Diplomacy
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Tokyo story
As part of our series on foreign media coverage of the US election, Aya Igarashi of ‘The Yomiuri Shimbun’ explains why Japan is worried about a Democrat in the White House.
Med school
Palestinians and Israelis are among the first intake at the new Euro-Mediterranean University, which embodies the ideals of Nicolas Sarkozy’s Mediterranean Union to create a new generation of cooperative leaders.
Body adrift
A former special assistant to Kofi Annan argues that the 60-year-old UN is no longer fit for purpose in our fragmented world. And Ban Ki-moon is not the man to revitalise it.
Divided we stand
Its role in Darfur is seen as a failure and it has almost no role in the Middle East. Now, as UN officials turn on Ban Ki-moon, its conflicts are closer to home.
Theatre of war
With a shortage of skilled military leaders to train the Afghan National Army, the US Marines have built a mock Taliban village in Nevada to prepare troops for the realities of the war-torn country.
Cyprus heal
After decades of conflict, could Cyprus be nearing a reunification settlement? Mehmet Ali Talat, president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, is one of two key players in the agreement.
Finnish line
The Russia-Finland border was once a Cold War flashpoint. Now, Finns and Russians work together to stop traffickers opening new smuggling routes. Monocle joins the Finnish border guards on patrol.
Man in the middle
With Afghanistan reportedly heading for failed-state status, the Taliban continues to defy US and Nato-led troops. In the middle of this is Said Jawal, the Afghan ambassador to Washington, balancing conflicting expectations.
Outside influence
US voters are often seen as oblivious to the world. Yet war, immigration and a globalised economy mean foreign affairs will play a bigger part in the 2008 election than ever before.
Up for adoption
From Germany's power-generating homeowners to Genoa's congestion-cutting van-share scheme and Estonia's booming flat tax economy, here are 10 public policy initiatives that ministers and mayors should study with care.
