to extend his media empire, and ask if Brazil is the new US?

News from the Republican convention in Florida, we discuss recent violence in Mombasa, and ask a former police chief why US officers carry military gear.

The latest from the US Democrat convention, we learn why Russia is loaning money to Cyprus, and speak to mayor Marcelo Ebrard of Mexico City.

We chat with Sasha Issenberg at the GOP convention, Raffaello Pantucci discusses Europe’s strengthening soft powe in Asia, and journalist Ian Burrell talks media news.

We analyse Kofi Annan’s Syria plan, discuss the anger in Sweden over arms deals, and learn about the World Clown Association Convention in San Diego.