Diplomacy
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Diplomacy
Germany's Federal Intelligence Service's, the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), relocation to central Berlin, Iceland's debate over membership in the EU, and New Zealand's cuts to its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Special guests
For Brazil, command of the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti is a high-stakes play for regional leadership. As the drawdown begins, Monocle embeds with troops in Port-au-Prince to assess the mission’s legacy.
The lines are open
Veteran journalist Menashe Amir broadcasts in Farsi from Israel to millions of Iranians. His weekly radio show lets people in the Islamic Republic air their views, fostering a unique cross-border dialogue.
The Nordic Embassies, Berlin
The Nordic nations’ Berlin embassies share one of the world’s most architecturally unique buildings. Monocle learns how careful thinking about architecture and design is helping these nations punch above their weight in the German…
Expo: Washington DC
Washington DC is an international talent magnet, pulling in people from around the world to advance agendas for their home territories. With a milieu that’s about as multicultural as it gets, the District of…
Maputo
Solid economic growth and foreign investment have transformed Mozambique’s fortunes since the end of the civil war in 1992, but the big challenges lie in tackling the poverty and corruption that continue to block…
Curaçao
With the Netherlands Antilles about to disappear from the map, residents of Curaçao are learning to assert their identity as both Venezuela and the US jostle for influence on the Dutch island outpost.
The Young Europeans
As Kosovo prepares to celebrate the second anniversary of its declaration of independence, the small Balkan country is still fighting to win the world's attention. In Pristina, a young government struggles to earn diplomatic…
People in power
How do you run a village - or a nation? Do you need to be skilled at consensus politics - or a bit of tyrant? Do you need a BlackBerry - or a chargé…
Federal Foreign Office
If you're Germany, you have no option but to assert yourself globally with a softly, softly approach.
