Diplomacy
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Draw the line
In a year characterised by a chest-beating world leader with land-grabbing tendencies, what lessons can be taken from the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s collapse?
Oceania
Australia's G20 agenda, controversy over uranium sales to India and a healthcare crisis in Niue.
Expo 77: Hope for the best
Forged in the wake of war, Unesco stands as a bastion of peace. Monocle visited its modernist Paris HQ to discover an institution dedicated to optimism despite funding cuts and a fraught political climate.
The ties that bind
Taiwan’s tussle with China for Pacific allies has calmed but its push for soft power continues. Monocle visits Taipei to see how there's more than money at the heart of good relations.
Safe and sound?
The UN Security Council is the heart of global diplomacy, deciding on the world's most pressing issues. But is the historic body still fit for purpose? We paid a visit to its HQ.
Africa/Middle East
A revolution of the culinary kind in Cairo and why Tunisia might be set to reform
Town of the talk
A new kind of politicking and activism has sprung up in Istanbul since it became home to Syria’s official opposition. Monocle meets the diplomats and advocates forging ahead for change in uncertain territory.
Safe and sound?
The UN Security Council is the iconic roundtable heart of diplomacy that decides when to act on some of the globe’s most pressing issues. But is the historic body still fit for purpose? We…
Africa/Middle East
Lebanon struggles in a leaderless limbo, Congo ponders Brazzaville name change and Dubai sees a rise in residency visas.
Arctic adventure
After 18 years as president of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is now moderating the global clamour for a piece of the Arctic. He discusses the region's future, resources and strategic importance.
