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Affairs

Diplomacy

MONOCLE catches up with the US's main in the UAE and takes a peek inside Brazil's Kenyan embassy.

  • Issue #50
  • 4 min read
Brazilian Embassy, Kenya
Affairs

Drone zone

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a remote-controlled method of attacking militant targets but often end up with civilian casualties. For Israel, the world leader in their development, they’re the future.

  • Issue #50
  • 8 min read
Eitan UAV at Tel Nof Israeli Air Force base
Politics

Defence

Chine beefs up its air force again, and India builds a strike force to ready itself for Himalayan border disputes.

  • Issue #48
  • 5 min read
Fighter jet pilot in white helmet sitting in open cockpit of military aircraft with canopy raised against clear sky.
Business

Big guns

This year’s DSEi fair in London showed that South Africa is a major arms player.

  • Issue #48
  • 3 min read
Big guns
Business

Arms and the man

The defence industry is intertwined with politics and nationhood. Ivor Ichikowitz is a man at the heart of all three in Africa but don’t call him an arms dealer; he insists on good intentions.

  • Issue #48
  • 8 min read
Close-up detail of the AHRLAC reconnaissance aircraft engine and propeller assembly.
Affairs

Defence

The one part of Yemen that's still paradise, plus the US creates a new naval base in Singapore.

  • Issue #47
  • 4 min read
Defence
Affairs

Police Academy

Deep in Colombia's jungle, SAS-trained commandos drill Latin America's toughest recruits in guerrilla tactics, hunting cartels and forging discipline — one gruelling push-up at a time.

  • Issue #47
  • 14 min read
Police Academy
Affairs

Defence

How Hungarian troops are adapting to Afghanistan and who is buying which weapons from whom.

  • Issue #44
  • 5 min read
A bearded Western soldier in desert camouflage uniform speaks with Afghan men in traditional clothing in an open field.
Affairs

Superpower player

Brazil is known for soccer and samba, but its superpower status is moving from hypothesis to reality. We investigate whether global politics will soon be moving to a Latin rhythm.

  • Issue #44
  • 10 min read
Superpower player

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