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Affairs

Still fighting

The former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency has refused to sink quietly into retirement and is battling to bring democracy to his home country of Egypt.

  • Issue #40
  • 6 min read
Still fighting
Affairs

Asia

China's version of Google Earth, Turkmenistan plans to hold the Olympics, and good news for Taiwan travelers.

  • Issue #40
  • 5 min read
A Buddhist monastery with golden roofs and white walls perched on a mountainside in Bhutan surrounded by forested peaks.
Affairs

Let’s talk about this

How do you persuade a Somali pirate to release his hostages or rebel kidnappers to let their abductees go? We meet the negotiators out to fix the world in 2011.

  • Issue #39
  • 19 min read
Let’s talk about this
Affairs

The new soft sell

Which countries get their way without resorting to military might? We name the top 25 nations in the inaugural Monocle and Institute for Government Soft Power Survey.

  • Issue #39
  • 38 min read
The new soft sell
Affairs

Americas

Monocle speaks to Haitian presidential candidate Leslie Voltaire and gets news from the Andes. Plus Sasha Issenberg's View from Washington.

  • Issue #38
  • 8 min read
Americas
Politics

Expo 37: Kings of the Hill

Industrial behemoths and global media brands know the value of having a person in Washington. Though lacking cold war intrigue, it remains a city where the fate of the world can be decided.

  • Issue #37
  • 12 min read
Mohammed Elkeshky, Egyptian defense attaché, in military uniform standing before Egyptian flags.
Affairs

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…

  • Film
The White House
Affairs

Asia

The image-savvy Dalai Lama is this month's style Leader, and we report on Russia's celebration of its Second World War victory over Japan.

  • Issue #36
  • 4 min read
Asia
Affairs

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…

  • Film
Maputo
Affairs

Diplomacy rules

Geneva is a world-shaper and a cultural hub on the rise in our Quality of Life index. But with high costs and rival cities, can it hold on to its unique role?

  • Issue #35
  • 11 min read
UN Asian delegation take a stroll in the park

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