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In the hot seat
Chile’s first female president, Michelle Bachelet, lived in exile for five years after being tortured under Pinochet. Monocle talks to the leader about her term, male chauvinism and the financial crisis.
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.
Should we force it?
As Sweden ends compulsory national service, Finland carries on. We consider the way forward for conscription in modern social democracies as a way to recruit citizens, not just soldiers.
Prime time
Estonia has a modern image but faces old-fashioned issues. Prime Minister Andrus Ansip talks to Monocle about Russia, adopting the euro and his moral duty to send troops to Afghanistan.
New world order
The old global order is being destroyed, and governments are struggling. Joshua Ramo, author of ‘The Age of the Unthinkable’, explains why radical new thinking is our only hope for navigating an uncharted future.
Friends in the north
At the tip of North Africa, a short hop from Sicily, the city of Tunis is enjoying its time in the sun, benefiting from an influx of foreign business and investment.
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?
On the hook
The world’s shipping is being held ransom by Somali pirates. As a new president tries to take control of the failed state, perhaps it’s time for decisive action.
