Johan Rockström, Associate Professor in Natural Resources Management, is executive director of the Stockholm Environmental Institute. His experiences include 12 years of research and development work in developing countries…
Professor Jacqueline McGlade became executive director of the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen in 2003. She is on leave from her post as Professor in Environmental Informatics in the Department of Mathematics at…
How can a nation get its voice heard on the world stage and encourage trade and tourism? If you don’t have resources and the weight of numbers on your side, then maybe it’s time to wield some ‘soft power’. By Tyler Brûlé…
Five years ago, one of Khabarovsk’s main exports was its women, who went to work as prostitutes in Japan. Today, the Russian city is booming, thanks to its natural resources. But can this city, closer to Beijing than Moscow…
Conceived of only 21 years ago, already most nations want a “soft power” strategy – a way of winning the world over without resorting to military-industrial might. Monocle has indexed the top 30 soft power nations, which…
Sunday 13 December
If it’s true that information is the only natural resource Germany has to offer, then Berlin is quickly moving from the equivalent of mining city to refinery.
Monocle’s Markus Hippi selects reports from the week focusing on what it is to have too much or too little. Whether it’s natural resources, restaurants, shoes, or the amount of time we spend admiring art – how much is…
We land in Tuvalu for our Flight Path series, report on dwindling natural resources in Papua New Guinea, and find out why Aussie rules football is going to China.
The latest from Nicosia after a €10bn bailout keeps Cyprus in the eurozone, a special report on Israel’s discovery of massive natural gas resources, and we speak to one of the last western journalists to interview Russian…
Chile is a stable, democratic regime that continues to liberalise its economy. Rich in natural resources, especially copper, its fortunes have traditionally followed a boom and bust cycle according to the market price for…
Friday 23 April
For years Israelis have watched their oil-rich Arab neighbours and envied their abundant energy supplies and the political clout that they bring.
Thursday 10 November
What has been the best-performing Asian economy of 2011?
Monday 21 February
A rare battle for the UN presidency is gaining momentum between two Asian nations whose situations couldn’t be further apart.
Wednesday 7 October
Rumours are sweeping Kazakhstan that President Nursultan Nazarbayev is gearing up to make himself President for Life.
Thursday 10 December
Australians like to think in widescreen: big skies, big, dry stretches of land, big oceans. And now you can add big houses to that list.
Friday 17 December
Outside of Vatican City, Niue is the world’s least populous country, a self-governing Pacific nation with a headcount comparable to that of a large high school.
Tuesday 1 January
Enjoy our New Year round-up of the best cinema, DVD and film events for the coming weeks.
Monday 25 July
The highlight of the specials on the menu at Fanza, a restaurant in Birobidzhan, the capital of Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Region is wild boar.
Saturday 18 December
Half the world’s container ships and two-thirds of its oil shipments make their way across the Indian Ocean – a vital link in global trade.
Tuesday 23 August
Sometimes the desperately unimaginative question is the right one to ask.
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