Diplomacy
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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…
Americas
Ahead of the Copenhagen summit, diplomats unite to rally American support for tougher environmental policy. Plus, Brazil's ambitious rail plans and population changes in North Dakota and Florida.
Oceania
Why did the Samoan cross the road? (It’s all in the name of regional harmony), Australia and New Zealand drop their guards and rock’n’roll rescues aboriginal languages.
City-off
This year, two major summits—the G-20 and the COP15 Climate Conference—aim to achieve world-changing goals. Monocle visits Pittsburgh and Copenhagen to see what the host cities have planned.
Federal Foreign Office
If you're Germany, you have no option but to assert yourself globally with a softly, softly approach.
Europe
How Sarkozy wings it in Me and My Motorcade, plus Luxembourg goes to the polls and bar room blues hit the UK.
Asia
Get in the Kim Jong II look in Style Leader (you'll need some Cuban heels), plus China's jet-set women and Indonesia casts its votes.
Defence
The latest laser warfare, the UAE's new fighting machines and India gets defensive with its ballistic missile shield. Plus, Hilary Synnott on what to do with the Pakistan and the Taliban challenge.
Fresh Minsk
Often called Europe’s last dictatorship, Belarus has embarked on a PR mission to fix its image. With its strong-armed leadership still in place, are the changes anything more than cosmetic?
High noon for Sharif
Somalia's new president, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, faces pirates, a humanitarian disaster and deadly rivals. Is he the man to revive the failed state? We meet him in Nairobi during shuttle diplomacy.
